What is real wealth? I’ve been thinking about this for years and all of the legendary leaders that I mentor and all of the companies that I’ve worked with, whether it’s a Starbucks, a Nike, an IBM, an IBM Watson, a General Electric, a Starbucks.
I mean, all of these companies I’ve worked with and all of these people I’ve mentored and especially the billionaires. I mean, because these are people who, some of them have a lot of money, but they don’t have much else. They’ve literally been so focused on their careers, building wealth and building their businesses that they’ve lost a sense of peace. They’ve lost a sense of joy. Some of them have lost their health or lost their family lives. And as we end this training video or our time together, I want you to really think what is true wealth. And I really do think it’s this term I’ve been sharing at my events, JPF, joy, peace, and freedom. I don’t think you really want a jet, I don’t think you really want a mansion, I don’t think you really want a yacht. I think really what you want is a feeling of joy and a feeling of peace and a sense of freedom.
And there are a lot of people who are very successful, but they’ve lost freedom. And there are some people who I’ve met they don’t have a lot, but they have great freedom, which is truly priceless. And I want you to think about that. What is true success? What is true wealth? I think it’s things like personal mastery. I think it’s things like true freedom. I think it’s having a great family life. I think great wealth is having great vitality and health so you feel strong and can do great things. I think true wealth is having the perceptual acuity to see flowers and read great books and take long walks in nature and perhaps find a little bistro or a little restaurant that’s charming or has an interesting spin to it and just enjoy it with those who you love or maybe alone.