The thing about chasing things

Creators and entrepreneurs do a lot of chasing.

Goals, dreams, freedom, shiny objects.

But what do we truly own as a result of all that chasing?

Not the goals: they usually promise more than they deliver.

Not dreams: they were often accessible all along if we only looked.

Not freedom: that comes from within our minds, not from external stuff.

Sure, shiny objects: but they don’t stay shiny, and are lousy aspirations.

So it turns out that the chasing doesn’t provide much at the end of the journey. Like a long walk in the woods, you tend to start and finish by your car, then drive home.

But like a long walk in the woods, the journey is the reward.

All that remains, then, is to walk places that you like, with people you love. Creators and entrepreneurs who do that are likely to find a lot more happiness in life.