Lifestyle - The Real Reason
 The
reason this website exists and the Ocean Feather business has
evolved into the form it takes today, is because I have
continually re-aligned my focus back to the life I want to
live and changed the business to meet those guidelines. Most
people don't do this. Most people adapt their lives to fit in
with their careers or businesses. Quite often I've had
opportunities to go into business with people, opportunities
which could have made me a lot richer than I am today, but
they would have failed one of my 2 pre-requisites for life:
- Would the
opportunity free up my budgetary constraints
- Would he
opportunity free up my time so I could live a fuller life
If either or both
of these criteria were not met, I would pass up the
opportunity. While my business decisions in this regard have
not always been great business decisions, my life decisions
certainly have been great life decisions.
Today I get to watch my daughter grow, every day, as I do my
work at home. I see all those firsts that none of my mates who
are Dads get to see, they spend 10 hours a day in someone
else's office. I now live on the Gold Coast, I am 2 minutes
walk to the surf. I have a part interest in a ski lodge on Mt
Buller. Yes, life is good. It has taken effort to get here
though. And focus
Reflecting on the last 5 years has definitely shown me two
things.
- By
continually adapting your strategies and not being afraid
to try new things, you really can become the best at what
you do
- When you
give full attention and focus to the things that are
really important to you, you will get those things you
want
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