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so happy to be here talking about
so happy to be here talking about something that is so close to our hearts
something that is so close to our hearts
something that is so close to our hearts I’m actually going to kick-start this
I’m actually going to kick-start this
I’m actually going to kick-start this with something that’s really personal an
with something that’s really personal an
with something that’s really personal an anecdote of sorts last month while
anecdote of sorts last month while
anecdote of sorts last month while sitting in a cafe in Bonnie a Polish
sitting in a cafe in Bonnie a Polish
sitting in a cafe in Bonnie a Polish girl handed me a book about love and
girl handed me a book about love and
girl handed me a book about love and life
life
life this was after we’d had quite a long
this was after we’d had quite a long
this was after we’d had quite a long conversation and the highlighted
conversation and the highlighted
conversation and the highlighted sentence in that book actually summed up
sentence in that book actually summed up
sentence in that book actually summed up our entire conversation about love in
our entire conversation about love in
our entire conversation about love in life in one sentence don’t be pushed by
life in one sentence don’t be pushed by
life in one sentence don’t be pushed by the fears in your mind be led by the
the fears in your mind be led by the
the fears in your mind be led by the dreams in your heart here’s how life
dreams in your heart here’s how life
dreams in your heart here’s how life usually goes we educate ourselves get
usually goes we educate ourselves get
usually goes we educate ourselves get jobs and gradually get sucked into a
jobs and gradually get sucked into a
jobs and gradually get sucked into a routine despite having nice and dreams
routine despite having nice and dreams
routine despite having nice and dreams I’m continuing to grumble about the work
I’m continuing to grumble about the work
I’m continuing to grumble about the work that we are going for we continue to go
that we are going for we continue to go
that we are going for we continue to go to office each day in the hope for a
to office each day in the hope for a
to office each day in the hope for a bigger car or a better house that’s
bigger car or a better house that’s
bigger car or a better house that’s because we’re constantly told that
because we’re constantly told that
because we’re constantly told that ambition can be measured in two ways
ambition can be measured in two ways
ambition can be measured in two ways career progression and the amount of
career progression and the amount of
career progression and the amount of money that we earn and this acquires the
money that we earn and this acquires the
money that we earn and this acquires the status of a fact or truth through a
status of a fact or truth through a
status of a fact or truth through a series of iterations and reiterations by
series of iterations and reiterations by
series of iterations and reiterations by the people that surround us friends
the people that surround us friends
the people that surround us friends family members teachers peers you name
family members teachers peers you name
family members teachers peers you name it we’re at the ripe old age of 30 we
it we’re at the ripe old age of 30 we
it we’re at the ripe old age of 30 we decided to unlearn all of this why you
decided to unlearn all of this why you
decided to unlearn all of this why you ask
ask
ask because we found that cultivating
because we found that cultivating
because we found that cultivating happiness and chasing contentment was
happiness and chasing contentment was
happiness and chasing contentment was doing strange things to us while her
doing strange things to us while her
doing strange things to us while her friends were grumbling about 16 hour
friends were grumbling about 16 hour
friends were grumbling about 16 hour workdays and strained backs we found
workdays and strained backs we found
workdays and strained backs we found ourselves smiling a bit too much
ourselves smiling a bit too much
ourselves smiling a bit too much sometimes staying very happy and wanting
sometimes staying very happy and wanting
sometimes staying very happy and wanting to belt our in a circle with love all
to belt our in a circle with love all
to belt our in a circle with love all the time now before you start dismissing
the time now before you start dismissing
the time now before you start dismissing this as some hippy sorcery or asking
this as some hippy sorcery or asking
this as some hippy sorcery or asking this question
this question
this question about which magic pill we have stumbled
about which magic pill we have stumbled
about which magic pill we have stumbled upon let me add a disclaimer or two
upon let me add a disclaimer or two
upon let me add a disclaimer or two firstly we are not saying that money is
firstly we are not saying that money is
firstly we are not saying that money is not important it pays the bills it
not important it pays the bills it
not important it pays the bills it ensures a seamless life it is very
ensures a seamless life it is very
ensures a seamless life it is very important but it doesn’t have to be the
important but it doesn’t have to be the
important but it doesn’t have to be the be-all and eLAL of one’s life secondly
be-all and eLAL of one’s life secondly
be-all and eLAL of one’s life secondly it’s possible to marry one’s dreams with
it’s possible to marry one’s dreams with
it’s possible to marry one’s dreams with financial stability of course this is
financial stability of course this is
financial stability of course this is not easy it takes more work patience and
not easy it takes more work patience and
not easy it takes more work patience and persistence than you can possibly
