{"id":8988,"date":"2025-09-11T06:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=8988"},"modified":"2025-09-11T06:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:18:08","slug":"they-told-me-hard-work-was-enough-but-it-almost-killed-my-business-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=8988","title":{"rendered":"They Told Me Hard Work Was Enough, But It Almost Killed My Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-a:r-2932709728075940924\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-a:r-2932709728075940924-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-a:r-2932709728075940924-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal   mail-images-rewrite\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When I first started my business, everyone told me that hard work was all I needed. They said if I woke up early, pushed myself, and never gave up, I would succeed. 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