Trust the process
Staying the course on life’s marathon in becoming successful has thrown a roller coaster of emotions my way. I’ve always considered myself mentally stable and a glass half full type of guy but the mental challenges I’ve faced have been tough but have also taught me a lot of lessons (hopelessly optimistic strikes again). I’ve found that nothing worth having long term comes easy, but continually reminding myself about the commitment I’d made to never waiver, never fault no matter the circumstances has enabled me to continually push on even when I felt like giving up. And trust me that thought enters my head a lot. I can honestly say that now I barely give it a seconds thought then it’s gone. I think once you believe in yourself and believe in what your doing all you have to do is trust the process.
In a society where everything is available right now, the fact that I want this forever makes it easier to swallow that it wont happen over night. Being the youngest of 6 boys I always grew up and matured fast and I was believed I was ahead of my time. Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy and many other childhood heroes were taken away from me very early through my brothers desperate attempts to get to me but thinking back now I probably deserved it knowing the brash, outspoken little swindler i was. I remember relaying to my friends (often the wrong information) how to mack on girls, what the latest fashion trends were and what the best cruiser was to drink. What my crazy fun childhood taught me and what my brothers always made sure I was aware of was how to wait your turn and capitalise on your opportunity. 6 boys, one tiny kitchen and limited amount of food…you do the maths. What i now know and am extremely grateful for is the fact that I have no issue with waiting my turn. And let me assure whenever my turn came I was always ready.
#Millionairesomewhere handy tip number one: While killing time preferably trying to escape the torturous smell of body odour during your mid-summer commute on public transport, the Podcast How I Built This is the perfect way to make the trip bearable.
Listening to the podcast in which the show’s host Guy Raz talks to a variety of people who have built businesses such as Mark Cuban, Suroosh Alvi from Vice, Joe Gebbia from Airbnb and Sara Blakely from Spanx (my personal favourite) you tend to see a bit of a pattern that their biggest break throughs and greatest moments came just after times of what they describe in their own words as their breaking point. You should all look up the history of the Fat Duck Restaurant made famous by Heston Blumenthal and pay attention to at what point their career and restaurant turned around. I’ve always believed that when you’re feeling down the only way is up and hate to think about how many people miss out on their moment and their opportunity because they had quite just before their breakthrough was coming. Every day that goes by brings you one-day closer to your opportunity and if at this moment in time you’re going through your purple patch or your moment make the most of it because unlike my love for Port Adelaide FC nothing lasts forever.