I sold my life for a $2 waffle maker

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Post by jasonong » Mon, Nov 28, 2011, 8:12 AM UTC

I sold my life for a $2 waffle maker
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Re: I sold my life for a $2 waffle maker

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Post by tribeofone » Mon, Nov 28, 2011, 12:21 PM UTC

4-5 years ago I read a story about a guy who was trying to get back from vacation in time to make it to work on a Monday morning so he would not have to take a day off the next day and "miss more work". Was driving though the night, killed his wife and two kids when he fell asleep at the wheel, I don'e even think he had equity in the company. Totally changed the way I ran my business and the way I worked. This blog post is dead on.

Re: I sold my life for a $2 waffle maker

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Post by kwijmbo » Mon, Nov 28, 2011, 9:31 PM UTC

Thanks for the post Jason! :)

Re: I sold my life for a $2 waffle maker

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Post by kwijmbo » Mon, Nov 28, 2011, 9:32 PM UTC

tribeofone wrote: post #2

4-5 years ago I read a story about a guy who was trying to get back from vacation in time to make it to work on a Monday morning so he would not have to take a day off the next day and "miss more work". Was driving though the night, killed his wife and two kids when he fell asleep at the wheel, I don'e even think he had equity in the company. Totally changed the way I ran my business and the way I worked. This blog p…

Thanks for sharing your story! I'm glad that my post resonated with you :) - Paul

Re: I sold my life for a $2 waffle maker

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Post by jasonong » Mon, Nov 28, 2011, 9:53 PM UTC

tribeofone wrote: post #2

4-5 years ago I read a story about a guy who was trying to get back from vacation in time to make it to work on a Monday morning so he would not have to take a day off the next day and "miss more work". Was driving though the night, killed his wife and two kids when he fell asleep at the wheel, I don'e even think he had equity in the company. Totally changed the way I ran my business and the way I worked. This blog p…

Yeah I'm glad I didn't have to go through all that to realize that happiness and satisfaction has to start NOW. Don't push it off to some rose-tinted future of the ROI of investing heavily in a startup. Startups should be built with sustainable happiness in mind.

Disclaimer: I did my own startup in 2009 via debt financing, only to wake up daily with a sad, solemn face because I did it at the expense of my family, friends and my life purpose.