persistence than you can possibly
persistence than you can possibly imagine take our example till a few
imagine take our example till a few
imagine take our example till a few years ago we were well settled in London
years ago we were well settled in London
years ago we were well settled in London I was working a corporate job and Savi
I was working a corporate job and Savi
I was working a corporate job and Savi was completing her PhD by the time we
was completing her PhD by the time we
was completing her PhD by the time we were 30 we had set out to achieve
were 30 we had set out to achieve
were 30 we had set out to achieve certain things and we had achieved all
certain things and we had achieved all
certain things and we had achieved all of them be it an education or job we had
of them be it an education or job we had
of them be it an education or job we had well-paying jobs in London and a
well-paying jobs in London and a
well-paying jobs in London and a traditionally secure future ahead of us
traditionally secure future ahead of us
traditionally secure future ahead of us but having already traveled to 50 odd
but having already traveled to 50 odd
but having already traveled to 50 odd countries we grew more and more in love
countries we grew more and more in love
countries we grew more and more in love with the idea of travelling the world
with the idea of travelling the world
with the idea of travelling the world full time so we could our jobs and with
full time so we could our jobs and with
full time so we could our jobs and with that our lives in London to travel the
that our lives in London to travel the
that our lives in London to travel the world full-time after all you get one
world full-time after all you get one
world full-time after all you get one life and both of us wanted to enjoy
life and both of us wanted to enjoy
life and both of us wanted to enjoy every single sumptuous second of it
every single sumptuous second of it
every single sumptuous second of it now this was not a whimsical decision it
now this was not a whimsical decision it
now this was not a whimsical decision it was part of a larger plan to hone our
was part of a larger plan to hone our
was part of a larger plan to hone our lives the way we wanted them to be while
lives the way we wanted them to be while
lives the way we wanted them to be while dreaming is essential putting in the
dreaming is essential putting in the
dreaming is essential putting in the effort to realize those dreams is even
effort to realize those dreams is even
effort to realize those dreams is even more important we save for eight years
more important we save for eight years
more important we save for eight years towards a travel fund and for three
towards a travel fund and for three
towards a travel fund and for three years before we quit our jobs we we were
years before we quit our jobs we we were
years before we quit our jobs we we were exploiting and honing our skill set that
exploiting and honing our skill set that
exploiting and honing our skill set that would enable us to earn an income when
would enable us to earn an income when
would enable us to earn an income when we started travelling full-time now for
we started travelling full-time now for
we started travelling full-time now for us the choice was clear we knew we had
us the choice was clear we knew we had
us the choice was clear we knew we had to put together
to put together
to put together Savi’s background in literature and
Savi’s background in literature and
Savi’s background in literature and creative writing my love for photography
creative writing my love for photography
creative writing my love for photography and our common passion for travel to
and our common passion for travel to
and our common passion for travel to generate content that we thought the
generate content that we thought the
generate content that we thought the internet needed content that we were
internet needed content that we were
internet needed content that we were proud of every evening we would come
proud of every evening we would come
proud of every evening we would come back from our day job then start working
back from our day job then start working
back from our day job then start working on our passion project we worked 20-hour
on our passion project we worked 20-hour
on our passion project we worked 20-hour days to set up a website and
days to set up a website and
days to set up a website and the basics of digital marketing hundreds
the basics of digital marketing hundreds
the basics of digital marketing hundreds and thousands of hours were spent
and thousands of hours were spent
and thousands of hours were spent garnering a readership on social media
garnering a readership on social media
garnering a readership on social media it was a steep learning curve and we
it was a steep learning curve and we
it was a steep learning curve and we learned a lot of things we learned that
learned a lot of things we learned that
learned a lot of things we learned that building an online business is not as
building an online business is not as
building an online business is not as easy as it sounds
easy as it sounds
easy as it sounds sustaining it requires rigorous
sustaining it requires rigorous
sustaining it requires rigorous motivation and discipline but it brings
motivation and discipline but it brings
motivation and discipline but it brings with it incredible opportunities we’ve
with it incredible opportunities we’ve
with it incredible opportunities we’ve had the honor of working with brands
had the honor of working with brands
had the honor of working with brands that we have loved and used for years
that we have loved and used for years
that we have loved and used for years brands like Citi HP GoPro Hyatt just to
brands like Citi HP GoPro Hyatt just to
brands like Citi HP GoPro Hyatt just to name a few
