PATREON EXCLUSIVE: How Much Ambition Should A Man Have?

Invest in your self. Of course you need an income to survive. But sacrificing health in a vain pursuit of money will only get you money. But what is the cost? What good is that retirement when your body and spirit are so used up and broken you can't enjoy it. Live now.

Daniel L Chin

I’m only ambitious about what I’m passionate about not because of money or women because I need purpose in my life when I don’t I don’t feel like living

A billionaire (Larry H. Miller) told a young, ambitious professional starting his career "once you have enough money to replace a refrigerator or take your family on vacation, any additional penny won't add to your happiness."

Devin Barnes

Kyle, thanks for sharing this reflection man.

Blair

yeah!

Blair

Great comment! Thanks.

Blair

Such a good point you make about the lives of the men about whom biographies are written and movies are made!

Blair

This must be one of your best. I always imagined a lifestyle somewhere in-between the rat race and the hippie cop out, just lost focus of that ideal after teenage years. I'm hoping another positive from these lockdowns would be an increased popularity of 4 day working weeks and flexible working from home arrangements.

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The ideal would be to found a business that you can let the underlings run while you work 10 hours a week. A passive income source might also work. Neither was an option for me as I had to pick up the slack after my wife got her cancer diagnosis. I should be doing much better now as a widower, if not for the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Michael Carleton

My husband has always been very ambitious. That said, he is also observant and intelligent and very early on noticed the older guys he worked with - how their health deteriorated from constantly working and the stress of the job. How several of them were unhealthy in their 40s-60s and still working, primarily for the health benefits and because they were afraid if they slowed down - they’d die. And, how so few of them seemed to have a happy personal life. In a way it became a life ambition for him to find a better balance between personal and professional time. In our 20s it was probably 80/20, in our 30s, 75/25, and now in our early 40s 70/30 - but with a plan in place for his early retirement in his early 50s. Although not a 50/50, balance, differentiating work/financial success and pleasure/relaxation was easier for him/us because we are DINC. I imagine it’s much harder for men with a family to find a good balance - so props to those who can.

I promise, I have no idea who that is

Alexander Grace

AG totally ripped off of Thanos on this one, a long winded version of : Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

Ashwin Srinivas

Very wise words my man. I have always been on the ‘ambition’ side of the spectrum. I tell myself all the time that I am going to earn my life and it’s all going to pay off when I become successful. However, when I look back on my life, I don’t really have any fond memories. Sure, I put myself in a position to potentially fly military aircraft but, I also didn’t have a lot of fun. Never had a partner, didn’t fully develop any of my hobbies, don’t have a lot of friends, nor do I have any great memories that stand out. It’s kind of miserable really, definitely wished I had more fun at times despite all of my career aspirations coming true throughout my life.

Kyle Worden