I sold my life for a $2 waffle maker

I sold my life for a $2 waffle maker (paulyting.com)

8 points by jasonong 14 years ago | 4 comments

tribeofone 14 years ago |

4-5 years ago I read a story about a guy who was trying to get back from vacation in time to make it to work on a Monday morning so he would not have to take a day off the next day and "miss more work". Was driving though the night, killed his wife and two kids when he fell asleep at the wheel, I don'e even think he had equity in the company. Totally changed the way I ran my business and the way I worked. This blog post is dead on.

jasonong 14 years ago | |

Yeah I'm glad I didn't have to go through all that to realize that happiness and satisfaction has to start NOW. Don't push it off to some rose-tinted future of the ROI of investing heavily in a startup. Startups should be built with sustainable happiness in mind.

Disclaimer: I did my own startup in 2009 via debt financing, only to wake up daily with a sad, solemn face because I did it at the expense of my family, friends and my life purpose.

kwijmbo 14 years ago | |

Thanks for sharing your story! I'm glad that my post resonated with you :) - Paul

kwijmbo 14 years ago |

Thanks for the post Jason! :)