1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: My top five best non financial investments of the year, 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: My heartfelt reflection with you. Hi, everyone, Welcome back to 3 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: another episode of Sugar Mama's Fireplay. I am your host 4 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: financial planner, Canna Campbell, and today, as we approach the 5 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: end of another year, it's gone by so quickly, I 6 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: want to take a moment to reflect with you. Whilst 7 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: I often talk about financial literacy, and actually I always 8 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: talk about financial literacy and the importance of budgeting, having 9 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: emergency money, having enough emergency money, investing wisely, paying attention 10 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: to your superannuation, and of course the importance of personal insurance. 11 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: Today's episode is a little bit different, but it's something 12 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: just as valuable, and that is our non financial investments. 13 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: What I'm about to share with you are the things 14 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: that I have invested in this year that have profoundly 15 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: impacted my sense of happiness, personal growth, which is really 16 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: important to me and my inner well being, even my connection. 17 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: And these are the things I share with you have 18 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: helped me stay balanced as a busy working mum of 19 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 1: three kids and three dogs, a partner, and as a 20 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: normal everyday human being trying to dougle all the balls 21 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: and navigate life's ups and downs. So grab a tea 22 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 1: or a coffee or a glass of wine or whatever 23 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: your choice of liquid is today and find a quiet 24 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: spot and let me share with you my top five 25 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: best most heartfelt non financial investments of two thousand and 26 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: twenty four. We have music, all right, so number one. 27 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: This is something that kind of picks up from my 28 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: episode I did this time last year, which was obviously 29 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: my best non financial investments of two thousand and twenty three. 30 00:01:58,080 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: And if you listen to this episode, I shared with 31 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: you that I had actually been working with a psychologist 32 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: for about eleven years, and I talked about the investment 33 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: of her and how she's helped me, and how she 34 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: actually was retiring at the end of twenty twenty three 35 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: and I was scared to sort of go onto the 36 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: world without her on my own. Anyway, at the beginning 37 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: of this year, I decided I wanted to remain committed 38 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 1: to my personal growth and development, and I invested in 39 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: a course called the Phoenix Course by a gentleman called 40 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: Jamie Ryder. So this is a personal development program journey 41 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: you could call it, with Jamie Ryder, and is designed 42 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: to help you address and heal from trauma. It really 43 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: goes deep and right to the heart. And let me 44 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: tell you, it has been so powerful. And I'm even 45 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: only thirty percent of the way through this course, which 46 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 1: we'll hear about in a second. Why now, As I said, 47 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: I haven't finished this course yet, and that is because 48 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: there is so much deep work to be done with 49 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 1: this and the tools and the insights I have gained 50 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: so far have been so much. I feel like my 51 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: plate's already loaded with so much I'm just trying to 52 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: work through it all, which so it's kind of slowed 53 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: me down going through this course. But I think that's 54 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: actually a credit to how amazing this program is and 55 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: how talented Jamie Rder really is as a coach. And 56 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: I haven't gained incredible insights so far. For example, I 57 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: can see the blessings in disguise, and most importantly, I 58 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 1: can see this work that I'm doing on myself as 59 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: an opportunity to break patterns, which is something I am 60 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: incredibly grateful for. So I'm learning so much about this 61 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: and I will definitely say that when challenges happen, I 62 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: am able to handle them with far greater compassion and resilience. 63 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: My reaction is very different. My reaction is so much 64 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: more calm, so much more methodical, and I explore what's 65 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: going on behind the scenes and what's really behind in 66 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: that particular event. And I will say since doing this program, 67 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: I have slowly and even at times felt incredibly uncomfortable, 68 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: but I know that this is worth all the work 69 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: but unpacking all of those emotional blocks that I didn't 70 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: even realize I was carrying and caring for so long 71 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: at the same time also learning how to nurture myself within. 