24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week. Junior investment bankers regularly work 80-90 hours a week. Many other high profile professions require the same level of commitment. Often those on the outside claim that working 80-90 hours a week is bad/wrong/terrible/silly/etc but we’ve spoken with so many folks who say working that much has been the best decision of their life – it allowed them to develop a deep and strong skill set far faster than would have been possible otherwise. In other words, by working 2x the hours, they were able to generate 5x or more the rewards. And depending on where you are in your career, investing heavily in your skills and competence can pay dividends for a long time.

Jason Coughlan

Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about myself, especially what truly makes me happy. Early in my career, I was completely focused on the grind: work hard now, reward myself later. But like many people, the pandemic shifted my perspective. I started prioritizing travel, new experiences, and, most importantly, spending time with the people who matter most. Read More>>

Denise Kelley

When I was just getting started, I was working 60 hour weeks, manning the store during the day, building the website at night. The business kept growing and I kept working. Soon I started hiring, and eventually expanding into a second location. I kept adding more to my plate, I didn’t take a vacation for nearly 4 years! Then the burnout hit. I had to pivot, I wrote an operations manual, I offloaded any task I could and removed myself as the bottleneck in the business. And still we kept growing. Read More>> 

Natalia Yi

When I was younger, after graduating from school, my life fell into chaos — even though I was studying at university. I didn’t understand the point of what I was doing and where my life was headed. It was a fun time, but something was missing — a sense of purpose, of direction.

I thought that whatever I wanted should happen immediately. That impatience made me anxious. I wanted success right away. I wanted to be fit right away. Whatever I wanted should happen right now. Read More>>