re: Anyone retire early early?

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The most successful people I know, multimillionaires at that age decades ago, still working in their 80s. "Retired" multiple times but it doesn't stick.

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This. I hang with a lot of entrepreneurs that are much more successful than myself. Those men and women never stop working. They may build a business, sell it for 8 figures, take a year off, then go back to it. I've heard many stories of stopping and getting depressed and/or taking up substance abuse problems. Driven people can't stop. Their brains are literally wired differently. Money doesn't mean anything to them. It's all about the challenge.If you are one of those people, you will be unhappy without a goal.

I fear walking away from my business completely. I could pretty easily sell my business and sail off into the sunset in my early 40s, but I love what I do and have fun most days. I haven't accomplished what I set out to do, and I'm sure when I get to that point my goals will have gotten bigger and I'll find a reason to keep going. I know I can't do nothing. I'd be a miserable alcoholic.