72 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: So this has been amazing and I'm so excited about 73 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 1: working on this course and continuing to go right through 74 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: to the very end. So the reason why I share 75 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 1: this with you, I guess inside of this story about 76 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: what I've been doing, is to remind you that investing 77 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: in your mental and emotional health is one of the 78 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: most rewarding things that you can do for yourself. And 79 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: for me, doing this course is a reminder that we 80 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: all just works in progress, trying to be our best, 81 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: do our best, and work with what we've got, and 82 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: that is perfectly fine. Okay, sorry if that was a 83 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: little bit deep, but I really wanted to share this 84 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: with you, and I feel like a lot of people 85 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: who are listening to this may be interested in obviously 86 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: hearing more about Jamie Rider's course. So I'm actually going 87 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: to go a link in the podcast notes for you 88 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: Jamie Rider's TikTok account, because there was an amazing amount 89 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: of free resources just on his TikTok page. All right, next, 90 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: color analysis for fashion and makeup. So I'm going from 91 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: one extreme to the other, deep work on emotional trauma 92 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: versus you know, looking pretty and beautiful and stylish. So, 93 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 1: as you may know, earlier this year, I was invited 94 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: to have a color analysis session done, and this was 95 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 1: primarily based around fashion. And I had one done and 96 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: I was in I think my mid twenties or late twenties, 97 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: and it was good, it was interesting, but I didn't 98 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: feel entirely confident in the advice I was given. So 99 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: when I was invited to have this done again, I 100 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: was really interested, and obviously I jumped to that this 101 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: incredibly gracious and generous opportunity. Now, when I did this, 102 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: I didn't actually expect how much better it would be 103 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: this time around. I think a lot of those the 104 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: color analysis is gone deeper and wider, and you get 105 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: a lot more information today as you may have done 106 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: maybe ten fifteen years ago. So this was transformative, as 107 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: I've explained before, and I discovered new colors that really 108 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: compliment my natural skin tones that I would never have 109 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: thought about or considered before. And I didn't just learn 110 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: about colors. I learned about textures and about tones and 111 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: also about how they mix in with my lifestyle and 112 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: my personality. Even and doing this color analysis that was 113 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: based around fashion gave me a huge amount of confidence 114 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: to actually go forth and experiment with things I would 115 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: never want to do before because I'd see it as 116 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: being dangerous and potentially a waste of money, and I'd 117 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: always play it safe with just a T shirt and 118 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,799 Speaker 1: jeans and some sneakers. But in learning about other hues 119 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 1: and tones and shades and textures, I'm actually really enjoyed 120 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 1: leashing this creative element within me and my wardrobe and 121 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: having that confidence has been really valuable. And especially when 122 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: you realize things all this time that she could have 123 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: actually worked for you that you felt kind of blocked 124 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: off or restricted, And I have to say on that 125 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: topic of worried about wasting money, this investment of my 126 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: time was actually great because it was cut down wasteful spending. 127 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: You see, since doing this, I no longer purchase clothes 128 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: that aren't quite right or I'm sort of sitting on 129 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: the edge as to whether they'd work or not. And 130 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: it has saved me also so much time because when 131 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: I'm shopping online or I'm shopping in a store, I 132 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: instinctively know what to not even bother going and trying 133 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: on or entertaining adding to my card. So it's added 134 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: a huge amount of efficiency when I do go shopping, 135 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: as well as confidence and creativity. Now, after gaining so 136 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: much from this particular consultation, and I'm obviously going to 137 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: link all the details in the podcast notes for you, 138 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: I was filled with even more curiosity and almost like 139 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: set something off within me where I wanted to learn 140 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: more and go deeper with this and understand more about 141 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: what I could potentially create. Because