WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:09.440 I built and designed a life I do not have to escape from, and that's what we're talking about on today's walk and talk video. It's normal to celebrate people when they get promotions, 00:00:09.840 --> 00:00:11.680 and they can change their LinkedIn 00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:25.105 job title, but we don't celebrate enough when people actually build their own success. They're able to escape the nine to five because everyone says that business is risky and, oh, you shouldn't do that. And what if it doesn't work out? Well, here's the truth. 00:00:25.585 --> 00:00:35.550 It did work out for me, and it can work out for you. And do know what? We are gonna celebrate all the perks that come with it when you build a modern online business 00:00:35.710 --> 00:00:37.150 that gives you autonomy 00:00:37.150 --> 00:00:38.590 and freedom. And, 00:00:39.390 --> 00:00:43.005 as you all know, if you ever watched my walk and talk videos before, 00:00:43.325 --> 00:00:47.405 this is one of the things that I love doing. I've set my outside stepper 00:00:47.485 --> 00:00:54.685 on my Apple Watch. So I've already been to the gym, but I'm getting in some extra steps while we do this. And, we are gonna celebrate entrepreneurship. 00:00:55.005 --> 00:00:56.685 It's not all about clapping 00:00:57.060 --> 00:00:59.620 for the people who got the next promotion 00:01:00.020 --> 00:01:01.620 for the golden handcuffs 00:01:01.620 --> 00:01:03.140 and the shinier cage 00:01:03.300 --> 00:01:08.900 and the shorter puppet strings. So here we go. I'm gonna share with you my favorite 14 things 00:01:09.965 --> 00:01:17.085 that I get to do and benefit from because I'm no longer in a job. So number one is going to the gym 00:01:17.485 --> 00:01:19.005 when everyone else 00:01:19.245 --> 00:01:21.725 is at work. So I go to the gym every day 00:01:22.125 --> 00:01:24.365 around about 09:30, 00:01:24.365 --> 00:01:25.325 09:45. 00:01:25.860 --> 00:01:31.300 Reason being is I really like that time because basically the rush has been in the morning, 00:01:31.620 --> 00:01:34.660 no one's there. I get to go on all the machines 00:01:34.900 --> 00:01:36.180 and it's quiet, 00:01:36.260 --> 00:01:39.540 and I absolutely love that. Unless I'm doing a split where 00:01:39.725 --> 00:01:41.965 I might get up and go at, 5AM, 00:01:41.965 --> 00:01:43.165 do my cardio, 00:01:43.325 --> 00:01:48.525 and then I might go back for, say, 1PM when it's still pretty quiet, to be honest with you. 00:01:49.085 --> 00:01:55.165 And I'll only really do that if I've got, like, a busy day ahead. Right. Let me just switch hands. Number two 00:01:55.600 --> 00:01:57.600 is I avoid driving 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:04.320 during rush hour. This is one of my favorite things is that I do not have to be on the road at, say, 00:02:04.720 --> 00:02:05.760 8AM, 00:02:06.080 --> 00:02:07.680 and let's just call it 5PM. 00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:12.535 I don't have to be on a train. Haven't got to be on a bus. I haven't got to compete 00:02:13.095 --> 00:02:14.375 with the chaotic 00:02:14.775 --> 00:02:19.415 peak times of rush hour people to and from work. And this 00:02:19.655 --> 00:02:35.710 I'm very grateful for because I witness it too much. I was a part of it once upon a time. I've been into London during rush hour where people are barging into each other, actually being dangerous all because they're rushing to a job. And I like to be able to 00:02:36.110 --> 00:02:41.485 take a step back and not involve myself in that rush hour. I don't think it's necessary 00:02:41.885 --> 00:02:43.645 to drive dangerously 00:02:43.725 --> 00:02:46.685 just because you're scared of being late. 00:02:46.925 --> 00:02:50.605 And the reason most people