what I found amusing about the whole video is that Dave now has to kiss the butt for sponsor dollars of the guy he tried to basically bury in the industry a few short years ago.
I guess the best revenge is success and making your former foe wear your company's t-shirt.
Good on Aaron
Damn good post.
Three people I had been paying - be it employment such as renovations for my townhouses, giving support to just because I cared about them, or the $5,000 in sponsorship dollars I give to the local strongman scene each year - decided to leave me.
One has come crying back. Another has unblocked me from Facebook, realizing that his annual contest was a lot harder to put on without the $1,200 of my money that I give him for that contest each year. The last one hasn't caved yet, but she will.
And yes, it's the best "revenge", although it can be looked at differently than that. In Aaron's case, he likely thought of it sort of as a form of revenge. For the three people in question, I do not look at it that way, but the facts of those cases were different than the facts in the case of Aaron and Dave.
So yes, I know exactly what you mean.
When all three firmly come back to me, they will realize that they have no cards left. They will have all shown their entire hand, and future negotiating power will ALL be with me. With that said, it always was with me anyway!