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I am not sure if money is it, but my father always reminded me that he has a great family and I always remember he spent every Sundays with us as a family doing "stuff". Now, I try to do the same for my own family. But in terms of using one's brain instead of doing psychical labor work, there's some reward to that too. Instant satisfaction, I suppose? You get to create or install a big engine in a car. By the end of the day, you see the results whereas in many of the "brain" type jobs, the result wouldn't be seen for months.
I think I could have done really well had I gone into the jewelry wholesale business my father wanted me to do. He had all the connections.
I will be 56 near the end of the year thinking about retirement, daily. Looking back, I had a pretty good go at it. Started my business from nothing but grit and hard work dragging myself through muck most of the first ten years. There's a huge satisfaction in seeing it work out. We are comfortable, great family. I am not sure if I want more? Of course, we all want more money, an another 911 or two or maybe 5? Where does it end? Can't look back now but forward.
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