[Gratitude] Grateful that every one of my failures became my path

I’ve been chipping away at the AI freelance project I signed yesterday in my spare moments, and honestly… it’s fun. ㅠ Every step — planning it myself, doing my own analysis, finding a solution, proposing it, turning it over in my head — is just so my style. I want to do a lot more work like this going forward, and the way to get there is to throw everything I have into the current project and make it worth every penny for the client. That’s how word of mouth spreads. The price is a little steep, I’ll admit.. but thinking about it again, it’s still the bare minimum that makes my heart actually want to put the effort in. haha

When I’m managing projects at the company while also squeezing in some blogging, mulling over my quant business, and freely fielding freelance inquiries, I feel so grateful for all the things I tried and failed at over the years (failed job moves, failed business, failed career, failed investments). Every single one of them. From now on, when I face problems / attempts / failures / experiences, I want to meet them with gratitude. Because in the end, look — I’ve ended up walking the my-way I always wanted.

I’m so, so grateful that my family is healthy, that I’m healthy. Especially when I see my wife coming home after working out hard in the morning, I feel thankful and sorry and grateful all at once. She does one-on-one Pilates, but since her business hasn’t taken off yet, she’s making do with the apartment gym for now.. and so I’m grateful for our health.