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Ep 135. I Built The Life I Wanted And Still Feel Driven · Go Big with Gib Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Go Big With Gibb Podcast, where we talk to professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs about their big wins.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm 47 years old, and lately I've been asking myself a question.
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  SPEAKER_00: What am I chasing?
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  SPEAKER_00: I've been practicing law for 20 years.
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  SPEAKER_00: I own my law firm.
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  SPEAKER_00: I built a real estate investment business.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've raised capital.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm married.
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  SPEAKER_00: I have three kids.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have a great life.
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  SPEAKER_00: By almost any measure, I have more today than I ever imagined having when I was younger.
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  SPEAKER_00: And yet I'm still incredibly driven.
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  SPEAKER_00: I still wake up thinking about the next opportunity, the next investment, the next business, the next goal.
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  SPEAKER_00: So why?
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  SPEAKER_00: I think the answer has changed.
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  SPEAKER_00: When I was younger, a lot of my ambition came from wanting to prove something.
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  SPEAKER_00: I wanted to prove that I could build a successful law practice, that I could make money, that I could become an entrepreneur and an investor.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe I was proving it to other people, maybe I was proving it to myself, probably both.
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  SPEAKER_00: But something happens as you get older.
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  SPEAKER_00: You start realizing that the scoreboard isn't quite as important as you thought it was.
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  SPEAKER_00: Another zero in your bank account isn't going to fundamentally change your life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Another deal isn't going to make you a different person.
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  SPEAKER_00: And nobody is going to remember how many hours you spent at the office.
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  SPEAKER_00: My oldest child is already 12.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't know how it happened so fast.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that has changed the way that I think about success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today, I still want to grow.
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  SPEAKER_00: Freedom to help someone when they need it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Freedom to pursue an opportunity because I want to, not because I need the paycheck.
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  SPEAKER_00: And eventually freedom to decide exactly how I spend my time.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's what I'm chasing now.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's nothing wrong with ambition.
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  SPEAKER_00: I hope I never lose mine.
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  SPEAKER_00: But every once in a while, it's worth asking yourself, what exactly am I working so hard for?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because if you don't know the answer, you can spend your entire life climbing a ladder only to realize you've leaned it against the wrong building.
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  SPEAKER_00: Build the business, make the investment, chase the dream.
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  SPEAKER_00: But don't become so obsessed with building a great life tomorrow that you forget to live the great life you already have today.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Gib Irons and this is Go Big With Gib.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for listening to this episode of Go Big With Gibb.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you haven't already, go follow us on social media at Gib Irons.
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll see you next time.