name a few
name a few we’ve been featured on National
we’ve been featured on National
we’ve been featured on National Geographic on TEDx Discovery Channel’s
Geographic on TEDx Discovery Channel’s
Geographic on TEDx Discovery Channel’s CNN and that is an amazing feeling
CNN and that is an amazing feeling
CNN and that is an amazing feeling Bruce passports is five years old and
Bruce passports is five years old and
Bruce passports is five years old and right now believe it or not we spend
right now believe it or not we spend
right now believe it or not we spend longer hours working on it than we did
longer hours working on it than we did
longer hours working on it than we did in our jobs in London but when your work
in our jobs in London but when your work
in our jobs in London but when your work is your passion it does not feel like
is your passion it does not feel like
is your passion it does not feel like work at all that’s true and having
work at all that’s true and having
work at all that’s true and having established the importance of a stable
established the importance of a stable
established the importance of a stable means of income and hopefully given you
means of income and hopefully given you
means of income and hopefully given you some ideas about unconventional ways of
some ideas about unconventional ways of
some ideas about unconventional ways of achieving it let me get back to the
achieving it let me get back to the
achieving it let me get back to the original topic of this conversation
original topic of this conversation
original topic of this conversation which is why do we smile so much and
which is why do we smile so much and
which is why do we smile so much and this is a question that is asked of us
this is a question that is asked of us
this is a question that is asked of us every single day on our website on our
every single day on our website on our
every single day on our website on our social media and even in real life the
social media and even in real life the
social media and even in real life the truth is it’s neither a magic pill nor a
truth is it’s neither a magic pill nor a
truth is it’s neither a magic pill nor a secret it’s a conscious lifestyle
secret it’s a conscious lifestyle
secret it’s a conscious lifestyle decision that we have chosen and so can
decision that we have chosen and so can
decision that we have chosen and so can you some call it the law of attraction
you some call it the law of attraction
you some call it the law of attraction but to me it’s simply the realization
but to me it’s simply the realization
but to me it’s simply the realization that you become what you think now let’s
that you become what you think now let’s
that you become what you think now let’s start with the obvious despite how
start with the obvious despite how
start with the obvious despite how perfect somebody’s life might seem on
perfect somebody’s life might seem on
perfect somebody’s life might seem on social media everybody is riddled with
social media everybody is riddled with
social media everybody is riddled with niggers and problems ranging from the
niggers and problems ranging from the
niggers and problems ranging from the mundane to the severe it’s how you
mundane to the severe it’s how you
mundane to the severe it’s how you choose to tackle those problems that is
choose to tackle those problems that is
choose to tackle those problems that is the most important we live in a world
the most important we live in a world
the most important we live in a world surrounded by negativity and all of us
surrounded by negativity and all of us
surrounded by negativity and all of us have been sucked in by that negativity
have been sucked in by that negativity
have been sucked in by that negativity at some point in our lives but yours
at some point in our lives but yours
at some point in our lives but yours would we suggest try ridding yourself of
would we suggest try ridding yourself of
would we suggest try ridding yourself of negativity
negativity
negativity jealousy’s toxic people and negative
jealousy’s toxic people and negative
jealousy’s toxic people and negative thoughts belong in the bin now this is
thoughts belong in the bin now this is
thoughts belong in the bin now this is not an overnight process it’s a gradual
not an overnight process it’s a gradual
not an overnight process it’s a gradual change but you will notice that you are
change but you will notice that you are
change but you will notice that you are so much more productive when you have a
so much more productive when you have a
so much more productive when you have a happy mind full of positive thoughts
happy mind full of positive thoughts
happy mind full of positive thoughts it’s better sorry instead of spewing
it’s better sorry instead of spewing
it’s better sorry instead of spewing other people with negative thoughts or
other people with negative thoughts or
other people with negative thoughts or spewing when you be envious about others
spewing when you be envious about others
spewing when you be envious about others here’s what you should do practice and
here’s what you should do practice and
here’s what you should do practice and try to be financially independent and
try to be financially independent and
try to be financially independent and then live out all your dreams however
then live out all your dreams however
then live out all your dreams however crazy or hedonistic they might sound to
crazy or hedonistic they might sound to
crazy or hedonistic they might sound to other people now now this is what we
other people now now this is what we
other people now now this is what we have learned from our journey as we
have learned from our journey as we
have learned from our journey as we started to purge negativity from our
started to purge negativity from our
