A short spoken monologue (YouTube) by Mark Evans DM reflecting on intentions, strategy, and how people continually 'edit' their goals, leading to a moving target of success and difficulty in celebrating achievements. The speaker argues happiness isn't tied to a specific dollar amount and warns that continually raising targets prevents satisfaction.
I know where my intentions are. I know where my strategy is. But you're always editing. And I think some people get so focused on, like, if I don't get this, I'm not going to be happy. I can tell you right now if it's a hundred thousand, a million, 10 million happiness, it's not the dollar amount. And if you're not editing, as you evolve, you're going to hit a number and it's going to be very upsetting for you. You're going to be like, that's it. We don't really celebrate. We're actually real successful. People are not good at celebrating because we're just living. We're like, damn, that's it. Okay, I got to go bigger. I got to go harder. I got to go stronger. I need $2 million a day, not 200,000 a day. Like, it's just a silly game we play with ourselves.
