One of the best gigs I had was running a restaurant. The owner ended up hospitalized for two months & he gave me control of everything so he didn't lose his shirt. Those were the best two months of my life up until that point careerwise. He came back & was amazed that profits were up 20% & just couldn't accept that free internet with an hour time limit was the reason it happened.

Granted all the employees though I was so impulsive that they would all be fired before their brother/cousin/mission buddy came back. I am so glad he and I were friends before he hired me. I also told him when I was hired to give me an offer because he didn't think he could afford me. I had just sold another small company & it was going to take care of me for at least a year or more. He told me minimum wage & I laughed telling him he had a deal as long as my bills didn't go up. I just wanted to see the place I have been eating 1-3 times per week for the past 10+ years stick around. I am probably the lowest paid manager ever in history. He was just a young guy who wanted to try his hand at business. The crazy of being in the deep end of that company unexpectedly was amazing. After he came back, we planned out marketing & some upgrades that gave him more than a 50% revenue increase from the previous year & he sold it quickly after.

The times where I have succeeded have always been riddled with chaos. I wish I would have seen his suggestions earlier in my life. I have done well enough for myself, though I don't think I would have failed so much on my trip had i considered some of the stable income careers they suggested while I worked on finding where I would really thrive.

For any younger ADHD frogs here, this post gave some fantastic advice.