Reaching your goals and burning out

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Anyone has had this experience? I'm a 26 year old SEO consultant, worked so hard over the last years to reach my goals and now I'm finally there (nothing major but I'm earning more than the minimum wage in my country, Spain).
But now I feel like I don't want to push anymore.
I work less than 2 hours per day (If that) and I feel burnt.
I can stop & live off my websites for some time and relax or continue to push now that I'm getting big opportunities & probably make a lot more money.
Any advice?
 
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In your youth you should:
Explore the world
Work offline
Go to college
Try to find girlfriend/ wife/ boyfriend/ husband
Party
Burning out working online should be the last thing you should be doing.
 
To be honest this is my current situation but i donr have that much money for me to start feeling tired because if i dont work i wont eat so my motivation everyday is to work so i can survive so i dont thing i can give you any advice
 
You're fairly young. Listen to your heart. If you need a break, take one. There's an entire lifetime to make more money. Sometimes taking a break gives you more clarity on what you need to do next.
 
Oh wow this thread is like made for me.

I have 10+ years of experience and I have reached small goals instead of reaching the main goal. Damn I really want to hit that and serve for many more years.

If you feel like burned out, refresh for some time. Do gym, that worked for me.
Go and do something new and different.

For example, I found myself as a collectionist (I like to collect weird or old stuff) and I love doing that. I didn’t knew that was so cool.
 
IM Dude said:
In your youth you should:
Explore the world
Work offline
Go to college
Try to find girlfriend/ wife/ boyfriend/ husband
Party
Burning out working online should be the last thing you should be doing.
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Very wise words my friend, thank you for the advice.
ads studio said:
To be honest this is my current situation but i donr have that much money for me to start feeling tired because if i dont work i wont eat so my motivation everyday is to work so i can survive so i dont thing i can give you any advice
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I don't have much money also so I feel you my friend. I'm earning enough with my websites to live a frugal life but have put so much work on it for years without taking a day off. I feel I need a break.
NirvanaWolf said:
You're fairly young. Listen to your heart. If you need a break, take one. There's an entire lifetime to make more money. Sometimes taking a break gives you more clarity on what you need to do next.
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Thank you for your advice and encouragement. I will take that break.
Funiki said:
Oh wow this thread is like made for me.

I have 10+ years of experience and I have reached small goals instead of reaching the main goal. Damn I really want to hit that and serve for many more years.

If you feel like burned out, refresh for some time. Do gym, that worked for me.
Go and do something new and different.

For example, I found myself as a collectionist (I like to collect weird or old stuff) and I love doing that. I didn’t knew that was so cool.
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My first goal was to be free from working a precarious job and I made it.
My ultimate goal is to be happy but damnit, that's hard sometimes
You gave some good advice that I will take for sure.
Thank you for your kindness.
 
Maybe you just need a vacation to pause so you can get better perspective. It's hard to decide when you're coming from a place where you feel you're already burned out.
 
Some people like to pitch life as some sort of race. It is not. At 26, you have a long road ahead. Pull over, have that roadside meal and enjoy the view for a while.
 
IM Dude said:
In your youth you should:
Explore the world
Work offline
Go to college
Try to find girlfriend/ wife/ boyfriend/ husband
Party
Burning out working online should be the last thing you should be doing.
Click to expand...
I agree with this. Ok only maybe regarding college not but even if you do won't hurt you
 
saferidge said:
Maybe you just need a vacation to pause so you can get better perspective. It's hard to decide when you're coming from a place where you feel you're already burned out.
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I will get that pause in the coming weeks, I'm setting everything so I can enjoy some time without worrying about my clients.
Project Limitless said:
Some people like to pitch life as some sort of race. It is not. At 26, you have a long road ahead. Pull over, have that roadside meal and enjoy the view for a while.
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It's not a race but sometimes it forces you to compete. I will enjoy the view for a while be sure of that. I'm already spending more time with my friends which I am super lucky and grateful to have.
Thank you everyone here too, I hit the jackpot many years ago when I came across this forum.
 
What you're feeeling is normal after long-term grind. Don't rush a big decision while burnt out. Take a break, then move into a lighter maintenance phase instead of fully stopping or pushing hard.
 
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