Relative Gain

My friend’s daughter recently turned 7… and she was EXCITED! 🎉

Why wasn’t I that excited when I turned 47?

Two reasons:

1️⃣ Psychology

2️⃣ Math

For a 6-year-old, turning 7 is a 15% gain. For a 46-year-old, turning 47 is just a 2% gain. One feels big. The other feels… flat.

That’s what I call relative gain—and it’s the same thing many professionals feel in their careers.

Landing your first job, getting your first raise, your first big promotion—EXCITING. 🚀 But 10–15 years in, the “gains” feel smaller. Another 2% raise. Another year grinding it out. It starts to feel like a plateau.

That’s often when people start asking the question: “Is this it?”

Here’s the truth: chasing “shiny new things” (another job, another title) rarely solves it. What does? Reframing what growth and lifestyle could look like—sometimes that means owning a business, creating freedom, and building something that’s YOURS.

Because at the end of the day, it’s not just about math—it’s about meaning.

#YouGotThis

Stacey Riska, your lifestyle matchmaker 😊 helping you “do what you love, love what you do”!

P.S. We were born to win but we’re being programmed to lose.