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I Paid for These Lessons in Blood

These Hard-Won Lessons Changed My Life Forever

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Anton
Jan 02, 2025
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There are many lessons that I had to learn from pain.

After one failed relationship about 10 years ago, I knew I needed to do something about how I fell in love. I sacrificed myself for someone who had no loyalty to me at all.

Then, I did it again with my ex-wife. Then, again, one last time. The last one was less extreme, and the relationship only lasted a few months. It took getting divorced before I was sure I must put myself first. Growth is hard.

I watched my ex-wife build an entire romance publishing business before I was ready to start being my authority.

It’s easy to look at me now and think: You don’t look any different; how do I know if this “transformation” you say you had is fundamental?

Well… becoming the new me more or less purged everyone from my past all at once. I would say 80% of the people I associated with are no longer in my life. It might be closer to 90%.

People also treat me much differently. It’s a night and day difference.

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