And it's more than just getting that minimum thing for yourself. There's something else you want, and it seems to center around, there's some people that you want to treat well. Maybe one person in particular who really helped you on this journey and you want to make sure that whatever you do, honors, respects, cherishes, and really sort of rewards them and expresses to them how you feel about this journey. Now, I don't know how you actually express that desire that you have. Maybe it's as simple as a note, phone call, face-to-face meeting where you heart-to-heart level with that person. Maybe it is a more formalized expression that's a clause in a contract, legalized, expressed through money somehow. I don't know. But I think you'll know what I mean. There's that other thing here.
But it's not just one person, there's that person, and there's a couple of other people who you really value. And it's like you shared this journey together. Maybe you're a co-founder, but it may be someone different. And so on your way out, you want to do something for those people too. So what I see is you're really ready to walk away, and your main concern is giving. You want to give to the business, leave it in a good place. You want to give to these people who are valuable to you, leave it in a good place. And I'm really kind of in awe and surprised by your generosity of character here, especially as you're going through all this difficult stuff for yourself. It's very inspiring to see.
So I get the feeling you're a very good person. And I kind of wish you were more Machiavellian and cynical, because I didn't want to, I don't know, because it's more painful seeing you like this. I just kind of feel like saying, take care of yourself. Are you sure you can afford to do all this for everyone else? I worry about you. You should self-care. But I think what maybe surprises me is that, and is probably true for you, is that part of taking care of yourself is making sure that you've taken care of these other people. That's important to you.
I really, really, really stress that. I just hope that you find a way to balance those two things. I mean, obviously, if you can't take care of you, then you're unable to do anything for anyone else. I definitely would prioritize that. You've got to find your own way to make things work, right? But I just hope you take care of yourself because it seems like you have this really beautiful idea of what you want to do. And it's on that level, it's got nothing to do with business or startups at all. It's really like you want to be good to these people. And it's this incredibly moving thing to see. So that's amazing. I'm like, you're awesome.
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But it's not just one person, there's that person, and there's a couple of other people who you really value. And it's like you shared this journey together. Maybe you're a co-founder, but it may be someone different. And so on your way out, you want to do something for those people too. So what I see is you're really ready to walk away, and your main concern is giving. You want to give to the business, leave it in a good place. You want to give to these people who are valuable to you, leave it in a good place. And I'm really kind of in awe and surprised by your generosity of character here, especially as you're going through all this difficult stuff for yourself. It's very inspiring to see.
So I get the feeling you're a very good person. And I kind of wish you were more Machiavellian and cynical, because I didn't want to, I don't know, because it's more painful seeing you like this. I just kind of feel like saying, take care of yourself. Are you sure you can afford to do all this for everyone else? I worry about you. You should self-care. But I think what maybe surprises me is that, and is probably true for you, is that part of taking care of yourself is making sure that you've taken care of these other people. That's important to you.
I really, really, really stress that. I just hope that you find a way to balance those two things. I mean, obviously, if you can't take care of you, then you're unable to do anything for anyone else. I definitely would prioritize that. You've got to find your own way to make things work, right? But I just hope you take care of yourself because it seems like you have this really beautiful idea of what you want to do. And it's on that level, it's got nothing to do with business or startups at all. It's really like you want to be good to these people. And it's this incredibly moving thing to see. So that's amazing. I'm like, you're awesome.
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