Tonight I did something I never thought I would do. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been snatching up domain names when a crazy business idea popped into my head. Sometimes, those ideas turned into a real business. I’ve started, grown, and sold two of those businesses. Others are things I’ve wanted to do for so long that I can’t even remember how long I’ve owned the domain.

Tonight, I turned off and deleted all those domains. I didn’t do it to save money (20 domains at 10 bucks a year for 10 years… you can do the math). But I did have a very good reason to get rid of all of the domains.

I reckon it’s probably as hard as giving up a gym membership you never use. You keep it to imagine what your life would be like if you used it. But I don’t. I haven’t used them, and I’m not going to.

I’m letting go. Not because I failed at starting that business, but because I have succeeded in creating a truly happy life where I am content. I love my job. I love my wife and my kids. My schedule is set by me. We make enough money to live comfortably while not being married to the work. My passion for creating is being fulfilled, and for the first time in my adult life, I’m not looking for more and more.

The joy of missing out has become my mantra. I want to say no to all the things that take away from my core happiness right now: my work, my wife, and my daughters. Life is so fucking good, and I don’t want to change a thing. Nope, not even to start my next million-dollar idea.

Talk to you soon,
Dale