I was having so 142 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: much fun experimenting and creating and trying new things on, 143 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: I was like, Okay, well where else can I apply 144 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: this in my life? And so I happened to this. 145 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: I guess the stars were aligned, and I happened to 146 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: end up in a conversation with a makeup artist who's 147 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: actually also a color consultant. After chatting with this lovely 148 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: lady and she was so insightful gave me so many 149 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: sort of free insights over conversation on Instagram, I actually 150 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: decided to go ahead and book in a session with her, 151 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: and again I will link her details in these podcast 152 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: notes for you. But this was equally as valuable as 153 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: I learned about the sister palettes and how to safely 154 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: expand my color palette and how to also elevate my 155 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: overall natural appearance when experimenting with colors. And this lady 156 00:08:57,800 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: by the name of Ashley spoke to me also about 157 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: hair color, about lipsticks, lipliners, and even WoT colors to 158 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: put close to my makeup, and she even went as 159 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: far as giving me a list of budget friendly makeup 160 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: for me to eventually add to my makeup kit with 161 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: all the exact color numbers and shades to really enhance 162 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: my natural features such as my eye color, my skin tone, 163 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: my natural lip color, my hair color. So it took 164 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: my color analysis insights and knowledge to a new level 165 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: and I felt this huge weight off my shoulders and 166 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: almost like a permission to go and declutter because there 167 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: were so many makeup products. And this is a little 168 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: bit embarrassing to admit where I had bought them, thinking, 169 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 1: oh that I saw that on that influence, So I 170 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: saw that on my friend or go and get it, 171 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: and then when I got at home or derived in 172 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: the mail and I tried it on, it wasn't quite right. 173 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: But I felt so embarrassed and ashamed and guilty of 174 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: wasting money like that. I just kept on holding onto 175 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: all these colors and foundation and blushes that just weren't 176 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: right for my skin. But I refuse to let go 177 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: of because I wanted don't want to admit to myself 178 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: that I'd got it so wrong in this fabulous, really 179 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: fun process of building up my makeup kit and building 180 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: up almost like a capsual makeup kit, which is so 181 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: incredibly satisfying. And I have to say, with these two 182 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: color analysis they really do actually compliment each other. I 183 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: wouldn't actually necessarily recommend one or the other. I'd recommend both, 184 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: you know, one for fashion, one for makeup. But I 185 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: do think Ashley does potentially fashion as well. You can 186 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: have a chat with them separately, and I would say 187 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: that whilst I'm almost finished putting together my capsual wardrobe, 188 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: which has had a fantastic refresh now that not having 189 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: any more children, I am now really enjoying actually playing 190 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 1: with what I already own and getting creative and knowing 191 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: where not to waste money and where to actually invest. 192 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: And it just feels really authentic to me. I feel 193 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: like I'm sort of coming into my own skin, finding 194 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 1: myself again, and this has been something really beautiful me 195 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: for me particular here as a working mum, where we 196 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: can often put ourselves as mothers at the bottom of 197 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: the list. So when I get dressed in the morning, 198 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 1: it's a different process. It's so much more endurable, and 199 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: I'm not someone who spends a lot of time getting dressed. 200 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: I've got three kids and three dogs, so I need 201 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: to get everyone out the door pretty quickly. But because 202 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: I have this knowledge about myself and this insight, I'm 203 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 1: able to quickly not only put together an outfit that 204 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: feels good inside and out, but I can also put 205 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: together a makeup look that looks nice, that looks natural, 206 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: that looks pretty and enhances my features. And the moment 207 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: I'm out the door, I do not give it a 208 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: second thought. I do not worry about what I'm looking 209 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: like during the day, I just get over my day 210 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: and seize it and work on that resilience that Jamie 211 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: Rider is teaching me. So what would I say I 212 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: got from the return of this particular investment, Well, confidence, 213 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: one hundred percent creativity. Absolutely, I'd say that's probably one 214 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: of the best things I got, and also an element 215 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: of simplicity because I don't waste time anymore. I have 216 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: that huge amount of efficiency. And I've this I guess 217 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: this cathartism or decluttering or just completely minimizing and going 218 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: to the roots of really the beautiful products. I actually 219 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: really enjoy the ritual of getting dressed in the morning. 