Every Sunday I like to write about 3 random things that are on my mind.
Sometimes these things are about business…
Sometimes they’re about life…
And other times they’re just truly random.
So with that said…
Let’s dig in to the first thing on my mind this morning.
1. It’s ok (and normal) to outgrow your friends from the past
I was browsing Facebook yesterday and an old friend of mine from college popped up (Travis).
Back in college, Travis and I lived together my junior year, so we spent a lot of time together.
We’d always be out at the bars…
We’d golf and snowboard together…
But now-a-days, despite living in the same city as each other, we don’t even talk anymore.
Why?
Because I kept growing and he didn’t.
He’s still the same guy today that he was when we were 22.
He didn’t change…
And if we were to hang out now, he’d want to play video games, get hammered and then drive home afterwards.
Basically I’d wind-up “babysitting” him all night.
And that’s just not appealing.
So what was a good friendship 20 years ago, isn’t much of anything now.
Point being…
You will out grow a lot of your friends (especially if you’re currently in your 20’s).
That’s perfectly ok (and normal).
If you’re building a business and improving your life, a lot of people from your past won’t fit into your new life.
So it’s ok to move on.
Find yourself some new friends who are a better fit for where you’re at in life.
Alright let’s hop to the second thought on my mind this morning…
2. The more you’re exposed to something, the more “normal” it becomes
Something I always recommend to people who want to make more money is to simply hang out with people who make more money than you.
Why?
Because when you do that, the things that are “normal” to them, will start to become normal to you.
Like driving a $100,000 Range Rover…
Or having an assistant prepare all your meals, and set all your appointments…
Or writing a $5,000 check for your friend’s charity…
Or even something as small as ordering a steak at a restaurant without looking at the price…
When you’re around people with money, this stuff is normal to them.
So if you want to get where they are…
You’d be smart to spend more time with them.
Cause you’ll start to internalize how they think and feel about money.
Alright let’s do one more of these…
3. Good ideas won’t come to you everyday, so you need to capitalize on them when they come
When I did my 3-hour training last month on how I write my daily emails, one thing I mentioned was that when you have good ideas for emails you need to write all of them down.
Why?
Well for one you don’t want to forget them.
But more importantly, I’ve found that my best ideas tend to come in bunches.
So I might get three good ideas on Monday…
And then not have another good idea until Thursday.
This is why it’s so important to write your good ideas down when they come up.
Cause you’re probably not gonna have a good one everyday.
It’s not like Monday you have a good idea…
And then another on Tuesday…
And another on Wednesday…
Ideas don’t really work like that.
They tend to come in bunches.
So you want to make sure you take advantage of those good ideas when they come.
Make sense?
I hope so.
Cause that’s all I got for ya this morning.
Hope you got a nugget or two from this.
Enjoy your Sunday.
– Justin
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