A life well-lived
Jim Rohn, was Tony Robbins first mentor, and a motivational speaker whom spent decades decoding the principles of a well lived life.
I was watching an Instagram short of his speech the other day, it went for about ten minutes but it resonated with me. So much so that I’ve decided to pass on the message to you in shorter form so it hopefully gets received.
These three principles talk about how to live a happier life. They make a lot of sense and I’ve seen them in practice through the older generations. Of course, especially those living in Blue Zones.
Sorry to break it to you now, but there’s no mention of a Ferrari, a Chanel bag or a Rolex in the below.
Productivity
You cannot be happy without producing. Jim deeply believed that humans were meant to create, to build, to make things, to contribute. The art of making something, comes with feeling a sense of purpose. Whether you’re a mother with a responsibility, or a husband with a business, or a chef with a recipe, or a school teacher with a duty. Being productive puts oil in our machines to keep us going into an old age. It’s just over time we’ve seemed to have complicated it.. I know for a fact that when I’m bored at work, or have no desire or willingness to produce, the unhappiness flows in.
Good Friends: You are the Average of the Five
Have you ever heard the saying, show me your five friends and I’ll show you who you are? Well yeah, you’re a product of the people you hang around. Jim called friendship the greatest support system in the world. So spend your time with people who are curious, driven, generous with their ideas and their energy and rise to meet with you.
If you ever leave an encounter with a friend feeling uneasy, then you need to leave the friend.
Locals catching up in Calabria
Doing and Seeing
This one is particularly interesting considering we’re getting to an age in our mid life times where we want to slow down. We don’t want to go to that bar anymore, we’d rather stay in on a Friday and Saturday night. That’s well okay, but John did mention that his father was 93 years old and whenever he attempted to call him, his dad was out and about. At karaoke, or at a show, he was always somewhere.
This reminds me of my Nonna, she’s always at an over 50s group, or travelling somewhere, at an acqua class, or a bus visiting the Blue Mountains and she is the happiest woman I know.
So don’t miss the market on the Sunday morning, don’t miss the long lunch, don’t miss the film, the dinner, the walk at sunset, don’t miss the small moments inside the ordinary days.
The film cost $100 million to make and only $20 to see it.
A man riding his bike into town, in Tuscany.
