The Stress and Anxiety I Felt After Selling My Company…

11 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this personal video monologue, the speaker recounts the paradox of selling his company: the night of the sale brought unprecedented peace of mind, yet two years later he found himself in a far worse state of stress and anxiety after acquiring an e-commerce business that was losing $100,000 per month. The financial loss and the pressure of trying to turn the company around triggered severe anxiety, making him realize that while wealth can provide an initial sense of security, true fulfillment requires careful stewardship of that wealth rather than simply accumulating it.

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The night I sold my company was the single greatest night of sleep I've ever had in my entire life. But on the flip side, when I sold my company, I also thought I would never be unhappy again. And 2 years later, I woke up more stressed out than I've ever been. There was some days I couldn't even get out of bed because I was facing such anxiety about how much money I was losing. I had acquired an e-commerce turnaround and I was absolutely hemorrhaging money, $100,000 a month trying to get this company turned around. That's when I realized that even though money and wealth is a great first step to happiness, we actually have to be stewards of that wealth in order to build that foundation for a fulfilled life.