15 years, in current project for the past 7 years.

My biggest challenge is managing to stay motivated while coping with the following value dilemma:

On one side, I enable a team of wonderful humans to live decently and spend their days in a caring environment.

On the other side, I feel like I am contributing to the promotion of non-essential products and services in a world where economic decrease seems to be the only way to ensure a meaningful life for my future children.

I came across a study this week that surveyed people across various income levels, asking what salary increase they believed would ensure their happiness. Interestingly, the average responses were consistent across all salary ranges:

•	25-50k = 30-50% increase
•	50-100k = 30-50% increase
•	100k-250k = 30-50% increase
•	250k-500k = 30-50% increase

TLDR: It seems no matter how much people earn, they always feel the need for more to be happy.

This is possibly because we tend to buy things for the happiness we think they’ll bring, yet often we can’t fully enjoy these purchases because we’re too busy working to make use of them.

Who the hell is he anyway, he never really talks much…

He doesn’t need his name up in lights.

Ten percent luck; Twenty percent skill; Fifteen percent concentrated power of will; Five percent pleasure; Fifty percent pain 😬

Looking back, I was in a very similar spot two years ago – my business was at the five-year mark, and my shares were valued around $1 million.

I’m truly glad I chose not to sell. In the following two years, we sustained our growth, and what I’ve realized is that as your business expands, so do the attractiveness and value of the offers you receive, especially the EBITDA multiples. Today, these offers put my equity’s valuation at about $2.5 million. This doesn’t even include the $500,000 to $600,000 I’ve accumulated in dividends over the next 2 years.

I’m really relieved I didn’t leave all that money on the table!

Fascinating read! I’m intrigued – does this have a basis in scientific research, or are we looking at anecdotal evidence here?

I’d love to delve deeper into this concept. If anyone has additional data or studies related to this, please share. I’m interested in exploring this further! 😬