Here’s a great quote:
Your successful past will block your visions of the future. — Joel A. Barker
My father has said many times while talking about his friends’ business mistakes. “They thought everything they touched turned into gold.” A newer version of this expression would be “they’re drinking their own Kool-Aid”. Its easy when you are successful to get into a rut. Its easy to stop learning and stop pushing yourself to grow. Once you find a successful pattern its hard to change. Drinking your own Kool-Aid will paralize your forward thinking and it will numb your creativity. A taste of success is no time to relax.
If you wanted it to build a product you’d find a way to get time to work on it. If you really wanted to start that new hobby you’d sacrifice something to find the time and money to do it.
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In the past few years I've built go-carts, built a 200+ sq ft workshop, written several eBooks. How do I create a life where I have time to work on side projects?