Having second thoughts about my life choices lately. I recently acquired a small business and am the ceo. The business is going well and the team seems relatively stable. I pride myself on my ability to be level headed, solve problems, work hard and invest in my team. But there are times, like now, I imagine what I’ve given up and what is at risk. I haven’t spent enough time with my kids, I left a cushy job to work more than ever. I guess this wasn’t meant to be a discussion, just venting

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I know this may sound trite, but my greatest periods of growth have come when I either stepped or was pushed out of my comfort zone. We're all in a season of life that eventually comes to an end. If it's colliding with your values and it's causing long term damage to your family, then it's probably time to reassess or put an expiration date on how much longer you're willing to make certain sacrifices.

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Can you speak to how you went about acquiring? Would like to do something similar

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Hope you can carve out a daily or weekly ritual that allows you to “do it all”, whether it’s a school drop off, game before everyone goes to bed, breakfast etc.

Hang in there, and try your best to delegate more

On the plus side, if it’s true that AI will do our jobs for us, you’re one of the few people in a good spot, since you’ll still own the place

If it helps. Your situation is 90% of my business. You'll be just fine. You're a smart guy and you'll find the right path forward. I always suggest at least 1 time a week sitting down with a therapist to keep it all in focus.

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