How do you reward yourself?

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Kiopa_Matt

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We're all been under the gun with large projects before. Hauling ass for say 6 months, constantly under pressure to the point you forget you're even alive, etc. Finally though, everything is done, project launched & tested, everyone is happier than a pig in shit, and you finally get a chance to relax for a week or so.

What do you usually do? Anything special? Go anywhere specific, do anything special? Or just get back to work, to make even more monies?
 


Maybe buy something that caught my eye but wouldn't be practical in an everyday sense. Whatever that is would depend on your money, but could be a vintage record, new pair of shoes or suit, car, boat whatever.
 
I'm thinking of one of those spa places. Go in, and get cucumber cream, and hot rocks and shit thrown on me, then hang out in a jacuzzi sipping a martini. Or I don't know how they work... never been to one. I've watched Hell's Kitchen though, and when Ramsay sends folks out to one, gotta admit, looks pretty good. I think I could go for that.

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Kiopa_Matt said:
I'm thinking of one of those spa places. Go in, and get cucumber cream, and hot rocks and shit thrown on me, then hang out in a jacuzzi sipping a martini. Or I don't know how they work... never been to one. I've watched Hell's Kitchen though, and when Ramsay sends folks out to one, gotta admit, looks pretty good. I think I could go for that.

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Massages are awesome, but other than that I can't think of anything at a spa that would hold your attention for too long.

I guess it depends on what's around you. I usually try to find something cool and exciting as a reward - flyboarding, bungee jumping, sky diving, get scuba certified, rock climbing lessons, rent an exotic car for a track day, snowboard trip, shit I could go on forever.

I sit on my ass too much as it is so I look for things that get the blood pumping.
 
Ohhh.... bungee jumping / skydiving!

Now that would be awesome. Too bad I'm in Thailand, and think safety standards here are a joke, otherwise I would definitely do that. I'd prefer not to die though, so will have to wait until I'm in South America.
 
I've always been kind of frugal with what I wear but lately I've been buying some more high end stuff when I feel I need to reward myself and it's awesome. But it's kind of a funny feeling paying $90 for a t-shirt.
 
Usually I have 1-2 big items a year that I look forward to. I'm not somebody who likes to spend alot of my money, but I like to buy nice items occasionally (watches, musical instruments, good headphones, etc).

If i achieve my goals financially, I will reward myself with an item that I have on my list.

This year my list is: electronic drumkit and nice studio headphones (ATH-M50s).
 
Buy expensive Apple equipment, and masturbate all over myself?

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Kidding

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Well ok kinda

In all seriousness I reward myself whenever I feel like it or get the impulse. Maybe that's bad. But I don't make a big thing about things I expect of my self. Big project is completed? Ok time to start the next one.

With that said all this is just advice

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I've been there a few times before (working every single day for six months... blah) and honestly the best thing you can do for yourself is make sure that it never happens again. Work towards a lifestyle where you don't need to put up with shitty deadlines and pushy clients for months... all for what? lol

So yea my point is you should be able to do fun stuff (whatever that means to you) whenever you feel like. What the fuck bro.
 
I tend to reward myself by starting the next project in the dugout when ones finished and the fun usually comes when the female is about to pop. Not a policy I'd recommend for serenity. It keeps me in work mode, physically mentally spiritually financially too fucking much...bleh.

Even that's not enough for me to take a break sometimes but my ex has forced me over the last few years to take a few trips each year with a catch, I book the next years trip as soon as I get home. An island/coachella/back home to see family/Vegas blowout has been the blueprint thusfar. Needs more island..
 
absolute said:
I've been there a few times before (working every single day for six months... blah) and honestly the best thing you can do for yourself is make sure that it never happens again. Work towards a lifestyle where you don't need to put up with shitty deadlines and pushy clients for months... all for what? lol

So yea my point is you should be able to do fun stuff (whatever that means to you) whenever you feel like. What the fuck bro.
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I try to solve the same thing but in a different way.

When I succeed my first thought is to hire others so that the company can become less dependent on my time to continue to scale.

Or another way of putting it: Reward yourself by hiring someone who can replace what you do.
 
cardine said:
I try to solve the same thing but in a different way.

When I succeed my first thought is to hire others so that the company can become less dependent on my time to continue to scale.

Or another way of putting it: Reward yourself by hiring someone who can replace what you do.
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Yea I actually considered doing that several times now... funny! But, at least for the time being, I'm focused on "making more" by "doing less" - not sure how far I can push it tbh. Lots to learn.
 
I pour myself a straight whiskey or bourbon, fire up my tube amps (Rogue Audio M-120's), cue up some Joe Satriani "Slow Down Blues". Once I've knocked back a little whiskey and my tubes have that nice glow, I'm right about 2:59 into the song...at that point, I dial up my preamp up to "11" and blow the fucking walls out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adWo_774HBs
 
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