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5 things to do when you're ready to throw your hands in the air

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In my family, we have a funny story that we like to bring up around birthdays. I've heard this story many times although, I'm sad to say I wasn't there at the time to witness it first-hand. Hearing it told in my father's dramatic story-telling fashion is probably funnier anyways. The story goes that it was my birthday, and my mom was working and unable to bake me a cake for my dinner. One of my younger sisters (who's always loved being in the kitchen) jumped at the chance to make the cake in her place. Although she insists that she did everything correctly... something obviously went wrong as the cake was a total disaster... sticking to the pan (and eventually having to be re-made.) In incredibly dramatic fashion, my sister reached her breaking point in this moment throwing her hands in the air exclaiming wildly: "I'M DONE!" before storming away. In the world of small business, with obstacles that we can be faced with that are daunting, overwhel