Comments on: Watching Yourself Grow https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/watching-yourself-grow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watching-yourself-grow 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 By: JLM https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/watching-yourself-grow/#comment-1955 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:28:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4068#comment-1955 In reply to Kevin Donovan.

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In the end, the things that make you happy when you are 20 will still be the same things when you are 60.

The pursuit of “stuff” will never really make you happy. In fact, it will make you crazy and distract you. Owning a BMW out of warranty will make you crazy even if the dealership does have an espresso bar.

What will make you happy is floating in a lake or in the ocean when the sun is at a certain angle, loving someone and earning that love, helping someone who can’t do a damn thing for you, making an anonymous donation to a good cause, being loved by a Labrador and eating breakfast tacos. Writing tight, elegant, beautiful code.

When your heart, belly and mind are full, it doesn’t make a bit of difference what your bank account looks like.

Do not let the world trick you. You will still be a 20 year old forever somewhere where it really counts. Feed that 20 year old. In life, it is the angels we feed that determine the outcomes.

BRC
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]]> By: Kevin Donovan https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/watching-yourself-grow/#comment-1954 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:37:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4068#comment-1954 In reply to JLM.

“Having everything” is relative so your answer is not exclusive to the fortunate ones who execute a successful exit.

I learned something yesterday and am a bit more humble because if it. Thanks.

]]> By: JLM https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/watching-yourself-grow/#comment-1953 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 23:06:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4068#comment-1953 In reply to Kevin Donovan.

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Haha, good one.

BRC
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]]> By: Kevin Donovan https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/watching-yourself-grow/#comment-1952 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 22:20:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4068#comment-1952 In reply to JLM.

Well said, Mufasa.

]]> By: JLM https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/watching-yourself-grow/#comment-1951 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:48:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4068#comment-1951 In reply to Kevin Donovan.

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Kevin, that is the easiest question ever asked.

When you “have everything” you then begin to give it to others literally and figuratively. That is the real cycle of life.

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

]]> By: Kevin Donovan https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/watching-yourself-grow/#comment-1950 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:24:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4068#comment-1950 Your message applies to the mentors, teachers, and leaders as much as it does to the students. The students have it easy. We know what we want and get to choose the people and path we follow. All we need to do is listen and apply the lessons we learn along the way the best we can. There are plenty of mentors to pick from so we align ourselves with the ones who can help us minimize our risk along the path to global dominance.

But what happens when you achieve your goal? It seems like it gets harder to grow and transform once you “have everything”.

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