The temperature has started dropping and the catch-22 about living in Queensland is the weathers pretty much always beautiful and warm so even though I was born and raised in cold and windy Wellington, I am very much acclimatised to the sunny state, when the weather drops to quickly I usually get sick, even it is still actually pretty warm. This morning was no different, I was up in the middle of the night, the temperature was around 11 or 12 and without knowing my body started shutting down a bit.

Unfortunately it got me, I’m sick and not that happy hah. I was however listening to a podcast today interviewing Alex Hormozi, he’s a very successful business who has somewhat directed a huge amount of his knowledge and business acumen into free, accessible training and information to win the game, the game of business and in many ways life. He has a lot of interesting things to say and the first time I heard a short of him on you tube, his message was great but what draw me to him was he seemed very authentic and a no-nonsense type of person.

Today was none the different, he ran through his businesses, the up and downs, his upbringing and his attitude to various subjects. One thing that stuck with me was his answering about the fear of death and if he died tomorrow would he be sad? His answer was fairly robotic but given the context of the conversation and his conflicting views on what his Dad wanted for him and what he really wanted for himself he said he wouldn’t be. He would be guttered because he would miss his wife and there are still so many things he wants to do but he wouldn’t be sad because he has lived the life he wants, he had to turn his back on his old life to pursue the unknown, against the odds of winning, failed multiple times in the light of what was looking like the ultimate success to many but kept going and eventually made it through. He doses the things he wants to do day in and day out and doesn’t regret any of it.

Being happy within yourself is one of the keys to happiness, understanding what you truly want and pursuing that in spite of what others' views may be, even if they are the views of those closest to you. I’ve learned that over the years and am only really truly starting to mould that for myself now, for years and at various influential stages in my life I did things for others even though deep down I knew that’s not what I wanted and subsequently had no one to blame for moments of sadness than myself.

At the end when it’s all said and done how will you feel? Are you happy with the life you’ve lived?

It’s always important to be happy within yourself, what you have and who you are.

Thanks,

Dean