I recently received an email notifying me that a domain I’ve owned for almost 20 years had expired. The last asset of my technology consulting firm I operated from 2005 to 2009. My company was called Mountain Vista Technologies and it was my first real venture into entrepreneurship. I did mostly web design, small business network and computer support and it was getting to be quite successful. I was and still am very proud of what I accomplished those 4 years until I closed shop for good.
So what happened, why did I close my business?
I had some life events happen; a close family member passed away and my marriage was over. I lost focus on the business and didn’t have an ounce of motivation to maintain it, let alone grow it. So I closed shop and retreated within for a bit to regroup. I kept a hold of the domain because I had it in my head, “what if I want to start it up again?” and I kept renewing every year. I wasn’t ready to let go.
Time to let it Go
Why is it hard to let go of something that I’m not using and has cost me money for many years? I can’t tell you for certain why I kept it for so long. Maybe it’s all the time and effort I put into building the domain into something that got good search engine results and a decent amount of visitors. It was a momento I held onto, much like a picture or a trinket that takes up room on in your house. But at some point you gotta clean house, right? Holding on to something that doesn’t serve me anymore didn’t make sense so I dropped it (and saved some $$!!). Mountain Vista Tech is gone but it is the foundation and inspiration for ReleasingJudgment.com and my guitar blog. Time to appreciate and let go of the past, be present and have my eye on the future.