are scared is because then they don't wanna be told off 00:02:50.845 --> 00:02:53.085 by their manager, get put on report, 00:02:53.810 --> 00:02:55.250 or be grassed up 00:02:55.570 --> 00:02:57.090 by a brown nose 00:02:57.330 --> 00:03:02.690 coworker. And believe me, haven't we had many of those? Right? I I've had many, and I'm sure you have that 00:03:03.090 --> 00:03:06.690 one coworker that sees you come in late, and then you look at them thinking, 00:03:07.485 --> 00:03:10.045 oh god, you're gonna grass on me. 00:03:10.525 --> 00:03:16.845 Absolute nightmare. Number three. This one I love because I've literally just done it. So just to let you know, it's 12:47 00:03:16.845 --> 00:03:18.365 at the moment. Oh, 00:03:18.525 --> 00:03:20.445 let me just carry on with my 00:03:21.940 --> 00:03:24.020 Apple Watch, my outdoor walking. 00:03:24.260 --> 00:03:25.780 Is going shopping 00:03:26.500 --> 00:03:28.660 when no one's in the supermarket. 00:03:28.660 --> 00:03:36.100 So I've just come back from the supermarket buying all my weekly food for my diet. There's no one in there. Haven't got to compete for the fresh apples, 00:03:36.635 --> 00:03:39.035 the fresh raspberries, the strawberries. 00:03:39.275 --> 00:03:42.635 Haven't got to do any of that. It's just peaceful. 00:03:43.595 --> 00:03:48.795 And really, like, that's all I want for my life now, me and my family. I just want contentment 00:03:49.115 --> 00:03:52.155 and peace. So being able to go to the supermarket, 00:03:52.950 --> 00:03:56.710 which actually ties into one of my other points, is being able to 00:03:57.270 --> 00:03:57.910 park 00:03:58.390 --> 00:03:59.830 wherever I want 00:04:00.150 --> 00:04:13.245 without thinking that someone's gonna dink my car or knock it. That's one thing that's always bothered me is having to fight for a car park space. And what is nice is during the day, I haven't got to do that. You've got so many more options. 00:04:14.045 --> 00:04:16.845 And I'll be totally honest, I'm actually guilty 00:04:17.245 --> 00:04:20.765 even if I'm not with my family or we haven't got our son in the car. 00:04:21.490 --> 00:04:30.530 I actually do park in the family spaces because I like to make sure no one's gonna knock our car. Number four, going to the cafes 00:04:30.930 --> 00:04:34.385 after the mad rush where people have been queuing up twenty minutes. 00:04:34.785 --> 00:04:40.465 So I love a cafe. I'm like a real big fan of coffee as some of you might know now. 00:04:41.265 --> 00:04:44.385 Gotta change my hand. You know, it's tiring holding up this 00:04:44.785 --> 00:04:45.905 DGI 00:04:45.800 --> 00:04:53.400 Osmo Mini. So for anyone, yeah, wondering, I get asked that normally on these videos. What camera is it in it? Yeah. It's the DGI Osmo. 00:04:53.560 --> 00:05:01.965 Comes with a mic if you buy the Creator Pack, which is what I've got. And I've got it on the head tracking at the moment as well. It's a really good budget camera. 00:05:02.205 --> 00:05:03.965 I think mine was like 00:05:04.365 --> 00:05:12.285 £700 for the entire package. It's well worth picking up. So, yeah, being able to go to the cafes when I haven't got a queue up for ages, 00:05:13.010 --> 00:05:19.170 and I don't like sitting in cafes now when it's really busy and noisy. I'm very much a hermit. 00:05:19.170 --> 00:05:23.810 I'm only 33, but I think where I've been out of a job for so long and I have minimal 00:05:23.970 --> 00:05:25.330 human interaction, 00:05:25.330 --> 00:05:34.105 which is actually one of the points I'm gonna share with you in a minute, I just like to go to places where it's quiet and it doesn't really disrupt my peace. I'm very, very big 00:05:34.425 --> 00:05:36.025 on protecting my energy. 