Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment and for sharing your own journey. Your kindness really means a lot, especially coming from someone who clearly understands the tension between impact and personal wellbeing.
I appreciate your concern about my health. I’ve actually started walking 3 miles during my work lunch (while having my Huel) and have been more careful with dietary choices, which has been helping significantly with both physical and mental health. The struggles I described were real, but I’m actively working to manage them better.
I deeply respect your decision to prioritize wellbeing and relationships. You’re absolutely right that sustainability matters, and I appreciate you sharing that perspective. For me, though, I feel we’re at a particularly critical moment for the Profit for Good movement—with growing momentum from the Amsterdam conference, key stakeholders becoming aligned, and the potential to catalyze something much larger. Sometimes historical moments call for temporary sacrifice.
I’m not advocating this approach for everyone, and I certainly don’t think less of anyone who chooses balance. But given where PFG stands right now—on the cusp of catalyzing a movement that could eventually redirect billions to effective causes—I feel compelled to push harder for a bit longer. Perhaps once we’ve established stronger foundations, I’ll be able to step back and find more balance.
Your point about being a sustainable role model resonates though. Maybe the real challenge is finding ways to demonstrate that this work can eventually be done without such extreme trade-offs, once we build the right infrastructure and support systems.
Thanks again for reaching out. It genuinely helps to know others have walked similar paths and found their own ways forward.
I’m really glad to hear that your walks have been helping with your mental health :)
That all makes sense, and it sounds like this is a really exciting moment. Hopefully there is an opportunity for you to move into this full-time in future, especially now that you’ve set up all the infrastructure, so that you don’t need to juggle this on top of your other job.
Hi Lucas,
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment and for sharing your own journey. Your kindness really means a lot, especially coming from someone who clearly understands the tension between impact and personal wellbeing.
I appreciate your concern about my health. I’ve actually started walking 3 miles during my work lunch (while having my Huel) and have been more careful with dietary choices, which has been helping significantly with both physical and mental health. The struggles I described were real, but I’m actively working to manage them better.
I deeply respect your decision to prioritize wellbeing and relationships. You’re absolutely right that sustainability matters, and I appreciate you sharing that perspective. For me, though, I feel we’re at a particularly critical moment for the Profit for Good movement—with growing momentum from the Amsterdam conference, key stakeholders becoming aligned, and the potential to catalyze something much larger. Sometimes historical moments call for temporary sacrifice.
I’m not advocating this approach for everyone, and I certainly don’t think less of anyone who chooses balance. But given where PFG stands right now—on the cusp of catalyzing a movement that could eventually redirect billions to effective causes—I feel compelled to push harder for a bit longer. Perhaps once we’ve established stronger foundations, I’ll be able to step back and find more balance.
Your point about being a sustainable role model resonates though. Maybe the real challenge is finding ways to demonstrate that this work can eventually be done without such extreme trade-offs, once we build the right infrastructure and support systems.
Thanks again for reaching out. It genuinely helps to know others have walked similar paths and found their own ways forward.
Hi Brad,
I’m really glad to hear that your walks have been helping with your mental health :)
That all makes sense, and it sounds like this is a really exciting moment. Hopefully there is an opportunity for you to move into this full-time in future, especially now that you’ve set up all the infrastructure, so that you don’t need to juggle this on top of your other job.
All the best