220 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,439 Speaker 1: So it has been an absolutely wonderful process, and I 221 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: highly recommend this as even a gift idea for someone 222 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: that you love or think is very special. All right, 223 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: Number three and that is HelloFresh once a fortnight. As 224 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,719 Speaker 1: I mentioned, I have three children and three dogs, and 225 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:36,439 Speaker 1: my partner Tom spends a lot of time overseas working 226 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: in Hong Kong. He's constantly back and forth. So for me, 227 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: I'm juggling a lot on my own and life is hectic. 228 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,719 Speaker 1: Just ask my neighbors. They'll often hear me you'll link 229 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: at my kids to hurry up and put their shoes on, 230 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: or wash their teeth or get in the car. And 231 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: I am someone who's an early morning riser. I spring 232 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: out of bed at five am. I get some work 233 00:12:58,200 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: done in the morning, I have a couple of the dogs, 234 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: I have a beautiful coffee at home. But because I 235 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: get up so early, come sort of seven o'clock at night, 236 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: I am a walking zombie and I'm done for the day. 237 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: And of course that coincides with witching hour when my 238 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: children and my dogs everyone's hungry. They need to get 239 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: into the shower or the bath. They need to get 240 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: into their pajamas and clean their teeth and all those 241 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: book routines that you'd need to do with three children, 242 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,719 Speaker 1: plus also get the dogs out as well for a 243 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: quick walk before we close up the house and all 244 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 1: go to sleep, So that particular time of the day 245 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: is full on for me, and being someone with ADHD, 246 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: I find screaming a noise excruciatingly painful. It's like absolutely torturous. 247 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: And I also find at the same time clutter and 248 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: mess really really triggering. So for me, this is just 249 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 1: a really hard time of the day and I need 250 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: more help at home, particularly at this time of the day. However, 251 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: what I've been doing is getting HelloFresh once a fortnight, 252 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: and it is been a game changer. Now, I will 253 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: admit I've been using HelloFresh on and on for like 254 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:12,079 Speaker 1: eight or nine years. It's brilliant, but it was only 255 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 1: recently that I realized, okay, you just get it from 256 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: now on, just get it once a fortnight and we 257 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: get a big box to feed six of us. I 258 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: think we get for four or five nights. And the 259 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: benefit and beauty of this is HelloFresh has actually introduced 260 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: us to meals that I would have never had the 261 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: energy or headspace to create and plan and actually physically 262 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: cook without burning. But it's also encouraged us to eat 263 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 1: way more vegetables and a wider range of vegetables. Might 264 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: I add, as well as trying new cuisines, which for 265 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: me and my kids is really important. Because it's again 266 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: a little bit embarrassing to admit this, I'm such a sucker. 267 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: For fine, Okay, just have some butter with pasta, pasta 268 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: with butter. As long as you just eat your dinner 269 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: and go to bed, you know, with a full Timmy 270 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: I'll be fine. So it has been really good for 271 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: making sure I get some nutritious ingredients into my children 272 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: and of course myself. And I will also add that 273 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: my eleven year old son, Rocco, actually helps me cook 274 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: these meals because they are so easy to follow, and 275 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: it's actually given him and I so much more confidence 276 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: in the kitchen. I'm not a great cook, particularly late 277 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 1: of the day because my ADHD medication is expired. I've 278 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: sort of burnt it off, and that's when I start 279 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: things start going spectacularly wrong in the kitchen. I burn things, 280 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: I undercook things, I get the instructions wrong. But HelloFresh 281 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: for me in my brain because it's just all neatly 282 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: organized and it's