There’s a guy named Ashrita Furman who holds 600 Guinness World Records. Yes, 600. He somersaulted 12 miles. He pogo-sticked up Mount Fuji. He holds the record for the longest time hula hooping underwater.

He also holds the world record for the most world records. That’s a special kind of mistaken milestone problem.

Here’s the truth nobody wants to tell you: more people die coming down from Everest than going up. Why? Because they mistake the summit for the finish line. And your career, your relationships, your sense of self, all of them have the same trap built in.

My father said it best: “Money can’t make you happy. But if you’re already happy, it can sure make you happier.” Your goal will not fill your hole. Mistaken milestones are how we keep convincing ourselves it will.

🎧 Press play. There’s nothing at the top of the mountain.

In this episode:

▶ The Ashrita Furman story: the Guinness world record for most world records
▶ Why more people die coming down from Everest than climbing up
▶ The trap of mistaking milestones for finish lines
▶ The holes we try to fill: approval, perfection, money, achievement
▶ Why “wherever you go, there you are” matters more than you think
▶ My father’s line about happiness and money (and why it’s the real answer)
▶ Filling a life with meaningful milestones instead of mistaken ones

If you’ve been telling yourself “I’ll be happy when…”, this one’s for you.

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