started to purge negativity from our lives and got more and more passionate
lives and got more and more passionate
lives and got more and more passionate about creating good content we realized
about creating good content we realized
about creating good content we realized that the things that used to niggle us
that the things that used to niggle us
that the things that used to niggle us things anymore
things anymore
things anymore this nouveau entrepreneurship which
this nouveau entrepreneurship which
this nouveau entrepreneurship which focuses on generating an income while
focuses on generating an income while
focuses on generating an income while cultivating happiness comes with just
cultivating happiness comes with just
cultivating happiness comes with just one condition
one condition
one condition that you need to stop thinking
that you need to stop thinking
that you need to stop thinking negatively and encouraging negativity
negatively and encouraging negativity
negatively and encouraging negativity and stop judging others after all it’s
and stop judging others after all it’s
and stop judging others after all it’s your journey you should prioritize
your journey you should prioritize
your journey you should prioritize happiness contentment and those people
happiness contentment and those people
happiness contentment and those people that love you as much as you love them
that love you as much as you love them
that love you as much as you love them make sure you make a conscious decision
make sure you make a conscious decision
make sure you make a conscious decision to pursue this every single day after
to pursue this every single day after
to pursue this every single day after you have purged the negativity out of
you have purged the negativity out of
you have purged the negativity out of your lives it’s time to start
your lives it’s time to start
your lives it’s time to start cultivating happiness and contentment
cultivating happiness and contentment
cultivating happiness and contentment now we do it in a number of ways and so
now we do it in a number of ways and so
now we do it in a number of ways and so can you take take Joy’s in small things
can you take take Joy’s in small things
can you take take Joy’s in small things in life be it a home-cooked meal a
in life be it a home-cooked meal a
in life be it a home-cooked meal a starry night or the season’s first
starry night or the season’s first
starry night or the season’s first snowfall work towards projects that
snowfall work towards projects that
snowfall work towards projects that you’re passionate about for us those are
you’re passionate about for us those are
you’re passionate about for us those are kids education and women’s empowerment
kids education and women’s empowerment
kids education and women’s empowerment recognize the perfect in the imperfect
recognize the perfect in the imperfect
recognize the perfect in the imperfect in life just like in travel nothing is
in life just like in travel nothing is
in life just like in travel nothing is perfect but if you look at the glass
perfect but if you look at the glass
perfect but if you look at the glass half full instead of half empty it will
half full instead of half empty it will
half full instead of half empty it will definitely change your life and finally
definitely change your life and finally
definitely change your life and finally concentrate on becoming a beautiful soul
concentrate on becoming a beautiful soul
concentrate on becoming a beautiful soul and empowering people around you beat
and empowering people around you beat
and empowering people around you beat your friends family or coworkers
your friends family or coworkers
your friends family or coworkers instead of trying to bring them down and
instead of trying to bring them down and
instead of trying to bring them down and once you do all these things happiness
once you do all these things happiness
once you do all these things happiness and success will come your way
and success will come your way
and success will come your way yeah just sum it up ambition is a
yeah just sum it up ambition is a
yeah just sum it up ambition is a heterogeneous concept do a lot of people
heterogeneous concept do a lot of people
heterogeneous concept do a lot of people it means being at the topmost rung in
it means being at the topmost rung in
it means being at the topmost rung in the corporate ladder or being a
the corporate ladder or being a
the corporate ladder or being a millionaire and there’s nothing wrong
millionaire and there’s nothing wrong
millionaire and there’s nothing wrong with them that but ambition can also
with them that but ambition can also
with them that but ambition can also mean a lot of other things it can mean a
mean a lot of other things it can mean a
mean a lot of other things it can mean a happy life a peaceful life a Content
happy life a peaceful life a Content
happy life a peaceful life a Content life and that is the ambition that
life and that is the ambition that
life and that is the ambition that drives us I’m actually going to wind
drives us I’m actually going to wind
drives us I’m actually going to wind this up with a quote from the very same
this up with a quote from the very same
this up with a quote from the very same book that a reference to at the
book that a reference to at the
book that a reference to at the beginning which goes kindness is a
beginning which goes kindness is a
beginning which goes kindness is a choice optimism is a choice happiness is
choice optimism is a choice happiness is
choice optimism is a choice happiness is a choice whatever choice you make makes
a choice whatever choice you make makes
a choice whatever choice you make makes you so choose wisely thank you thank you
you so choose wisely thank you thank you
you so choose wisely thank you thank you [Applause]
