Today I made a definite decision to STOP chasing money and learn to accept the amount I currently earn and be grateful for it.
I’m not saying that I wouldn’t like more of it, I absolutely would – who wouldn’t?
I’m simply stating that I will no longer sacrifice time spent with my family and my purpose in order to make a few extra dollars. Something I’ve learned in the last 10 years of living in Australia is that making money to buy things is great but it’s not fulfilling.
” Blingin’ it up big time “
Just over a year ago I caught up with an old mate that was living the bachelor lifestyle. He has no dependants, is single and earns in excess of $200k per year. He travels frequently, drops more money on a night out than I do on my weekly expenses and is blingin’ it up BIG TIME. Sounds cool right?
A few weeks went by and I hadn’t heard from him as I was busy setting up my courier business and dedicated every moment I had to chasing my own money. Finally he called one day and said: “Hey, I just got back from another holiday, I had a great time and oh yeah … I’m quitting my job.”
” He just wasn’t happy “
Curious, I thought he must have another job lined up because why would you give up all that cash right? he said “nah, I’m moving overseas to train MMA every day for the next 6 months” and because he just wasn’t happy.
For all the money he made and the ‘things’ that it allowed him to do and acquire he simply wasn’t happy and that was that.
At first I was shocked but I understand that although things seem great from the ‘outside’ thinking certain people have got it all figured out you realise that we’re all just trying to find our way in life and I admire him for having the courage to let go to something more fulfilling.
He did this because he wanted to. Does it have to be any more technical than that? The fear of poverty is part of most people’s way of thinking, that feeling of ‘oh I can’t do that because I NEED money for this’. We let that fear dictate who we are allowed to be, constantly accumulating material things in the pursuit of happiness.
I’m really proud of my mate for his decision and when he returned he found better working conditions and seems happier for it.
Have you ever really looked at the things you own and noticed that you probably have more than enough already? That you maybe only use a third of the things you have and the rest are just taking up space. I have and that’s why I’ve made another decision to give my things away to people who can put them to better use. But that’s for another post.