compartmentalized. Rocco and I can just sit 283 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: there and actually get it done together, and it's become 284 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: a really beautiful ritual between him and I in the 285 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: cooking process. But also then when we sit down together 286 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: as a family, and I'm not, you know, fighting my 287 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: children to eat their meals because the meal is actually 288 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: delicious and it's something new, and my kids are actually 289 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: eating everything on their plate and going to bed with 290 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: not just a full tummy, but a tummy full of 291 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: vegetables and delicious ingredients, and they're actually learning to expand 292 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: their taste palettes so that if we do go to 293 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: a restaurant, I don't have to just order chips and 294 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: nuggets for my kids to keep them happy. They're a 295 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: lot more open minded. And because everything is compartmentalized and 296 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: there's no waste, really, it means that when you sit 297 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: down at the table, there's not this huge amount of 298 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: pots and pans and a huge excessive amount of mess. 299 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: Obviously there is some mess to be cleaning up, but 300 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: it means when we sit down at dinner, I am 301 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: so much more present. And what we do with my 302 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: kids when Tom's away is we try and play a 303 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: card game or we play like a guessing game, and 304 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: it's just so much more relaxed. Everyone is properly eating 305 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: their meal. It's not so much of a battle at 306 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: that you know, witching hour, which I think a lot 307 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: of parents will actually relate to. So for me, in 308 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: sharing this particular, I guess investment with you, it's to 309 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,239 Speaker 1: remind you that it is okay to invest in convenience 310 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: and that can often be a great gift to yourself, 311 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: your mental health, your sanity and of course your family. 312 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: And for me, this investment of Hello Fresh once a 313 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: fortnite is something I'm incredibly grateful for. Number four Tulip, 314 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: our third dog. Someone said to me at the beginning 315 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty four, you're going to get another dog. 316 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: I would not believe them. I will laugh at them. 317 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: So it was about July this year we welcomed Tulip 318 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:32,400 Speaker 1: into our family, a beautiful white semi rescue labrador who 319 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 1: came from a breeder who specializes in therapy dogs and 320 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: guide dogs and interestingly dogs for the Kleenex commercials Now. 321 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: Whilst I didn't actually pay for her, she is undoubtedly 322 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: been one of the best investments of our time and love. 323 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: The breeder was going through a bit of a legal 324 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: dispute and was in a sort of an urgent situation 325 00:17:56,800 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: where she needed to rehome seventy labradors, and a friend 326 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: of mine who has two labrators already called me and 327 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,919 Speaker 1: told me all about it, and she drove up and 328 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: Breeda is based about half an hour past Maitland, and 329 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: she got two labradors, and she called me on the 330 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: way home, so she now has four labradors. And I 331 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: went and met her and met the new dogs, and 332 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: I was like, oh my gosh, they're amazing. And I 333 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: told Tom about this situation, about the breeder and about 334 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: my friend Charlotte, and he said to me, Canna, you 335 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: got to go and help this woman. This is horrible, 336 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: This is horrific. These dogs are going to be destroyed 337 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: unless someone helps her. So I literally didn't think, and 338 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: probably a good thing, because I probably would have took 339 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 1: myself out of this. But I just put the kids 340 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: in the car and I called her head spoke to 341 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:44,439 Speaker 1: this lovely, lovely lady, and she said, look, I'm going 342 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: to put a dog aside that I think could be 343 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 1: really good for your family, your children, your situation, and 344 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,679 Speaker 1: the two dogs you've already got. And we got in 345 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: the carr and we drove. Now, if you want to 346 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 1: watch this, I guess you could call it a documentary 347 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: of us driving and getting Tulip. You can watch it 348 00:18:58,320 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 1: on YouTube and I will link it in the podcast. Now, 349 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: but we drove and we got her, and it was 350 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: just this bizarre experience where it was just so incredibly beautiful. 