00:05:36.265 --> 00:05:42.200 Again, you may have picked up on that by watching some of my videos. Number five, again, it was parking 00:05:42.360 --> 00:05:46.040 becomes so much easier. So I mentioned about parking in a supermarket 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:55.560 and having so much more, um, you know, options on where I can park. But even if we go into, the city center or we need to nip somewhere, we can just park up on a high street. 00:05:56.065 --> 00:06:02.385 There's not loads of people about. It's not like it's a Saturday or a Sunday, and I can just freely move about. Number six. 00:06:02.705 --> 00:06:05.585 This is by far one of my favorite perks 00:06:05.585 --> 00:06:08.545 of working for myself, is I can book a holiday 00:06:08.900 --> 00:06:12.900 whenever I want without having to request holiday, 00:06:12.900 --> 00:06:15.940 essentially asking permission from another adult 00:06:16.100 --> 00:06:17.140 who may 00:06:17.460 --> 00:06:19.140 wanna cause me some problems. 00:06:19.300 --> 00:06:21.220 They might wanna deny me my holiday. 00:06:21.685 --> 00:06:27.685 They might just be feeling a bit of an idiot that day and think, no. I'm not gonna grant it. I might grant it tomorrow. 00:06:28.325 --> 00:06:36.885 I haven't got to deal with any of that. You know, we're heading off to Tenerife soon. We just booked that holiday in an afternoon, and then next thing you know, we're just going to Tenerife for ten days. 00:06:37.540 --> 00:06:39.140 It you know, like last year, 00:06:39.540 --> 00:06:40.500 we did Disney, 00:06:40.660 --> 00:06:41.540 Mallorca, 00:06:41.780 --> 00:06:49.700 Tenerife. We went to a lovely cottage in The UK. So, yeah, we just we we just book holidays whenever we want, and that is one of the biggest perks. Number seven, 00:06:50.555 --> 00:07:14.830 building income that pays you when you step away from it. So this is one of the benefits of the world that we live in. You know, I can't even hold this camera up for too long. I did arms at the gym today, so my arms aching. But being able to embrace the online world, which I'm in, and I know there'll be some people in the comments that will say, well, Aaron, not everyone has the capabilities to do what you're doing, build an online business. We're not all built that way. 00:07:15.630 --> 00:07:20.435 No one can say that unless they've tried. And the thing is everything is freely accessible, 00:07:20.595 --> 00:07:23.715 so it's not like there's an excuse that you can't do what I do. 00:07:24.035 --> 00:07:25.795 Again, I have to remind everyone, 00:07:26.035 --> 00:07:27.395 I'm no one special. 00:07:27.635 --> 00:07:31.475 I haven't got some ability that other humans can't instill. 00:07:32.100 --> 00:07:36.340 You know, this is the thing that we've got to remember. Right? We all have these possibilities. 00:07:36.660 --> 00:07:38.740 We all have social media at our fingertips. 00:07:39.140 --> 00:07:43.860 So, you know, if you embrace it, you learn about it, you can do exactly the same. 00:07:44.180 --> 00:07:49.165 But I am able to step away from what I do, and the likes of my businesses, 00:07:49.405 --> 00:07:50.365 consulting, 00:07:50.765 --> 00:07:51.565 YouTube, 00:07:51.725 --> 00:07:55.165 my brand deals, my long term retaining sponsorships, 00:07:55.165 --> 00:07:56.445 my events company, 00:07:56.525 --> 00:08:01.085 all of my products, my books, my programs, exit nine. 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Being able to build 00:08:48.215 --> 00:08:49.015 income 00:08:49.095 --> 00:09:05.300 that you can step away from is just an absolute blessing of the times that we live in. Number eight, never having that feeling of I've got to go back to reality. That depressed sort of, oh god, our holiday's coming to an end. I know too many people who live that life where, 00:09:05.780 --> 00:09:06.980 you know, essentially 00:09:07.220 --> 00:09:08.020 they fear. 00:09:08.765 --> 00:09:11.485 We'll turn around here. Essentially, they fear 00:09:11.645 --> 00:09:19.885 going back to the job that they really don't wanna be in. It's a really, really nice and blessed feeling to be able to go on holiday, 00:09:19.965 --> 00:09:21.725 enjoy every single day, 00:09:22.410 --> 00:09:29.610 but also look forward to coming back. You know, I used to work with many people who would say, oh, god. Yeah. I can't wait to go on holiday. 