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so happy to be here talking about
so happy to be here talking about something that is so close to our hearts
something that is so close to our hearts
something that is so close to our hearts I’m actually going to kick-start this
I’m actually going to kick-start this
I’m actually going to kick-start this with something that’s really personal an
with something that’s really personal an
with something that’s really personal an anecdote of sorts last month while
anecdote of sorts last month while
anecdote of sorts last month while sitting in a cafe in Bonnie a Polish
sitting in a cafe in Bonnie a Polish
sitting in a cafe in Bonnie a Polish girl handed me a book about love and
girl handed me a book about love and
girl handed me a book about love and life
life
life this was after we’d had quite a long
this was after we’d had quite a long
this was after we’d had quite a long conversation and the highlighted
conversation and the highlighted
conversation and the highlighted sentence in that book actually summed up
sentence in that book actually summed up
sentence in that book actually summed up our entire conversation about love in
our entire conversation about love in
our entire conversation about love in life in one sentence don’t be pushed by
life in one sentence don’t be pushed by
life in one sentence don’t be pushed by the fears in your mind be led by the
the fears in your mind be led by the
the fears in your mind be led by the dreams in your heart here’s how life
dreams in your heart here’s how life
dreams in your heart here’s how life usually goes we educate ourselves get
usually goes we educate ourselves get
usually goes we educate ourselves get jobs and gradually get sucked into a
jobs and gradually get sucked into a
jobs and gradually get sucked into a routine despite having nice and dreams
routine despite having nice and dreams
routine despite having nice and dreams I’m continuing to grumble about the work
I’m continuing to grumble about the work
I’m continuing to grumble about the work that we are going for we continue to go
that we are going for we continue to go
that we are going for we continue to go to office each day in the hope for a
to office each day in the hope for a
to office each day in the hope for a bigger car or a better house that’s
bigger car or a better house that’s
bigger car or a better house that’s because we’re constantly told that
because we’re constantly told that
because we’re constantly told that ambition can be measured in two ways
ambition can be measured in two ways
ambition can be measured in two ways career progression and the amount of
career progression and the amount of
career progression and the amount of money that we earn and this acquires the
money that we earn and this acquires the
money that we earn and this acquires the status of a fact or truth through a
status of a fact or truth through a
status of a fact or truth through a series of iterations and reiterations by
series of iterations and reiterations by
series of iterations and reiterations by the people that surround us friends
the people that surround us friends
the people that surround us friends family members teachers peers you name
family members teachers peers you name
family members teachers peers you name it we’re at the ripe old age of 30 we
it we’re at the ripe old age of 30 we
it we’re at the ripe old age of 30 we decided to unlearn all of this why you
decided to unlearn all of this why you
decided to unlearn all of this why you ask
ask
ask because we found that cultivating
because we found that cultivating
because we found that cultivating happiness and chasing contentment was
happiness and chasing contentment was
happiness and chasing contentment was doing strange things to us while her
doing strange things to us while her
doing strange things to us while her friends were grumbling about 16 hour
friends were grumbling about 16 hour
friends were grumbling about 16 hour workdays and strained backs we found
workdays and strained backs we found
workdays and strained backs we found ourselves smiling a bit too much
ourselves smiling a bit too much
ourselves smiling a bit too much sometimes staying very happy and wanting
sometimes staying very happy and wanting
sometimes staying very happy and wanting to belt our in a circle with love all
to belt our in a circle with love all
to belt our in a circle with love all the time now before you start dismissing
the time now before you start dismissing
the time now before you start dismissing this as some hippy sorcery or asking
this as some hippy sorcery or asking
this as some hippy sorcery or asking this question
this question
this question about which magic pill we have stumbled
about which magic pill we have stumbled
about which magic pill we have stumbled upon let me add a disclaimer or two
upon let me add a disclaimer or two
upon let me add a disclaimer or two firstly we are not saying that money is
firstly we are not saying that money is
firstly we are not saying that money is not important it pays the bills it
not important it pays the bills it
not important it pays the bills it ensures a seamless life it is very
ensures a seamless life it is very
ensures a seamless life it is very important but it doesn’t have to be the
important but it doesn’t have to be the
important but it doesn’t have to be the be-all and eLAL of one’s life secondly
be-all and eLAL of one’s life secondly
be-all and eLAL of one’s life secondly it’s possible to marry one’s dreams with
it’s possible to marry one’s dreams with
it’s possible to marry one’s dreams with financial stability of course this is
financial stability of course this is
financial stability of course this is not easy it takes more work patience and
not easy it takes more work patience and
not easy it takes more work patience and persistence than you can possibly
