We all remember Carrie Fisher at Princess Leia… but she was also the jilted girlfriend in the Blue Brothers.
She has caught up with Jake (played by John Belushi) who jilted her at the altar and now has him face down in a tunnel while holding an M16.
Jake gets out of it by going on his knees and convincing her it wasn’t his fault.
She relents.. gives him a kiss… and then Jake proceeds to throw her in the mud and say to his brother… “let’s go” and they run off with a hail of bullets from the twice jilted girlfriend now.
It’s a funny scene.
But what’s scary is that this may well happen to many of you when you go to exit your business.
Here’s how it usually goes.
You’re talking to someone who is really interested in buying your business and wants to take the discussions to the next level.
You get the Letter of Intent (LOI).
Big number.
Life-changing number.
The potential buyer wants exclusivity.
“It’s time we get serious” the buyer proclaims on one knee.
Get out the Champagne!
A blur of celebration dinners
Phone calls to family.
“Holy sh*t, we did it.”
Due diligence is coming, sure…but in your mind the deal is basically done.
So you breathe for the first time in years.
Take your foot off the gas.
Start planning that boat.
That trip.
That new life.
Not so fast.
Because an LOI, in the wrong hands, is just foreplay.
Unscrupulous buyers use it to get you in bed.
Then they delay.
They “find issues.”
They raise concerns.
They discover “risks.”
Every issue becomes a discount.
Every question becomes leverage.
Months go by.
Your focus drifts.
Word leaks that you’re selling.
Employees get nervous and find new jobs.
Customers hedge.
Momentum dies.
And just like that…
That pretty business that got you the LOI no longer exists.
Prince Charming has become an a**hole.
No more flowers, just judgements on how disgusting something is with the business or what a mess it will be to clean up.
So he either walks away or comes back with an offer that barely resembles the one you celebrated.
Pennies on the dollar
Your own Tunnel, Mud and gunfire.
Why am I telling you this?
Because if you’ve never sold a business before, this game will eat you alive if you’re not prepared.
And it’s exactly what Fall in Love with Your Business Again is designed to protect you from.
You cannot be toyed with when your business runs on strong teams, real systems, and processes that don’t depend on you holding everything together with duct tape.
That’s what we’re building in this program.
Now, I’m working flat-out to get it ready this month.
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P.S. I’m not the “systems,” “finance,” or “fix your processes” guy.
I help you fall in love with your business again—Because it finally gives you the life you want today
While setting you up to exit on your terms tomorrow.
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