00:09:29.770 --> 00:09:31.050 They'd go on holiday, 00:09:31.210 --> 00:09:35.370 and then it'd be like that Sunday dread feeling. It'd be the last couple of days 00:09:36.015 --> 00:09:37.215 of their holiday, 00:09:37.295 --> 00:09:38.655 and they'd be thinking, 00:09:39.295 --> 00:09:41.775 oh god. I gotta go back to my job. 00:09:42.335 --> 00:09:43.535 Oh, man. 00:09:43.855 --> 00:09:50.575 You know? And reality kicks in, and then they don't enjoy the last couple of days of their holiday. And as soon as they get back to their reality, 00:09:51.000 --> 00:09:56.760 they're already thinking about the next holiday holiday that they can book to escape that reality. 00:09:57.400 --> 00:10:04.120 You know? And if you've ever felt that, I have as well by the way, you have to change, like, let that be an indicator. 00:10:04.280 --> 00:10:07.225 That right there, that emotion, that feeling, 00:10:08.425 --> 00:10:12.505 as I said in my previous video, that is life saying do something. 00:10:12.745 --> 00:10:14.025 I'm testing you, 00:10:14.345 --> 00:10:18.825 I'm pushing you, I'm prodding your pain points, I'm pouring vinegar on the wound, 00:10:19.460 --> 00:10:28.580 What are you going to do about it? That's what life is saying. Don't continue and just accept it. I think that's the problem. When you've been in a job for so long, you become quite submissive. 00:10:28.660 --> 00:10:29.300 You know, your 00:10:29.860 --> 00:10:33.940 people become very good at doing as they're told and just accepting 00:10:34.415 --> 00:10:38.575 what is considered in the eyes of society as normal. 00:10:40.415 --> 00:10:41.135 This, 00:10:42.015 --> 00:10:42.815 honestly, 00:10:44.255 --> 00:10:46.095 this to me is life. 00:10:47.850 --> 00:11:10.805 I I absolutely love this, and I I want more of you to have this. And I and the reason I want more of you to have it is because you can, and I think more of you need to believe that you can because this type of freedom where I'm being paid right this very moment as I record this YouTube video doing something that I love. And as soon as I stop, I'm gonna carry carry on being paid. When I go to sleep tonight, I'll carry on being paid. 00:11:12.245 --> 00:11:18.165 This can be your life as well. Again, remove yourself from the life that you've been assigned 00:11:18.260 --> 00:11:20.100 that was given to you by default. 00:11:20.420 --> 00:11:22.900 Start designing one that you truly want. 00:11:23.700 --> 00:11:30.420 Now the next one, eight. Oh, no. Sorry. We've done eight. Number nine, more peace in everyday life. 00:11:30.740 --> 00:11:31.860 So this is something 00:11:32.495 --> 00:11:34.495 I touch on all the time is that 00:11:35.375 --> 00:11:41.295 by having less drama, less noise, I'm not involved in all these external happenings, 00:11:41.695 --> 00:11:42.895 office drama, 00:11:42.975 --> 00:11:43.855 politics, 00:11:44.095 --> 00:11:46.260 who said what, who did what, 00:11:47.620 --> 00:11:54.900 having to compete with other people, feeling like you're in survival mode, being able to remove yourself from what I call society's 00:11:54.980 --> 00:12:00.900 norm, their reality. When you start forming your own bubble of protection and you put yourself 00:12:01.445 --> 00:12:04.405 in a state of peace or as I call it contentment, 00:12:04.405 --> 00:12:20.680 not only does your mental health clear up, and I've never had any mental health issues or anything like that. I've never suffered in that way of panic attacks, anxiety. But if you are someone who's quite anxious and apprehensive about your life and what's coming around the corner or what is around the corner, 00:12:21.400 --> 00:12:24.520 when you are able to remove yourself from a nine to five 00:12:24.920 --> 00:12:28.120 and you understand what you truly want in life and what makes you happy, 00:12:29.285 --> 00:12:31.445 you suddenly start finding peace, 00:12:31.525 --> 00:12:34.965 and that's a really big thing for me. Now number 11. 