Living a more fulfilled life and the other side of the founder lifestyle

Eyooo friend!

So quick life update:

The DoB founder residency is wrapped up.

Incredible time with incredible people. It's a constant reminder of how much your environment matters when you're trying to grow.

Oh and we played Take 5 every spare moment we could find. Such a good card game.

Lombok is just so good. The chill version of Bali, more nature and more peace. Perfect combination.

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Couple of thoughts

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Moving fast and effortlessly

A common trait I see in "successful" founders is moving fast effortlessly.

This sense of alignment. If they have an idea and they like it, there's no hesitation, they execute immediately.

They don't try too hard to make it work, or make it "perfect."

They just do it. It's this effortlessness. Not forcing it. Not overcomplicating it.

This is how they actually get sh*t done and have more fun in the process. Making it way more sustainable.

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The other side of the founder lifestyle

Every lifestyle comes with downsides.
The question is, are you prepared to live with them?

I'm living the life I wanted. A business that lets me travel and live freely. I asked for this.

But I underestimated the other side of it.
I only saw the positives and forgot about the flip side.

The sleepless nights. The uncertainty. The self-doubt. The pressure and stress.
It's all part of the founder lifestyle package.

Now, there's definitely an art to managing these pressures, something I'm really into. But in my experience, almost no one escapes it completely.

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Living a more fulfilled life as an ambitious person.

The problem with having a lot of ambition is that you're rarely fulfilled.

"The source of so much misery is this perpetual dissatisfaction with the present." And the good old arrival fallacy: "When I get to this, then I'll be fulfilled."

Two traps that are so easy to fall into.

The antidote is to fully accept, be grateful, and fall in love with where you are right now.

In my opinion, when you are able to do this, that's when you actually win in life.

Also, it doesn't kill your ambition at all.
The moments I'm actually in that state of mind, my clarity and drive are through the roof.

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Some bits of inspo

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“Feel the fear and do it anyway” - Susan Jeffers.