351 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:13,120 Speaker 1: It was so silent, and I can't imagine life without her, 352 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 1: like she has this amazing energy about herself, and you 353 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: can tell that she's been bred as a therapy dog 354 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,479 Speaker 1: and done training as a therapy dog because she has 355 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: brought this sense of calm and complete and absolute joy 356 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: into our home. She is a reminder of the absolute 357 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: unconditional love that animals give us and teaches us about 358 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: patience and the healing power of connection. And our two 359 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: other dogs to Seppi and Peppy adore her. Actually, Peppy 360 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 1: is a bit of a diva. She pretends not to 361 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: like her, but when I'm not looking, she snuggles with her, 362 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:51,400 Speaker 1: she licks her, she wrestles with her, and they've also 363 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 1: become partners in crime in finding things of mind to 364 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: go and chew and destroy, and they've even worked out 365 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,239 Speaker 1: how to get things off the kitchen bench top when 366 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: I'm not looking. And see who's twelve. He thinks he's 367 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 1: a bit of a Hugh Hefner walking around the park 368 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: because he's got these two young hot labrador girlfriends either 369 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: side of him, and he's so protective of both of them, 370 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: and the three of them like snuggle in together. It's 371 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: the most divine thing ever. And Pepy gave Juseppi a 372 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: new Lisa on life. And I think Tulip has given 373 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 1: him another new lease on life. He keeps up with them, 374 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: he wrestles with them, and they just the three of 375 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: them just are a trio. They are. It's just worked beautifully. 376 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: It was meant to be. And my children adore her, 377 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: particularly Apple, because she is Apple's dog. And my kids 378 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,159 Speaker 1: will be having a complete talent trum and meltdown and 379 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 1: Chulip would just walk up to them and sit down 380 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: and lie there and just snuggle and win with them 381 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 1: and put her head in their lap and it just 382 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: calms the children down. And even people in the park 383 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:52,639 Speaker 1: she'll just go up and sit with them, and she 384 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: just knows how. She's just got this incredible intuition which 385 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: has been absolutely amazing. So she really has become a 386 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: member of our family and I can't imagine life without 387 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: her and is being a complete and absolute blessing. And 388 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:08,359 Speaker 1: a reminder for this ensurance with you is that some 389 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: investments aren't about money. It's about the energy that we carry, 390 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: the energy that we share and the unconditional love and 391 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 1: pure care and generosity that we give each other. Number 392 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: five more help for me time now this I don't 393 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: want this to come across as self indulgent at all, 394 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: so please don't take this this way. But about a 395 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 1: year ago, Tom and I made a decision that for 396 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: my mental health to get a little bit more help 397 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: at home. As you know, Tom's away a lot. When 398 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: I say a lot, he's away at least fifty percent 399 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 1: of the time. If he's not in Hong Kong, he's 400 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: in Melbourne and he does huge, long hours, leaves at 401 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 1: five o'clock in the morning. I'm on my own a lot, 402 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: and we don't actually have any family to help us whatsoever. 403 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: So I'm juggling a lot of balls on my own 404 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 1: with the kids as well as my own business. So, Buddy, 405 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 1: year or two ago, we decided to ask our retired 406 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: neighbor who's to be a Trisillian nurse, to help out 407 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: with the kids. And she's in her eighties and she 408 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: was looking after the kids every Saturday for two hours 409 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 1: once a fortnight, and it was working brilliantly. It was 410 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:20,160 Speaker 1: the kids loved her. But what I sort of realized 411 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: was that just wasn't enough. And this is why I 412 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: don't want to sound indulgent or self indulgent or even 413 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: you know self as a parent. But what I realized 414 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 1: in having that break is how much I actually needed 415 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 1: more of a break. So instead of getting her to 416 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: come once a fortnight, I decided to get her once 417 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 1: a week. And it actually worked out better for everybody 418 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 1: because the girls now see her more often. She now 419 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: has a great routine with them, and I get to 420 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,439 Speaker 1: have a bit more time for me. And when I 421 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: use that time, I go to the gym. I make 422 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,679 Speaker 1: that time really count. It's two hours. Every second of 423 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: freedom is important to me. So I go to the gym, 424 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: I do a workout, I jump in my local ocean pool, 425 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:04,479 Speaker 1: which is icebergs, and if I get time, I will 426 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,920 Speaker 1: jump in the sauna and sweat it out and is 427 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 1: a complete and utter reset. I come back home a 428 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 1: completely different person, a much nicer person. And when Tom's home, 429 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: we do this together, so we treat it as a 430 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: date night. We go and have a workout together, we 431 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: jump in the pool together, we have a coffee together, 432 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:26,880 Speaker 1: we have a sauna together, and we get to have 433 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: unbroken conversations that literally we cannot have when our children around. 