I had a similar moment about six months ago (although not as much success!)
People are bad at guessing what will make them happy. Because of that, I think a lot of people end up disappointed when they reach something they're been chasing.
Congratulations on the kid! That's a huge deal. :D
Would love to hear your story. Yes, looking from the outside, people see entrepreneurs as happy and successful in life. But sometimes that's not the reality
The short version is that I quit my job last year to work on a software product, but as soon as I felt secure that I had figured it out I lost a lot of the motivation. I wrote a little more about it here: https://www.zakmiller.com/posts/2019-review/
But I think it's a problem that lots of successful people have. They are extremely motivated (that's why they got so successful), but find out the hard way that the result isn't what they expected.
Loved your story. Pretty much the same as mine! For me, we can never stop improving. When I got what I wanted, I ended up like: now what? Then lost myself there. What I thought it was happiness, in fact was purely a satisfying moment (travel, new gadgets, non-need to work). We need to fulfil this time with something useful and meaningful, for me is helping others. It's a win-win situation
This is great! Thanks for sharing your story.
I had a similar moment about six months ago (although not as much success!)
People are bad at guessing what will make them happy. Because of that, I think a lot of people end up disappointed when they reach something they're been chasing.
Congratulations on the kid! That's a huge deal. :D
Thank Zak, the best deal!
Would love to hear your story. Yes, looking from the outside, people see entrepreneurs as happy and successful in life. But sometimes that's not the reality
The short version is that I quit my job last year to work on a software product, but as soon as I felt secure that I had figured it out I lost a lot of the motivation. I wrote a little more about it here: https://www.zakmiller.com/posts/2019-review/
But I think it's a problem that lots of successful people have. They are extremely motivated (that's why they got so successful), but find out the hard way that the result isn't what they expected.
Loved your story. Pretty much the same as mine! For me, we can never stop improving. When I got what I wanted, I ended up like: now what? Then lost myself there. What I thought it was happiness, in fact was purely a satisfying moment (travel, new gadgets, non-need to work). We need to fulfil this time with something useful and meaningful, for me is helping others. It's a win-win situation
100% agreed!