How Much Is Enough

How Much Is Enough?

How much does one person really need?

What are we willing to sacrifice to chase what we think is “enough”?

Time with our kids?

Moments with our spouse?Phone calls with our parents?

Peace?

I’ve listened to so many entrepreneurs brag about waking up at 3 AM, grinding all day before most people even hit snooze. I used to admire that.

But now?

Now I ask… at what cost?

Because here’s the truth I had to learn the hard way:

What we think is “enough” is usually a lie.

We chase money. Status. Freedom. But we forget that freedom isn’t about having all the money in the world.

It’s about being able to show up for the people you love and actually be there when it counts.

I used to tell people proudly, “I never missed a soccer game, a school play, a First Communion, a Confirmation.”

And that was true.

But I wasn’t present.

• I was the guy with the phone in his hand.
• The guy who stepped out of the auditorium to take a call.
• The guy who looked engaged but was mentally planning his next move, his next deal, his next “win.”

What I didn’t realize until much later is my kids noticed.

They always did.

And now, I carry that.

My wife and two beautiful daughters are the most important people in my life and I forgot that. I missed more little moments than I can count. Not because I didn’t care but because I thought I was doing the right thing by providing.

But now I know:

Being financially free and actually free are two very different things.

And the people who have all the money in the world? Many of them still don’t feel like they have enough. Still not happy. Still searching.

I’ve worked hard to make real changes. I’ve started two businesses that take more time than any job I ever had but I’ve also built space to be present with my family.

It’s not perfect.

• Some days, I still feel like I’m playing catch-up.
• Some days, I still get angry about the moments I missed. 

My oldest daughter is now away at university. We talk every day, and I’m still involved but the house feels different without her. That chapter is changing.

My youngest is still home. We’ve built a new rhythm.

Driving her to school. Picking her up. Walking the dog. Watching a show together.

Just her and I figuring it out.

She’s a teenager now she’s got her own world but those little shared routines mean everything to me. And I hope one day, she’ll remember them the same way I do.

I don’t have all the answers. I’m still working through it.

But I know this:

• It’s never too late to change.
• It’s never too late to say, “This matters more.”

Because how much is enough?

For me it’s this:

• A quiet moment with my daughter in the truck.
• A dinner at home with my wife.
• A walk with the dog.
• A day where I don’t feel like I have to check my phone to feel important.

 That’s enough