Happy Friday!
This past month feels like one of the fastest yet. Chris and I have experienced the challenge of balancing ambition with real life growing pains of taking on and setting up new SA units, but we are become more slick with each one. We are learning a phenomenal amount on this journey and the good things is, learning and personal development is up there as one of our top three values. It’s not just the learning we enjoy however, we recognise the satisfaction that comes from sharing knowledge that may also be of value to others (i.e. the main reason I write these posts each week).
You’ve probably noticed that I like to inject curated nuggets of wisdom from writers and speakers that I learn from. If what we share helps even just one person then brilliant, even better, let us know.
Who would have thought spending three hours with an accountant would be fun? Well, as the sun shone down on Stirling yesterday, Chris and I spent three hours in a meeting room with our accountant. We both soaked up every minute with enthusiasm because the conversation was engaging and we were learning so many things that will significantly help the growth of our businesses.
As I drove the last leg home yesterday I was listening to the audible version of a brilliant book called, “The Code Of An Extraordinary Mind” (for the second time). The author, Vishen Lakhiani was describing a particular turning point in his success that I thought worth sharing, and the take-away is this-
Happiness cannot be tied to a goal, yes have big goals and celebrate when you achieve them, but be happy before you reach them. In other words, when he (Vishen) stopped living in the future (I’ll be happy when… mindset) and started living in the present, his business success took off and so did the fun he had along the way.
I thought this was a relevant message to share as many of us property investors are so ambitious that we can forget to enjoy the journey.
This short poem penned by one of the world’s richest men sums things up nicely:
“I was early taught to work as well as play,
My life has been one long, happy holiday;
Full of work and full of play-
I dropped the worry on the way-
And God was good to me every day.”
Have a great weekend.