Renee De Four

When we buy a product, we essentially “hire” it to help us do a job. If it does the job well, the next time we’re confronted with the same job, we tend to hire that product again. And if it does a crummy job, we “fire” it and look for an alternative. (We’re using the word “product” here as shorthand for any solution that companies can sell

So let’s generalize this and say that retirement without doing what excites you is not a good retirement. What we actually need to understand here is the different perceptions of retirement: To some retirement means sitting in Florida and staring at a wall, to others it’s hang gliding in Tahiti, and to some it simply means not having to work.

Of course, my business didn’t grow much. But my soul didn’t seem to give a damn. The universe always made sure I had money when I needed it, put me in rooms to provide the right opportunities to level the fuck up, and made me look into the mirror until I saw the truth for what it was.