00:12:35.045 --> 00:12:38.005 Sorry. Number 10, never missing moments 00:12:38.405 --> 00:12:39.605 with my son. 00:12:40.005 --> 00:12:41.045 This is really important. 00:12:41.560 --> 00:12:43.800 My dad worked a lot when I was younger, 00:12:44.120 --> 00:12:53.080 so there were times during the week I'd only see my dad at the weekends. I've been able to be there when my son has had a Christmas play at his school, 00:12:53.995 --> 00:12:56.315 a football match, his training, 00:12:56.475 --> 00:13:07.115 his boxing training. When I grew up, I used to love and actually, this is still one of my favorite Christmas films, is Jingle All the Way. Now if you've ever watched Jingle All the Way with Arnold Schwarzenegger 00:13:07.840 --> 00:13:12.000 and his son, when he plays turbo man, is that Alex, his son, 00:13:12.560 --> 00:13:15.280 would always want his dad to be there, but his dad was always working. 00:13:15.520 --> 00:13:20.800 When his son had a karate lesson or he was getting a certificate or, you know, upgrading 00:13:20.880 --> 00:13:22.240 within his belts, 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:26.495 his dad, oh god, what was what was Arnold Schwarzenegger called? 00:13:26.815 --> 00:13:28.495 Howard. Yeah. 00:13:28.495 --> 00:13:32.815 I said Howard. I always remember that because I remember the wife going, Howard? 00:13:33.535 --> 00:13:44.510 Yeah. He would never be there, and I never wanted to be that dad that when my son had a play and he was like, dad, are you gonna be there? And I would say, yes, but something would happen at work. And my son would look out into the crowd, 00:13:45.390 --> 00:13:51.310 and he wouldn't see his dad there. And we've been very, you know, very blessed in the sense that both of us as parents, 00:13:52.315 --> 00:13:57.435 my myself and my partner, is that we've been able to be there every play. So when he looks out, 00:13:57.755 --> 00:14:21.895 he he always sees us. And the the smile on his face is, I mean, it's priceless. You you can't buy it. It's, you know, something that I'll always remember is how mad he goes when my son would see me, you know, and he'd be waving, and he'd just be so pleased that, you know, his parents are at his play, and and that really means a lot to me. So that's something that really kept me on my toes and, you know, really drove me to be able to create that sustainability 00:14:21.895 --> 00:14:25.815 so I didn't have to go back. Now number 11. 00:14:25.975 --> 00:14:37.710 I don't even know where we are with the numbers, so I'm just gonna carry on reading them. Not having to work with people I don't want to. This is a big one for me because as I've said, as I'm getting older, I'm not becoming a grouch. 00:14:37.870 --> 00:14:39.870 I'm I'm really not a grouch. 00:14:40.110 --> 00:14:40.670 I 00:14:41.550 --> 00:14:50.670 I'm so close to eating a fly. I have to talk like this and they're on. I don't have to work with people I don't want to. We've all been there. You've been there. I've been there. 00:14:51.665 --> 00:14:54.385 You know, the workplace, you didn't pick these people. 