Sahil Bloom
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And I said, maybe once a year.
And I said, maybe once a year.
And he just looked at me and said, okay, so you're going to see your parents 15 more times before they die.
And he just looked at me and said, okay, so you're going to see your parents 15 more times before they die.
And I just remember feeling like I had been punched in the gut.
And I just remember feeling like I had been punched in the gut.
I mean, the idea that the amount of time you have left with the people you love most in the world is so finite and countable that you can put it onto a few hands is just terrifying.
I mean, the idea that the amount of time you have left with the people you love most in the world is so finite and countable that you can put it onto a few hands is just terrifying.
And so the next day, I told my wife that I thought we needed to make a change.
And so the next day, I told my wife that I thought we needed to make a change.
And within 45 days, I had left my job.
And within 45 days, I had left my job.
We had sold our house in California and moved across the country to be closer to both of our sets of parents.
We had sold our house in California and moved across the country to be closer to both of our sets of parents.
And in hindsight, that was really the spark that sent me on this entire journey that has culminated in even being here and talking about this in the book.
And in hindsight, that was really the spark that sent me on this entire journey that has culminated in even being here and talking about this in the book.
Because there was a key realization there that a wealthy life may involve money, but really it is built around these other things.
Because there was a key realization there that a wealthy life may involve money, but really it is built around these other things.
And no job will ever pay you enough to be far away from people you love.
And no job will ever pay you enough to be far away from people you love.