David HirschfeldFounder & CEO, Tekyz Inc. · Founder & CEO at Tekyz Corp | Software Startup Acceleration, AI Experts, Workflow Automation, Board

Real success is knowing when to walk away, even when things are working.

14 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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In this reflective segment, the speaker addresses feelings of being out of alignment despite apparent success. They advise that when daily life feels wrong, one should not fear "collapsing"—intentionally shutting down—a venture. The speaker shares a personal example: after years of running a highly successful direct‑to‑consumer online course business on Facebook, they chose to close it because it no longer aligned with their deeper goals. The narrative emphasizes the importance of long‑term self‑alignment over short‑term achievements and encourages listeners to evaluate whether their current projects truly reflect their desired path.

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Yeah, so wonderful question. So it's so interesting that you asked this because I wanna share with anybody too who feels out of alignment. If you, if you're waking up every day and you're feeling like you're doing the wrong thing or you feel as if you're out of alignment, don't be afraid to collapse what you're doing. I think that's one of the major things that people get afraid of. And then 20 years later, you have to look at what you built. Is this actually even what I wanted? So as of recent, and what I shared with you last time we chatted, David, was that I collapsed my very successful direct-to-consumer online course creation business on Facebook.