Ultimately, how much you should work is a conversation of “one.” It’s a conversation you need to have with yourself.
I have no interest in imposing my will on anybody. I love working, but I also don’t want to push people to work super hard because they might have different goals. Working hard might not make them happy or fulfilled.
At the end of the day, my vlog and my content is about sharing my journey and perspectives as an entrepreneur. As someone who loves working, I’m just sharing what makes me happy and what works for me.
And at the end of the day, that’s what I want for other people – I want them to be happy.
If you’re complaining about working a job you hate, I think it makes a lot of sense to give up a little bit of short term leisure to try to solve your problems (by building a side hustle you’re passionate about) instead of escaping them through Netflix or something else.
That being said… I notice a lot of people pushing back against hard work in the recent months.
There’s this concept that you can accomplish enormous things by working “smart” without working hard.
There are a few things I have to say about this mindset…
WHEN YOU’RE DOING WHAT YOU LOVE, WORK DOESN’T FEEL LIKE “WORK”
A big part of why people don’t want to work hard is because we hear stories of older people feeling regret for spending “too much time” in the office. Many people look back on their lives and wish they didn’t work as hard.
Totally respect that. I completely understand where people are coming from in that regard. I get that people have their own perspectives on what they should or shouldn’t have done, and I don’t want to judge that.
What I will say is, many of those people who spent years working for money might have enjoyed their work more if they worked hard on something they loved doing.
When you love what you do, it’s not as difficult to work hard.
Tweet me @ZarirMerwanji and let me know how hard you’re working
