How to deal with being a daddy’s boy?

24 years old, a roof over my head, a car, a father who sacrificed everything so I never had to struggle.

That is a massive blessing (Al hamdulillah).

But honestly it is also what paralyses me.

When you are not hungry you do not have the drive. I know why I want to succeed, financial freedom, making sure my father never has to work himself to the bone again. But that urgency is never there when I need it.

I keep going in circles inside my comfort zone, comparing myself to people my age who seem further ahead, and I cannot seem to build the momentum that actually makes you move forward.

For those who grew up in a comfortable environment, what concretely created the urgency for you ?

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