I am blogging everyday (or nearly everyday) on The Daily Stoic.

Famous people have their own prison. They’re not allowed to be themselves. In fact Jason Momoa was body shamed for being at the less than ideal shape while in between movies. He looked better than I probably ever will at the beach. Just because people are rich doesn’t mean they don’t have their own problems. I wonder about this a lot having now been a manager for a year. There’s a lot of political waters to navigate. Often times I have to put on a smile when someone does something that is less than ideal (putting it politically).

I’ve told my boss that if I were to be promoted again we’d have to have a conversation about it. My career goal was to become a manager. I am working towards the best manager I can for my people. I don’t have aspirations to advance above where I’m at because I see what my boss has to deal with and I get a sense of what my boss’ boss has to deal with. I don’t know if I want any of that. I have enough frustrations in life. We’ll see what the future holds.