Your Life Is A Garden, Pull Out The Weeds (Lessons From Billionaires)
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During a previous inter-state drive (which is about 5 hours including a pit stop for my daughter to stretch out) we listened to some episodes of the Tim Ferriss showā¦š§
Specifically, his interview with comedian Kevin Hart, and his interview with John Paul DeJoria (the billionaire founder of Paul Mitchel and Patron).Ā š¤
One thing that struck me while listening to both of these interviews is that both men shared some common habits and attitudesā¦
And when I had the chance to interact with Magic Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, Kris Jenner, and some other high performers last Novemberā¦
I noticed that those folks had the same habits and attitudes too.Ā
So what are they?
1) Waking Up Early
Magic Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Hart, and Kris Jenner all talk about how they wake up before 6 amā¦ā
And all four of them then work out first thing in the morning.šāā
When I listened to Bob Igerās interview with Tim Ferriss a few months back ā he talked about the exact same thingā¦Ā
And I donāt think itās a coincidence that most successful people wake up early.Ā
For me personally, Iāve always been a morning personā¦
But I used to wake up at 7 am or 7:30 am pretty regularly.Ā
These days I usually wake up around 5:30 amā¦
And while an extra 1.5 to 2 hours in the morning may not seem like a tonā¦
Itās been a massive game-changer for me.Ā
Iām calmer, Iām happier, and I get more done.Ā
I also have the chance to read booksā¦
Go for a nice long walk (typically 2.5-4 miles)ā¦
Catch up on emails and messagesā¦
Or to just sit down and do some deep, high-level thinking.Ā
2. Fall in love with saying, āNo.ā
This one was something that both Kevin Hart and John Paul DeJoria talked about at length.Ā
And it was funny to hear the enthusiasm with which they described their abilities to say, āNo.āĀ
Why were they so excited about this?
Because saying it feels difficult.Ā
Itās so much easier to say, āYeah!ā to avoid short-term conflictā¦
But the lesson you learn over timeā¦
Is that while saying, āYesā is easier in the momentā¦
Itās much harder in the long-termā¦
Because you overcommit, overextend, and create stress and anxiety in your life.Ā
So try it out ā say āNoā more oftenā¦
And when you do say āYesāā¦
Make sure itās something you can fully commit to.Ā
3. Your life is a garden ā so pull out the weeds.Ā
I just thought of this phrasing, though Iām sure someone else has used it before meā¦
But I think itās apt.
What Iām referring to specifically hereā¦
Is the fact that when it comes to your lifeā¦
Thereās no time or room for negative people.Ā
Thatās something both Kevin Hart and John Paul DeJoria talked aboutā¦
And itās something I swear by too.Ā
Itās simple: you are the product of the people you surround yourself withā¦
If you surround yourself with negative, needy, complaining people (the weeds)ā¦
Then you (your garden) will never fully bloom and flourish.
So pull out the weeds.Ā
[Just one more thought on this last one. Virtually every person Iāve met in my life who had a lot of potential, but who never fully realized it, had a lot of weeds in their lives. In some cases, I begged them to tend to their garden, but it was too hard for them. I get it, it is hard. But those people are still struggling and still havenāt gotten to where they want in their life. And also ā this same metaphor can of course be applied to your mental weeds too ā all the baggage and hang-ups from your childhood and past.]
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Those are just a few of the thoughts that come to mind after listening to those podcast episodes, and I wanted to share.Ā
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– SPGĀ
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