The downside of success (funds, suing, accounts, increase)

[mathjak107]

Originally Posted by jasperhobbs

I go by last name Hollingsworth at high end hotels

Maybe try last name Hilton

[BigCityDreamer]

Originally Posted by FL_Expert

It’s great to achieve your financial goals, but for many I think that comes with a loss of motivation or even a loss of purpose.

Has anyone else has experienced this? What have you done to push past it?

I haven't yet reached the point in my success where I have lost motivation.

Maybe once I fly in a private jet, I will feel like I "made it" and start taking things a little bit easier.

[Thatsright19]

Originally Posted by FL_Expert

It’s great to achieve your financial goals, but for many I think that comes with a loss of motivation or even a loss of purpose.

Has anyone else has experienced this? What have you done to push past it?

This is common for achieving any goal financial or otherwise.

Happiness is result reliant. Joy is something different. It’s the process of doing what you’re fashioned to do.




https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mxvQ1aD70zk

[BigCityDreamer]

Have you all been to New Zealand and Bora Bora?

Everybody who has "made it" financially has been to New Zealand and Bora Bora, right?

Not counting people who live near that region.

[GWoodle]

Originally Posted by FL_Expert

It’s great to achieve your financial goals, but for many I think that comes with a loss of motivation or even a loss of purpose.

Has anyone else has experienced this? What have you done to push past it?

Maybe what you do is find a different set of goals.

If your goal is to have $1M need some goal beyond that. Financial independence comes to mind.

So your new goal could be to protect that $1M. Inflation, recession, some emergency (Covid).

Another goal is to find purpose for the money. enjoy some, give some.

Maybe goals don't change so much but you find new challenges as you get older. Dealing with Social Security, Medicare. etc.

[jasperhobbs]

Originally Posted by mathjak107

Maybe try last name Hilton

I use the last name Bates when staying at out of the way motels.

[Lillie767]

I view financial goals as a continuous project, never final because of tomorrow's uncertainty.

It constantly evolves as markets, life, and the world change.

[twinkletwinkle22]

Originally Posted by FL_Expert

It’s great to achieve your financial goals, but for many I think that comes with a loss of motivation or even a loss of purpose.

Has anyone else has experienced this? What have you done to push past it?

Money itself was never my goal, the freedom of having enough money to retire and do exactly what I want every day was my goal. We achieved that 20 years ago and I have never had loss of motivation or purpose.

I can not understand why rich business people are not happy with their success and need MORE money.
Enough money should be enough.

[JustMike77]

I think it's different when you own your own business. I started my appraisal business 31 years ago. It sort of becomes like another child. You protect it, you nurture it and you work hard to make it succeed. I never thought about the money, just about how well the business was going. As a result, I have enough to last my lifetime and even my kid's lifetime. But it was never about the money.

[jasperhobbs]

Being filthy stinking rich is not all it is cracked up to be. Beautiful 20 year old women chasing me, trying to decide which expensive vehicle to pick from the fleet to drive every day and having to grab reading glasses to see all numbers in my bank account.

It's not easy being on easy street!