Things change and your ideas/goals change too. One of my mentors said something that really stuck with me. I was going through some stuff and was a little depressed that I couldn't afford the newest video game. I know, that's pretty ridiculous, but I was young. He looked at me and said "Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, When I was dead broke, man I couldn't picture this. 50 inch screen, money green leather sofa. Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur. Phone bill about two G's flat, no need to worry, my accountant handles that."
I don't know why, but that really resonated with me and I've tried to follow his example. I don't need a limousine or a chauffeur necessarily, but you get the point. Anyways, I guess what I'm saying is that if Christopher could do it, anyone can.