New Delhi. Most of the people in the world want to earn a lot of money and retire early. If you have plenty of money and time, then the rest of your life can easily be spent having fun. But the opposite is happening with Tom Grogan. Grogan, who became a billionaire at the age of 35, has been ‘bored’ since retirement and is so bored that he wants to return to work again. Grogan, who was once a laborer earning a wage of five dollars an hour, built a company like Wingstop UK through his hard work. Recently he sold his stake in the company for 532 million dollars i.e. about Rs 4469. They thought that they would have fun with this money, but the opposite is happening.
It is possible that if someone else had received so much money, he would have celebrated, had a party and bought expensive cars. But, Grogan did no such thing. This money has brought emptiness, not happiness, into their lives which is now eating away at them. According to a report in Fortune, Grogan says that the transition from entrepreneur to investor creates a strange void within. Building a business and managing money are two different worlds.
Ten years of hard work, hundreds of stumbles and 57 restaurants
Tom Grogan’s story is not at all like that of an ordinary entrepreneur. He worked very hard to establish Wingstop in UK. About 50 investors refused to give him funding, but Grogan did not give up and continued on his mission. The result was that he made Wingstop UK a successful company in a few years. Today the company has 57 restaurants. Grogan founded Wingstop UK in 2018, a restaurant chain that primarily serves Buffalo-style chicken wings, boneless wings, tenders, fries and milkshakes.
Money itself gave tension
Grogan recently sold his stake in Wingstop UK. He got Rs 4469 crore. He has become a billionaire and the world is at his feet, but there was a strange feeling of emptiness in his heart. Grogan said, “You spend your whole life thinking about getting to this point. But as soon as you get there, it all feels a little unbelievable. In an instant it feels like the journey is over. And even money can’t fill that void.”
Neither bought a mansion, nor a car
Interestingly, after selling the stake, Grogan did not buy any luxury bungalow or build a collection of sports cars. Even today he lives in a rented house. Along with his cofounders, he spent several months thinking about what to do next, but made one thing very clear. They don’t like to rest.
Tom says, “I can’t spend my life sitting on the beach. Every day a person needs a purpose, a fight, a challenge. Otherwise the mind starts to remain blank.” Although Tom has not yet decided what his next step will be, he has made it clear that his next venture will not be in the food and beverage industry. They will do something new.