434 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: Is literally like the moment we need to talk about 435 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: something important, our kids starts screaming, crying, yelling, laughing, or 436 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 1: just constantly interrupting, which is obviously normal children's behavior. But 437 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: for us, this investment, it's two hours and it's lovely, 438 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: and she has become a pseudo grandmother for my children, 439 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 1: and it works for everybody. And she bakes for them, 440 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 1: she plays books, she reads books with them, she plays 441 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: board games with them, and in the meantime, I completely 442 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,880 Speaker 1: recharge myself. I work on my health and my fitness, 443 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 1: and I'm so much more present after I've come back 444 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: from the gym. So for me, this particular investment reminds 445 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:16,359 Speaker 1: me of how essential it is to take care of 446 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: myself if I want to be the best version of 447 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 1: myself for my family. So for you, don't forget to 448 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: invest in some new time, whether it be getting a 449 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: babysitter for two hours, whether it be taking yourself out 450 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: to get a blow dry or nails done, or a massage, 451 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: or do something just completely soulfully beautifully for you. As 452 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,439 Speaker 1: I reflect on these investments with you, I have to 453 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,160 Speaker 1: say they have taught me a valuable lesson this year, 454 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 1: just as we need to diversify our financial portfolios across 455 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:53,719 Speaker 1: different companies, different sectors, different industries, different countries and of 456 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: course different asset classes. It is equally important, if not 457 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: more important, diversify our investments in happiness and well being. 458 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: Whilst investing in financial goals is incredibly important, especially if 459 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: we really want to create a sense of financial harmony 460 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: and independence in our lives. But at the same time 461 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: we should never lose sight of ourselves, our mental health, 462 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: our personal growth, and of course the connections that bring 463 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: us deep joy, sustainable joy and authentic happiness. So as 464 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 1: you work on your goals for twenty twenty five and 465 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: start thinking about all the exciting, wonderful things you'd like 466 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: to be able to achieve and do and tick off 467 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: on your list, can I please encourage you to think 468 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:43,959 Speaker 1: also at the same time about those non financial investments 469 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 1: that you can make for yourself in a sustainable way 470 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 1: to nurture your overall harmony, happiness and of course growth 471 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: and success for twenty twenty five. Thank you absolutely everyone 472 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,199 Speaker 1: for listening to this episod so today and joining me. 473 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 1: I would love to hear from you and hear what 474 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 1: your non financial investments have been and how they've enriched 475 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 1: your life, Because what you share with me, hopefully I 476 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: can then share it back on another podcast episode may 477 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 1: benefit somebody else, another listener, or plenty of other listeners, 478 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: including myself, So I'd love to continue keeping this conversation 479 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: alive about those non financial investments that help us in 480 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:29,360 Speaker 1: our journey through life, that keep us empowered, keep us balanced, 481 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: and keep us feeling fulfilled. All right, again, thank you 482 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:35,919 Speaker 1: everyone for your support in twenty twenty four. It has 483 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 1: been an absolute honor to be able to connect with 484 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: you every single Monday morning. And don't worry, I am 485 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 1: not going away at all. I will be continuing over 486 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: the Christmas New Year break and I will be here 487 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 1: every Monday morning without fail and making sure that twenty 488 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: twenty five is an even better year for you and 489 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 1: I thank you everyone for listening. This is Sugar Mamma's 490 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:03,200 Speaker 1: five and hope