Life after success
The big goal has been reached. On new freedom, missing responsibilities and everyday life after success.
You have sold your company. What comes next?
Selling a business can be the successful conclusion of years of work. But signing the contract changes more than the ownership structure. On leaving a role that has shaped much of a founder's life, and why relief and loss can comfortably coexist.
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When you reach the big goal and surprisingly little changes
You spend years working towards a particular success. The sale goes through, the money reaches your account and the goal is achieved. Then comes an ordinary morning. Why we sometimes expect milestones to feel more dramatic than they do, and why that does not diminish the achievement.
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Financially free, and suddenly without a purpose
When work is no longer financially necessary, your diary finally belongs to you. That sounds like freedom. Everyday life then raises a surprisingly practical question: what gives your days shape when nobody needs anything from you?
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Why success can also bring a crisis
A major goal has been reached, the figures look good and everything seems to be at a high point from outside. Yet some people feel exhausted afterwards, unfamiliar to themselves or unexpectedly lost. How can both be true without turning every success into a crisis?
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Life without financial pressure: freedom or a loss of direction?
No longer having to earn a living brings remarkable freedom. But where do drive, direction and a sense of acting from your own wishes come from then? Motivation research offers more than one answer.
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