RULE 95

Know when to stop

What? I can hear a gasp of surprise. Know when to stop?! Didn’t you say earlier that you shouldn’t rest on your laurels or they will wilt? Yes I did, but that was when you were starting to get results, not when you’d done really well and were wealthier than you thought you ever would be. Look, there has to come a time when enough is enough. There has to come a time when you want to:

  • spend more time with your family
  • enjoy your life
  • have fun
  • go travelling
  • get the work/life balance tipped a bit in favour of the life
  • use your time to pass on what you have learned to others.

THERE HAS TO COME A TIMEWHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Of course you might be able to do all of these without giving up the gaining wealth ideal. But ...

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