Here’s a draft post idea you can use for The CEO’s Grind to tell that story and spark engagement:

Post Draft

Title/Hook:
📑 Found an old contract… and a hard lesson.

Body:
Going through paperwork this week, I came across a contract from a few years back with a contractor who promised to move/install a steel support beam in my basement.
I paid a $1,350 deposit, bought the materials, and waited.

Guess what?
The job was never done. Calls went unanswered. Materials sat. Money gone.

That was one of the last times I got bamboozled into paying half-down to someone I didn’t really know. Pleasant? Yes. Professional? Absolutely. But still — vanished.

It stung, but it also became a turning point:
👉 I don’t hand over big deposits anymore without safeguards.
👉 I document everything.
👉 And most importantly — I share these lessons, so others don’t repeat them.

💬 Your turn: What’s the wildest thing you’ve uncovered while digging through old contracts, receipts, or business files? Ever been burned by a “too good to be true” deal?

Let’s swap stories — because every loss is tuition in the school of business.

CTA:
➡️ Drop your story in the comments. Someone else might learn from your hard-earned lesson.

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