00:14:55.185 --> 00:14:59.665 You didn't go out one day and your employer said, right. You got before you start your job, 00:15:00.305 --> 00:15:05.265 you can hand pick. Here's a list of all the people you can work with. Choose the ones that you like. 00:15:06.700 --> 00:15:13.500 Yeah. We don't get to do that. You get thrown in the mix with people that you would never associate with 00:15:13.900 --> 00:15:15.260 on a normal day, 00:15:15.740 --> 00:15:18.860 and you've got to try and make it work. You've all got to try and get on. I 00:15:19.515 --> 00:15:27.355 wasn't really keen on that to be honest with you. I was very picky on I am quite picky on who I like to be honest with you. I have a very small social social 00:15:27.355 --> 00:15:28.155 circle. 00:15:28.795 --> 00:15:29.355 So 00:15:29.675 --> 00:15:39.690 that's one thing that I love. I don't work with anyone I don't want to. I don't collaborate with people that I don't want to. I recently turned down a brand deal offering me thousands 00:15:40.330 --> 00:15:43.450 for a YouTube video. I said no to the YouTube video. 00:15:44.090 --> 00:15:46.090 They wanted me to do a TikTok and an Instagram, 00:15:46.515 --> 00:15:52.755 and I had I just had no interest. I just had no interest. The amount of brands that I turned down, 00:15:52.915 --> 00:15:58.995 um, just because I just don't wanna work with them. Not because they're bad companies, but I just think 00:15:59.350 --> 00:16:00.950 I just can't be bothered. 00:16:01.430 --> 00:16:06.950 And I know that might seem silly, but I literally have been offered thousands and thousands of pounds. 00:16:07.990 --> 00:16:09.030 And I just say, 00:16:10.070 --> 00:16:17.285 just honestly, I just can't be bothered. I can't be bothered to sit down and create that type of video, especially when banks reach out to me like NatWest. 00:16:17.765 --> 00:16:26.805 I've turned down NatWest in the past because of, you know, how many words you have to say and AER percentage and all of these scripts that they want you to follow, and I just think, 00:16:28.010 --> 00:16:36.570 honestly, it's just disrupting my peace going back to whatever number that was. I don't wanna disrupt my peace. So next one is being able to say no 00:16:36.730 --> 00:16:38.170 without feeling guilty, 00:16:38.810 --> 00:16:42.245 which just ties into what I said. I say no all the time. 00:16:43.045 --> 00:16:45.765 Um, I've been invited to two events in London. 00:16:46.325 --> 00:16:48.325 One on the eighteenth, 00:16:48.325 --> 00:16:52.485 the other one on the June 13. I haven't decided whether I'm gonna go yet, 00:16:53.220 --> 00:16:56.580 but what's holding me back from saying yes is the thought of 00:16:57.300 --> 00:16:58.820 I gotta get on a train. 00:16:59.620 --> 00:17:02.740 Granted, one of them is gonna pay for my travel. 00:17:03.060 --> 00:17:06.445 Can I really be bothered to go to the train station? 00:17:08.125 --> 00:17:15.725 Am I really gonna meet people that I wanna see? Me and my business partner, Paul, for Peak Performance, we went to an event, 00:17:15.965 --> 00:17:17.245 um, a couple of months ago, 00:17:18.240 --> 00:17:21.680 and I just said to him, I just can't be bothered. 00:17:22.640 --> 00:17:24.560 I just said I really don't wanna be there. 00:17:25.040 --> 00:17:31.040 This is when I got there, and he was laughing about it because people were wanting to talk to me, and I I just had no interest. 00:17:32.195 --> 00:17:40.915 Again, I probably came across as a bit of a grouch. I'm not, but when people were saying to me, oh, so, you know, what what is it you do? I I just my answer was 00:17:41.395 --> 00:17:42.515 not a lot. 00:17:42.835 --> 00:17:53.250 And they were like, what do mean not a lot? I said, well, I just do what I want really. And they went, yeah. But what what is that? And I said, sit in my garden, do a bit of gardening every now and again, and I record content. 00:17:53.410 --> 00:17:54.930 I run a couple of small businesses. 