Today I  reflected on just how lucky I am to have what I have.
Ten years ago I had a multi million dollar property portfolio, I had fast cars, a hugh 3 level family home in a nice suburb. Chanel sunglasses and tailor made outfits because I could. A husband that didn’t drink, smoke, or scream in fact he hardly spoke. I had my beautiful 5-year daughter and a sweet seal point Burmese cat called Coco, everything looked amazing from the outside but inside was empty.

In the 14 years that we had been married we had been to the beach together once and on 1 holiday, our honey moon!

I could have stayed, there was nothing wrong with him, I had everything I could want for.  I could have tolerated the boredom and loneliness and settled for the assets but the thing was that I couldn’t take those things with me when I died and I was already dying from the emptiness.  So I decided to leave much to everyone’s shock.

Ten year on and I have had many holidays and adventures.  I have 3 businesses that I own and operate all generating income.  This only happened in the past 3 years post me leaving my career and they only really took off when I seriously committed to myself so now I’m addicted and I am excited to say that I am about to launch another business next week.

For me life is about experiencing and really living, having fun and adventures not sitting at a desk surrounded with people you dislike because they pay you to be there.  I have had my fair share of that and it isn’t for me! So now I no longer have a career, I have a lifestyle.  Sure, I work bloody long hours but it’s doesn’t seem like work, it’s fun and I love what I do.  I structure my days to be around my daughter when she is home so it means early starts and late finishes so I can be there for her.

I report to me, I holiday when I want, where I want and I share my lifestyle with my daughter which is super important to me.  I want her to member the crazy fun times we shared not what a HUGH house we lived in. I learnt when I was married that the only things that I can take with me when I’m gone is what I’ve packed into my heart and I want that to be jammed packed with loving memories spent with my daughter (partner – when he shows up) and amazing people.  I don’t care for hugh homes and fancy cars anymore; I have nothing to prove to anyone except that the fact that I am living my life to the fullest doing what I love to myself.

Life is as hard as you make it.  Start doing what you love and having fun and your life will transform I promise you this.  All you have to do is commit to yourself and if I can do it, anyone can.