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Living in the rat race, most nine-to-five workers dream of a fortune: an “I quit” sum of money for which they would leave their jobs and never return to any work again. For some, this is a million dollars; for more reasonable or modest livers, “the number” does not even come close to half. It may seem like an impossible figure, but a diligent few have already managed to earn their dream cash prize before retirement age. What is surprising to observe is that, once they reach “that point” in their lives, they do the opposite of what they may have promised themselves as young workers: they continue to work.
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For former CEO Steve Jobs, continuing to work at Apple clearly became about more than money and stocks. Until his illness got the better of him, Jobs continued to dedicate himself to his company because he wanted to see his ideas manifested. A visionary like Jobs could not simply be a spectator; he needed to see his ideas come to life to feel fulfilled before he died. Other top-level company executives like, Alan Meckler, CEO of WebMediaBrands with a net worth is over $400 million; Paul Allen, the lesser known co-founder of Microsoft; David Bergen, former CIO for Levis Strauss, could leave their jobs any minute and have enough money for several lifetimes, but choose to stay for posterity. Perhaps the rich continue to work because, once they get to “that point” in their life, they move past thinking of their work as a “job” and instead come think of it as life.
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