00:17:56.205 --> 00:17:57.165 That's it. 00:17:57.485 --> 00:18:09.165 And they were really wanting me to, like, to elaborate on it, and I just I just didn't have the energy. So but that's just the way that I've become. The next one is and this, again, they're all flowing into each other quite nicely. 00:18:10.240 --> 00:18:12.080 Don't judge me on this one 00:18:12.400 --> 00:18:17.280 because it's a bit weird based on there we go. They obviously follow me. 00:18:19.200 --> 00:18:20.160 I avoid 00:18:20.400 --> 00:18:23.280 I I like to avoid all human interaction. 00:18:23.760 --> 00:18:25.200 So 00:18:24.695 --> 00:18:27.655 I know that sounds crazy. I have said this before, 00:18:28.295 --> 00:18:32.455 but I I literally do. I avoid all human interaction. 00:18:32.935 --> 00:18:33.815 I'm 00:18:33.975 --> 00:18:41.580 not interested in meeting people I don't know. I don't really want to expand on my very, very small social circle. 00:18:42.220 --> 00:18:45.580 I'm not really interested in having conversations 00:18:45.580 --> 00:18:48.540 outside of the topics that I like, which is business, 00:18:48.940 --> 00:18:52.185 you know, entrepreneurship as a whole, content creation, 00:18:52.265 --> 00:18:53.625 management of money, 00:18:54.185 --> 00:18:55.945 impacting people's lives, 00:18:56.505 --> 00:18:59.225 personal development, fitness, and family. 00:18:59.705 --> 00:19:01.785 And if it doesn't fall into those categories, 00:19:02.985 --> 00:19:04.905 I actually have zero interest, 00:19:05.360 --> 00:19:11.360 which is why I avoid human interaction because I understand that around about 99% 00:19:11.440 --> 00:19:12.640 of society 00:19:12.720 --> 00:19:16.000 doesn't have interest in dieting, health, fitness, 00:19:16.720 --> 00:19:20.295 money management, business, growing, personally developing. 00:19:20.295 --> 00:19:24.695 So I just don't involve myself in many social circles 00:19:24.855 --> 00:19:26.375 even when I'm at the gym. 00:19:27.095 --> 00:19:28.455 I don't talk to anyone. 00:19:28.855 --> 00:19:34.580 You know, which is again, I suppose weird in a way because I'm doing this YouTube video, which goes out to thousands of people. 00:19:35.060 --> 00:19:38.900 I you know, I'm very blessed that I can impact thousands of people's lives, 00:19:39.700 --> 00:19:41.860 but you're not walking with me? 00:19:42.180 --> 00:19:43.540 Now don't get me wrong. 00:19:44.020 --> 00:19:46.660 If someone was here walking, we were having a chat 00:19:46.980 --> 00:19:49.775 about, you know, things that we both enjoy, 00:19:49.935 --> 00:19:52.175 sure. Why not? But 00:19:52.495 --> 00:19:56.015 I'm just very particular on time. I would always think, well, 00:19:56.575 --> 00:19:57.855 why would I walk 00:19:58.175 --> 00:20:06.250 with, say, someone I don't really know when perhaps I can either go on my own, give myself some headspace, or go out with a family member. 00:20:06.970 --> 00:20:13.610 I quite like being on my own with doing stuff like this. Like, when I finish this YouTube video, I'm probably actually gonna do 00:20:14.255 --> 00:20:24.175 another lap back and forward because I know it takes me around about twenty minutes to do where I go and then come back. So, yeah, those are all the perks. We need to celebrate entrepreneurship. 00:20:24.575 --> 00:20:26.415 It's not all about getting the promotion, 00:20:26.495 --> 00:20:28.095 and I'm not gonna feel bad 00:20:28.530 --> 00:20:48.745 for anyone that perhaps this did, you know, get their back up a little bit, that I am singing the praises of people who are able to escape their job and create their own form of success. And I have to remind you as well, it's not about the amount of money you make. Like, don't worry about how much money I make a month. It it it's neither here or there. It really doesn't matter. 00:20:49.065 --> 00:20:50.185 What matters 00:20:50.425 --> 00:20:51.145 is 00:20:51.945 --> 00:20:59.310 what that money allows me to do, and that is live a life of freedom. It allows my family to live a life of freedom. 