Joshua FraserChief Data Nerd, Data Nerds · CEO at Data Nerds, AI & Data Entrepreneur

Why Chasing Money Won’t Make You Happy

Name: Why Chasing Money Won’t Make You Happy
Uploaded: 2024-12-16T15:30:20+00:00
Duration: 46 s
Channel: Joshua Fraser
Description: In this video, Joshua Fraser reflects on his experience of earning millions of dollars and discovering that wealth alone did not bring the happiness he…

16 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this video, Joshua Fraser reflects on his experience of earning millions of dollars and discovering that wealth alone did not bring the happiness he expected. He recounts the moment a five- to six‑million‑dollar check landed in his account and feeling nothing, leading him to conclude that chasing money is not the ultimate goal. Instead, he argues that true fulfillment comes from focusing on the daily process and progress—particularly the learning journey involved in selling a venture‑backed startup, which he describes as one of the most valuable experiences of his life. While financial milestones remain important for business growth, Fraser emphasizes that money should be a by‑product of purposeful work rather than the purpose itself.

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I'm going through a phase right now where even though I've made millions of dollars, I don't feel like it's brought me the level of happiness that it was going to. I'll never forget the first time, like a five or six million dollars check hit my bank account and I felt absolutely nothing. And what I've learned from that is that chasing money isn't the end goal. You actually want to be chasing the process and the progress that you make every single day. While it might be important for your business, and you'll have milestones and goals to ach to have the outcomes and success that you desire, the money's not the purpose. For me, it was more learning the process of selling a venture backed startup and it was one of the greatest learning experiences of my life.