It's been a while since I wrote something brand new for you.
There's a very good reason for that.
I've been working on ME!
In the few weeks since I last wrote a 'proper' article for you, I've:
- spent five days at a seminar learning more about my business (and the people in it)
- spent two weeks playing 'house husband' because my wife, Lesley, hurt her back
- spent three days evaluating new real estate deals in my local area (BTW, apart from buying my own house, I have ZERO experience in doing this. I love a challenge!)
- spent some time with Lesley evaluating why I do what I do (i.e. work from home), and how my role now fits in our household compared when I needed to be around caring for our son
- wrote my "Our Wealth Partnership" print newsletter
- spent some time trying to connect a few people here in the UK to co-ordinate a Master Mind
- wrote a presentation that I will be delivering this Sunday at a real estate/internet marketing seminar (BTW - it's all new stuff that I've never talked about before)
- spent loads more time with my two daughters
So...you can see that I've been very busy - but not necessarily all in a work sense.
Which is important.
Sure...I could've worked harder and not spent time teaching myself real estate stuff. I could have done a little more, and not spent so much time with my family.
I could've stayed at home and saved a week, 24 hours worth of travel, and few grand in expenses by not travelling to Washington for a seminar.
But I didn't.
Did my income go down? Sure.
Did I get SO much more out of LIVING my life than if I'd just spent the last few weeks stuck in front of my PC? Definitely Yes!
In fact, because I've taken the time to NOT to work so hard - it will have a positive effect on how much I will achieve when I DO work!
Sure - success leaves clues, and one of them is taking meaningful action. However that doesn't mean that you should be up at 3 a.m. slaving away when you could be all tucked up in bed and making the most of your sleep!.
My brother, Mark, always says that all I say is that I can't be bothered to do this or that. It's true. It's because I am ONLY 'bothered' with stuff that will help me make the most of my life, and get the most out of the work that I do.
Lesley thinks that I should make more of an effort in getting along with people in my family, whereas I take the view that, if they want to spend all of their energy moaning about how crap their life is, then I don't want to be within earshot! It doesn't serve me to be sucked into other peoples' negative life experience.
And...it won't serve YOU, either!
Now...you might say that I am coming across as a little selfish. And you'd be right!
But, I'm not being selfish in a negative sense. I'm just taking care of who and what I allow into my life so that I will be in a better position to make the most of it!
And...by making the most of it, the people I care about the most will benefit from it.
So, even though I certainly am driven where my business is concerned, there is definitely a place (in all of our lives) for those people who REALLY make life worth living - whether it is your spouse, your kids, or great friends who are as passionate about life as you are.
Welcome to my world! It's one of my greatest achievements in life to say that I have the choice to do whatever I want with my life. My decisions and effort are totally my responsibility - as are my results.
My sincerest wish for YOU is that you reach a point in your life where YOU also know that you are in COMPLETE control of who you are and who you can become.
Life's too short to be someone you're not because of what other people tell you.
YOU deserve a great life. I think that it's time that you really make a go of it.
Life's too short for 'if onlys...'
Posted by vurnumg