00:20:59.790 --> 00:21:01.550 We don't have to ask permission. 00:21:02.510 --> 00:21:04.590 It's not about the number that you make. 00:21:05.230 --> 00:21:11.550 You have to have full clarity on your number because if you don't know what your target is, what your goal, and your north star, 00:21:12.165 --> 00:21:18.325 you end up floating around trying to just make money for the sake of it. You have to assess and analyze 00:21:18.725 --> 00:21:29.450 what your end goal is, your life. What do you want it to look like for you and your family? And when you understand that number, and by the way, all of these assessments, all of these measurements, 00:21:29.450 --> 00:21:30.890 these evaluations 00:21:30.970 --> 00:21:37.050 are all done in exit nine under the first phase and the second phase of what we call our staple feature, 00:21:37.210 --> 00:21:39.770 the exit, is that once you have that clarity, 00:21:40.875 --> 00:21:44.875 then you can start to reverse engineer how you get to that point. 00:21:45.355 --> 00:21:47.675 So when I was in my twenties, 00:21:47.995 --> 00:22:02.330 I've always had an interest in money. I didn't come from a family that had money, but money was gonna be my escape. So I really immersed myself into learning about money. And when I started investing and saving and managing it, it actually gave me a buzz. 00:22:02.570 --> 00:22:05.930 And I gotta be honest with you, for most people, money is actually quite boring. 00:22:06.250 --> 00:22:08.010 I never stop thinking about it. 00:22:08.795 --> 00:22:13.515 And if you have an entrepreneurial flair about you, you'll understand what I mean by 00:22:13.755 --> 00:22:17.515 I never stop thinking about money. Not because I wanna be flashy. 00:22:17.515 --> 00:22:20.555 I mean, my god, you these glasses are battered. 00:22:20.715 --> 00:22:29.000 I've had my Apple Watch for years. I'm wearing my Primark joggers again in the boiling heat. I've got my own company t shirt on Exit 9 here. 00:22:29.880 --> 00:22:32.120 I've got my events company hat on. 00:22:33.320 --> 00:22:36.920 Uh, you know, I'm I'm not about flexing materialistic things I couldn't give a monkeys. 00:22:37.645 --> 00:22:43.725 What's the point in having a Rolex if you're only telling the time when your workplace lunch finish when when it finishes? 00:22:44.045 --> 00:22:54.860 What's the point in driving a big Mercedes Benz on finance when you gotta drive it to a corporate job? I'll say this. Um, I will be mentioning it in my videos because it's important because it was built and designed for you. 00:22:55.500 --> 00:22:59.180 I just stress now, if any of what I've just said to you has resonated, 00:22:59.500 --> 00:23:00.780 take two minutes 00:23:01.100 --> 00:23:12.525 to click the link of Exit nine in the description. Go check it out. Head on to our Instagram, which will pop up on screen here. Have a look at the highlights section of what people are saying. We're two weeks old today, 00:23:13.245 --> 00:23:14.205 and it is the 00:23:14.605 --> 00:23:16.045 May 21. 00:23:16.570 --> 00:23:24.330 By the time this video comes out, it'll probably be a few days later than that. But two weeks old today, we've already had a huge impact. 00:23:25.210 --> 00:23:25.930 It is 00:23:26.650 --> 00:23:34.555 it's just incredible. I'm not even gonna talk about it too much. I've said I've said enough. Anyway, listen. I am rooting for every single one of you to achieve more in life. 00:23:34.955 --> 00:23:35.835 Take action. 00:23:36.235 --> 00:23:49.730 Ignore the noise. Stop worrying. Do not overthink. Learn from failure. Get going. Until the next video, let me know in the comments what resonated with you. Are you building a life by design, or are you sticking to the one that was assigned to you? Until next time. Peace out.