Does anyone else feel permanently stuck in build mode?
Every spare minute my head is on work. Income. Sales. Systems. Numbers. What-ifs. Where the industry’s going. What I should be doing next.
I’m always consuming something; podcasts, audiobooks on the drive, reading at night. Eating clean. Training. Cutting vices. Saying no more than yes. Slowly distancing myself from people that were dragging me down.
On paper I’m doing fine. Better than most. But it never really feels like enough because the bar just keeps moving. As soon as I hit something, my brain jumps straight to the next thing.
The strange part is I don’t feel stressed. Just constantly on. Like my mind won’t properly rest until I’ve ‘made it’, whatever that actually means.
Sometimes I wonder if I’m building a future I’ll never slow down enough to enjoy.
Biggest flaw is probably doom scrolling and calling it ‘motivation’.
Curious if anyone else lives like this. And for those who are further down the road, does it ever quieten down, or do you just learn to live with it?
Is it normal to feel like your mind won’t rest until you’ve won?
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Posted by BonafideHustlerz
4 Comments
it’s pretty common for builders, the danger isn’t the drive, it’s tying peace to a future finish line that keeps moving, some people never switch off because winning becomes their identity, the ones who last learn to schedule off time on purpose and define what “enough” looks like for this season, not forever, otherwise the engine keeps running even when there’s nothing left to chase
This is very relatable.
Not stressed, not unhappy, just constantly “on”. Always building, thinking ahead, raising the bar before I’ve even enjoyed the last win. The doom scrolling, calling it motivation part hit too.
Curious as well: does it ever slow down, or do you just get better at living with it?
I feel the same, think it’s common for people in these positions
Yes.