"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

What Makes a Fulfilling Day?

Obviously, fulfillment can mean different things to different people. Generally speaking, fulfillment tends to come from activities or experiences that leave you feeling satisfied, happy, or accomplished. For me, I generally feel like I’ve “earned my day” when I’ve taken time to move my body around. That can mean walking the pups for a few miles, lap swimming, lifting, or pelotoning.

I try to do the whole 80/20 eating thing (80% of the time you do the right thing and eat purposefully, the other 20% you enjoy the perks of being alive). My diet consists of coffee, honey, grapes, bananas, watermelon, steak, cheeseburgers, eggs, ice cream, and cheese cake. If I stick to my diet and don’t go overboard on the ice cream or cheese cake, I’m set! I feel fulfilled when I take time to read and learn new things. I feel deliberate when I take time to learn the guitar or even just sit down and write a song. I generally don’t sit down to get work done, I generally work when needed or when I feel called to it. I feel called to it quite a bit.

You’re here reading a blog that is centered around investing and asking yourself “why are we talking about your grocery list?" You’re exactly right! If your goal is to become a real estate investor or to practice real estate investing, you might find some fulfillment in taking some time each day to read up on a specific related topic of interest. If you’re feeling super lazy, just look it up on tiktok and watch four or five videos -- progress is progress! Maybe, you practice running your numbers on a multifamily and send a non legally binding LOI that you wrote up using AI on ChatGPT at a number where it would make it sense for you if they say yes. Get paid to practice!

Maybe, you reach out to your local realtor and get comps on your portfolio and see if you can tap into that equity somehow. There are lots of small ways to improve each day! If this post offers no other value, maybe you’ll at least reflect on your day and figure out when you feel fulfilled and seek that out more. If you feel like you have an unfulfilling life, maybe try to do more activities that make you feel accomplished!

Song To Digest With

Pink Moon- Nick Drake

-Rob Bergeron

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Edited by Colleen Reilly