persistence than you can possibly
persistence than you can possibly imagine take our example till a few
imagine take our example till a few
imagine take our example till a few years ago we were well settled in London
years ago we were well settled in London
years ago we were well settled in London I was working a corporate job and Savi
I was working a corporate job and Savi
I was working a corporate job and Savi was completing her PhD by the time we
was completing her PhD by the time we
was completing her PhD by the time we were 30 we had set out to achieve
were 30 we had set out to achieve
were 30 we had set out to achieve certain things and we had achieved all
certain things and we had achieved all
certain things and we had achieved all of them be it an education or job we had
of them be it an education or job we had
of them be it an education or job we had well-paying jobs in London and a
well-paying jobs in London and a
well-paying jobs in London and a traditionally secure future ahead of us
traditionally secure future ahead of us
traditionally secure future ahead of us but having already traveled to 50 odd
but having already traveled to 50 odd
but having already traveled to 50 odd countries we grew more and more in love
countries we grew more and more in love
countries we grew more and more in love with the idea of travelling the world
with the idea of travelling the world
with the idea of travelling the world full time so we could our jobs and with
full time so we could our jobs and with
full time so we could our jobs and with that our lives in London to travel the
that our lives in London to travel the
that our lives in London to travel the world full-time after all you get one
world full-time after all you get one
world full-time after all you get one life and both of us wanted to enjoy
life and both of us wanted to enjoy
life and both of us wanted to enjoy every single sumptuous second of it
every single sumptuous second of it
every single sumptuous second of it now this was not a whimsical decision it
now this was not a whimsical decision it
now this was not a whimsical decision it was part of a larger plan to hone our
was part of a larger plan to hone our
was part of a larger plan to hone our lives the way we wanted them to be while
lives the way we wanted them to be while
lives the way we wanted them to be while dreaming is essential putting in the
dreaming is essential putting in the
dreaming is essential putting in the effort to realize those dreams is even
effort to realize those dreams is even
effort to realize those dreams is even more important we save for eight years
more important we save for eight years
more important we save for eight years towards a travel fund and for three
towards a travel fund and for three
towards a travel fund and for three years before we quit our jobs we we were
years before we quit our jobs we we were
years before we quit our jobs we we were exploiting and honing our skill set that
exploiting and honing our skill set that
exploiting and honing our skill set that would enable us to earn an income when
would enable us to earn an income when
would enable us to earn an income when we started travelling full-time now for
we started travelling full-time now for
we started travelling full-time now for us the choice was clear we knew we had
us the choice was clear we knew we had
us the choice was clear we knew we had to put together
to put together
to put together Savi’s background in literature and
Savi’s background in literature and
Savi’s background in literature and creative writing my love for photography
creative writing my love for photography
creative writing my love for photography and our common passion for travel to
and our common passion for travel to
and our common passion for travel to generate content that we thought the
generate content that we thought the
generate content that we thought the internet needed content that we were
internet needed content that we were
internet needed content that we were proud of every evening we would come
proud of every evening we would come
proud of every evening we would come back from our day job then start working
back from our day job then start working
back from our day job then start working on our passion project we worked 20-hour
on our passion project we worked 20-hour
on our passion project we worked 20-hour days to set up a website and
days to set up a website and
days to set up a website and the basics of digital marketing hundreds
the basics of digital marketing hundreds
the basics of digital marketing hundreds and thousands of hours were spent
and thousands of hours were spent
and thousands of hours were spent garnering a readership on social media
garnering a readership on social media
garnering a readership on social media it was a steep learning curve and we
it was a steep learning curve and we
it was a steep learning curve and we learned a lot of things we learned that
learned a lot of things we learned that
learned a lot of things we learned that building an online business is not as
building an online business is not as
building an online business is not as easy as it sounds
easy as it sounds
easy as it sounds sustaining it requires rigorous
sustaining it requires rigorous
sustaining it requires rigorous motivation and discipline but it brings
motivation and discipline but it brings
motivation and discipline but it brings with it incredible opportunities we’ve
with it incredible opportunities we’ve
with it incredible opportunities we’ve had the honor of working with brands
had the honor of working with brands
had the honor of working with brands that we have loved and used for years
that we have loved and used for years
that we have loved and used for years brands like Citi HP GoPro Hyatt just to
brands like Citi HP GoPro Hyatt just to
brands like Citi HP GoPro Hyatt just to name a few
