That&#x27;s right I do have a broad definition. &quot;Work&quot; to me is the thing that you are putting most of your effort to. Maybe you are a stay at home mom, and your work is raising children - you have to be all in for that. Same goes for anything.<p>If one venture fails completely, then you take what you learned and start again when you can.<p>If you are in a position that you can start your own company and raise money for it, the worst that can happen is that you have to go find a job. Lets even assume that you lose your house in the process. Ok, well downsize, keep your head down till the next opportunity arises and keep moving forward. I don&#x27;t see any other way to live.<p>People have these marginal goals of working 9-5 going to the beach on the weekend, having a couple kids, then retiring at 65&#x2F;70 and traveling or whatever till they die at 85. That sounds terrible to me - and my guess is that would sound terrible to anyone who worked on something that people gain value from (Salk, Scorsese, Musk etc...).