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Mark's article, "The Postmasculine Guide to Wealth"

Is a great read for wealth builders or "wanna be" wealth builders.

Read it and lets have some open discussion about it.


I'm always back and forth as it relates to how far do I want to go in business/wealth building. When I say that I mean, should I just keep stacking the chips until I die or should I buy a few businesses over the next 3 years and than chill out and enjoy life more(hobbies, travel, etc...)

I've been a Investment Banker for 15 years and have had a lot of great experiences and success. Now, I want to focus on buying businesses with management teams in place, that way I don't have to run the businesses on a daily bases but manage them remotely. I've spent years advising clients on how to do it, now I want to do for myself.

I go back and forth because with the contacts, background and experience that I have, I can do some wonderful things in business but the question is: Do I really want to be "nailed down" and stuck with dozens of businesses/ventures or just 3-4 businesses?

I've always wanted to get my pilots license, travel more, go RVing across the USA and hang out in Toronto. But do I suppress my passion for doing lots of deals aggressively or do a few deals over time while enjoying life more?

That's where I get stuck.


What about you?

In hindsight most of my career dreams until know where dominated by the wish to get approval and admiration from other people. But during the last year or so I slowly realized that this isn't a very sustainable form of motivation and that it doesn't make me happy in the long term. Luckily I am still going to university, so I've got all options left. But at the moment I still don't have a clear plan what I want to do in my life. I have very many interests and I always found it difficult to decide on any particular one for a career.

For me the ideal job is any activity that you like so much that you would do it even without getting paid. I've seen this with my father, who is a mathematician. He probably works 60-80 hours a week, and to most people that probably sounds horrible at first, because they think of wasting their entire life on work instead of living. But for him this is living. My father will be mandatorily retired in a few years because of his age, and for him the most important thing about it was, that he got the guarantee that he could still come and work at his institute, even if they don't pay him anymore.

I always wondered why he didn't pursue more ambitious career options, even if that would have meant giving up doing what he likes the most. With my former view I could never understand why he valued this more than a “successful career”, but now I think his attitude is a much better way to happiness.

In my opinion, that's one of the most important things I learned from him. Therefore now I'm searching for what I am so passionate about, that I will spend a great part of my life and energy on it (and that brings me enough money to make a decent living).

Ronnie this is an excellent thread thanks for starting it :-)

Well I am going to be turning 46 years old next month. I ran a software consultancy for many many years did alot of work for banks in the city. My company at the time was doing a six figure turn over
I was being jetted around the world by clients on business class living in the most expensive hotels all very nice whilst it lasted.

Then the recession hit and things went down the drain. I eventually took up a permanent position. The great thing is I learned to appreciate what I now have still got my own house, some close friends the work is not that much pressure. I have travelled around the world and been to places most people can only dream of .

The market is looking alot better in my area of expertise. So I have just started up my company again. I have recently negiotated a deal with a client with hours etc so I will still get time to pursue the things I want to do outside work.

Well personally the article mostly made me want to spend my money than earn new one. Even if it's one of the worst periods ever. I hope I will not regret it , but I started to be more decisive towards travel ideas, the only thing that keeps me where I am at the moment is my job.

Personally I've found that in the brief time I've spent working for Postmasculine, my desire to make sure I'm doing something I really enjoy has grown immensely. If, when I go back home in November, I don't return with a full-time job with the site, I'm very determined not to let myself fall back into something that's easy and pays well but that I don't like or doesn't advance me towards something I really want to do.

Really I don't know what I want to do if that happens. But because I'm really committing myself to what I'm doing now, the option to do something I don't enjoy seems less and less viable. Like the courage article said, I'm burning my boats.

Hey Mark,

Very nice guides!

Can you add a "print/pdf" button too, so we can save them?