So many of you are unhappy and yet you’re not willing to take one step back both financially, but more importantly emotionally. You’re worried what other people think if you sell your home and you rent an apartment. You’re worried about if you move back in with your parents, or if you’re not married with a job at 31. Think about this: you are not willing to take a step backwards which then affords you the ability to quit your bullsh*t job or stop doing your bullsh*t startup and do something else you love or you think you can be good at. This overvaluing somebody else’s opinion is hurting you. Take a step backwards. You’ve got your whole life in front of you. #happines #perspective #garyvee

People are scared to take a financial step backwards for their happiness. It is almost unacceptable in almost all societies around the world to downsize your home, sell your home or apartment and get a smaller one. That is like, no, no. People are worried about what people perceive. You had a Lexus, now you have a Toyota. That's a problem. Whereas for me, if we can ever eliminate that stigma in society, we'll have a much happier world because then people will do that, save dollars to be able to go after their dream. I can't be a singer and do open mics and not make money. I've got to keep being this corporate executive. Well, you don't have to if you can downsize. But then imagine people with families. I have incredible empathy. If you're a mother or father and you're the breadwinner and then you come home and now that your kids have to share a room, who wants to come home and see their seven and four-year-old go from their own rooms and a nice backyard and we're going to move to a neighborhood that might be not as nice, no backyard and you're sharing a room. That is very challenging. The problem is I think if someone is living unhappy, much bigger challenges are in front. Resentment, unhappiness, alcoholism, escapism, in all sorts of different ways that tend to lead to problems.