name a few
name a few we’ve been featured on National
we’ve been featured on National
we’ve been featured on National Geographic on TEDx Discovery Channel’s
Geographic on TEDx Discovery Channel’s
Geographic on TEDx Discovery Channel’s CNN and that is an amazing feeling
CNN and that is an amazing feeling
CNN and that is an amazing feeling Bruce passports is five years old and
Bruce passports is five years old and
Bruce passports is five years old and right now believe it or not we spend
right now believe it or not we spend
right now believe it or not we spend longer hours working on it than we did
longer hours working on it than we did
longer hours working on it than we did in our jobs in London but when your work
in our jobs in London but when your work
in our jobs in London but when your work is your passion it does not feel like
is your passion it does not feel like
is your passion it does not feel like work at all that’s true and having
work at all that’s true and having
work at all that’s true and having established the importance of a stable
established the importance of a stable
established the importance of a stable means of income and hopefully given you
means of income and hopefully given you
means of income and hopefully given you some ideas about unconventional ways of
some ideas about unconventional ways of
some ideas about unconventional ways of achieving it let me get back to the
achieving it let me get back to the
achieving it let me get back to the original topic of this conversation
original topic of this conversation
original topic of this conversation which is why do we smile so much and
which is why do we smile so much and
which is why do we smile so much and this is a question that is asked of us
this is a question that is asked of us
this is a question that is asked of us every single day on our website on our
every single day on our website on our
every single day on our website on our social media and even in real life the
social media and even in real life the
social media and even in real life the truth is it’s neither a magic pill nor a
truth is it’s neither a magic pill nor a
truth is it’s neither a magic pill nor a secret it’s a conscious lifestyle
secret it’s a conscious lifestyle
secret it’s a conscious lifestyle decision that we have chosen and so can
decision that we have chosen and so can
decision that we have chosen and so can you some call it the law of attraction
you some call it the law of attraction
you some call it the law of attraction but to me it’s simply the realization
but to me it’s simply the realization
but to me it’s simply the realization that you become what you think now let’s
that you become what you think now let’s
that you become what you think now let’s start with the obvious despite how
start with the obvious despite how
start with the obvious despite how perfect somebody’s life might seem on
perfect somebody’s life might seem on
perfect somebody’s life might seem on social media everybody is riddled with
social media everybody is riddled with
social media everybody is riddled with niggers and problems ranging from the
niggers and problems ranging from the
niggers and problems ranging from the mundane to the severe it’s how you
mundane to the severe it’s how you
mundane to the severe it’s how you choose to tackle those problems that is
choose to tackle those problems that is
choose to tackle those problems that is the most important we live in a world
the most important we live in a world
the most important we live in a world surrounded by negativity and all of us
surrounded by negativity and all of us
surrounded by negativity and all of us have been sucked in by that negativity
have been sucked in by that negativity
have been sucked in by that negativity at some point in our lives but yours
at some point in our lives but yours
at some point in our lives but yours would we suggest try ridding yourself of
would we suggest try ridding yourself of
would we suggest try ridding yourself of negativity
negativity
negativity jealousy’s toxic people and negative
jealousy’s toxic people and negative
jealousy’s toxic people and negative thoughts belong in the bin now this is
thoughts belong in the bin now this is
thoughts belong in the bin now this is not an overnight process it’s a gradual
not an overnight process it’s a gradual
not an overnight process it’s a gradual change but you will notice that you are
change but you will notice that you are
change but you will notice that you are so much more productive when you have a
so much more productive when you have a
so much more productive when you have a happy mind full of positive thoughts
happy mind full of positive thoughts
happy mind full of positive thoughts it’s better sorry instead of spewing
it’s better sorry instead of spewing
it’s better sorry instead of spewing other people with negative thoughts or
other people with negative thoughts or
other people with negative thoughts or spewing when you be envious about others
spewing when you be envious about others
spewing when you be envious about others here’s what you should do practice and
here’s what you should do practice and
here’s what you should do practice and try to be financially independent and
try to be financially independent and
try to be financially independent and then live out all your dreams however
then live out all your dreams however
then live out all your dreams however crazy or hedonistic they might sound to
crazy or hedonistic they might sound to
crazy or hedonistic they might sound to other people now now this is what we
other people now now this is what we
other people now now this is what we have learned from our journey as we
have learned from our journey as we
have learned from our journey as we started to purge negativity from our
started to purge negativity from our
started to purge negativity from our lives and got more and more passionate
