Find Your Delta: Investing In the Future

I think most of us tend to be dissatisfied with our lives at some point in time. Others more often than not. It’s so easy to do so these days as we compare ourselves against others on TV or social media. Or worse against what we had expected of ourselves when we were younger.

I swore I was going to be a billionaire or worth at least a hundred million by the time I hit 50 when I was a stupid young kid back in Canada. Well I’m very far off from that number, I admit. And there are days when I think about that.

Yet overall, I am grateful for my life in general. And hopefully I am wiser and more experienced than that dumb kid 30 years ago. I’ve had grand adventures traveling the world, helped build many businesses and had fun along the way.

I was never one of those people who lived for the weekend. I think people who live for the weekend are losers. You have done something badly wrong in your life by picking the wrong work. I used weekends to rest, read and for family time so I could prepare to go back to crank at work or business Monday. I looked forward to Mondays in most of my career except for that awful working year of 2019. Otherwise, it’s been an amazing and fun time.

I’ve also learned a few things I hope to pass on to folks starting the journey. Things I should have valued more or been more thoughtful about along the way.

1. Health is wealth: health also drives performance and helps you manage the inevitable ups and downs in life
2. Always keep family in mind and never skimp time with them when it matters
3. Value good and smart people: it is everything in business and life
4. No Risk, No Gain: Don’t be so fear driven and take more risks in life
5. Choose chasing interest and curiosity over what is popular or sexy
6. Learn how money and business works as early in life as possible: Money is important and does increase happiness
7. Anything is possible as long as you play the long game

Keeping these in mind and paraphrasing the immortal Han in Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift: Life is simple. Know what you want, figure out the Delta & gap from where you are now. Know the price of it and pay it. You will get there if you put your mind to it and do the hard work.