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How 2024 Ruined My Life (For The Better)

Sometimes things get worse before they get better.

Michael Lim
Change Your Mind Change Your Life
5 min readJan 2, 2025

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Author in Khao Sok National Park, Thailand

I ruined my life this year.

I left a profitable business, lost money, and destroyed my career.

Here’s what happened.

I was stuck in Golden Handcuffs.

Late in 2023:

  • I sold my one-person procurement consultancy business.
  • I negotiated a deal for a multi-six-figure salary, benefits, a big chunk of equity, and options for dividends.
  • I had sold a business and became an Executive Director at 28 years old.
  • I also finished building my new house.
  • I won 2 awards.

At the same time, I’d:

  • Become an international public speaker.
  • Reached 25,000 Medium followers.
  • Traveled to Asia and Europe.

From the outside, my life seemed to have everything:

  • Status.
  • Money.
  • Recognition.

But as 2024 progressed, I felt like something was missing.

There was a spark gone. An inner energy that seemed to have dwindled.

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