lives and got more and more passionate
lives and got more and more passionate about creating good content we realized
about creating good content we realized
about creating good content we realized that the things that used to niggle us
that the things that used to niggle us
that the things that used to niggle us things anymore
things anymore
things anymore this nouveau entrepreneurship which
this nouveau entrepreneurship which
this nouveau entrepreneurship which focuses on generating an income while
focuses on generating an income while
focuses on generating an income while cultivating happiness comes with just
cultivating happiness comes with just
cultivating happiness comes with just one condition
one condition
one condition that you need to stop thinking
that you need to stop thinking
that you need to stop thinking negatively and encouraging negativity
negatively and encouraging negativity
negatively and encouraging negativity and stop judging others after all it’s
and stop judging others after all it’s
and stop judging others after all it’s your journey you should prioritize
your journey you should prioritize
your journey you should prioritize happiness contentment and those people
happiness contentment and those people
happiness contentment and those people that love you as much as you love them
that love you as much as you love them
that love you as much as you love them make sure you make a conscious decision
make sure you make a conscious decision
make sure you make a conscious decision to pursue this every single day after
to pursue this every single day after
to pursue this every single day after you have purged the negativity out of
you have purged the negativity out of
you have purged the negativity out of your lives it’s time to start
your lives it’s time to start
your lives it’s time to start cultivating happiness and contentment
cultivating happiness and contentment
cultivating happiness and contentment now we do it in a number of ways and so
now we do it in a number of ways and so
now we do it in a number of ways and so can you take take Joy’s in small things
can you take take Joy’s in small things
can you take take Joy’s in small things in life be it a home-cooked meal a
in life be it a home-cooked meal a
in life be it a home-cooked meal a starry night or the season’s first
starry night or the season’s first
starry night or the season’s first snowfall work towards projects that
snowfall work towards projects that
snowfall work towards projects that you’re passionate about for us those are
you’re passionate about for us those are
you’re passionate about for us those are kids education and women’s empowerment
kids education and women’s empowerment
kids education and women’s empowerment recognize the perfect in the imperfect
recognize the perfect in the imperfect
recognize the perfect in the imperfect in life just like in travel nothing is
in life just like in travel nothing is
in life just like in travel nothing is perfect but if you look at the glass
perfect but if you look at the glass
perfect but if you look at the glass half full instead of half empty it will
half full instead of half empty it will
half full instead of half empty it will definitely change your life and finally
definitely change your life and finally
definitely change your life and finally concentrate on becoming a beautiful soul
concentrate on becoming a beautiful soul
concentrate on becoming a beautiful soul and empowering people around you beat
and empowering people around you beat
and empowering people around you beat your friends family or coworkers
your friends family or coworkers
your friends family or coworkers instead of trying to bring them down and
instead of trying to bring them down and
instead of trying to bring them down and once you do all these things happiness
once you do all these things happiness
once you do all these things happiness and success will come your way
and success will come your way
and success will come your way yeah just sum it up ambition is a
yeah just sum it up ambition is a
yeah just sum it up ambition is a heterogeneous concept do a lot of people
heterogeneous concept do a lot of people
heterogeneous concept do a lot of people it means being at the topmost rung in
it means being at the topmost rung in
it means being at the topmost rung in the corporate ladder or being a
the corporate ladder or being a
the corporate ladder or being a millionaire and there’s nothing wrong
millionaire and there’s nothing wrong
millionaire and there’s nothing wrong with them that but ambition can also
with them that but ambition can also
with them that but ambition can also mean a lot of other things it can mean a
mean a lot of other things it can mean a
mean a lot of other things it can mean a happy life a peaceful life a Content
happy life a peaceful life a Content
happy life a peaceful life a Content life and that is the ambition that
life and that is the ambition that
life and that is the ambition that drives us I’m actually going to wind
drives us I’m actually going to wind
drives us I’m actually going to wind this up with a quote from the very same
this up with a quote from the very same
this up with a quote from the very same book that a reference to at the
book that a reference to at the
book that a reference to at the beginning which goes kindness is a
beginning which goes kindness is a
beginning which goes kindness is a choice optimism is a choice happiness is
choice optimism is a choice happiness is
choice optimism is a choice happiness is a choice whatever choice you make makes
a choice whatever choice you make makes
a choice whatever choice you make makes you so choose wisely thank you thank you
you so choose wisely thank you thank you
you so choose wisely thank you thank you [Applause]
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