I don’t want much…

I’m getting to a stage in life where I’m pretty much comfortable with what I have going on.

I suspect that this may the ‘secret to happiness’ that we all search for …but it only comes with old age.

Most of my life has been spent trying to reach something …that is …just out of reach.

My wife describes me as always wanting… ‘what’s on the top shelf’.. whilst having the ability to only get to the shelf below. She says I’m always reaching for something that’s just beyond my capabilities.

I used to have pictures of cars on my wall in my first office, starting with a Fiat Panda and working my way through various models, to end up with a Porsche 911.

Whichever car I got…I wanted the next one…and the next one, the quicker one, the more powerful one….

I wanted the bigger house.

I wanted the better watch.

I wanted the bigger company.

I wanted the bigger jobs.

Then suddenly – somewhere along the line – it strikes you that actually none of this is actually important.

Maybe it could have been the heart attack that nearly killed me that made me wake up?

The moments that actually matter have nothing to do with material things …it’s all about people that you love and care about… and the time that you have with them.

This enlightenment has brought inner peace and a level of contentment that leaves me sleeping well at night and finding something to just enjoy in each day.

Walking the dog.

Telephone call with your daughter.

Seeing a deer.

Seeing the woodpecker.

Within my work environment, I’ve learnt that certain jobs with certain clients, are just not worth the hassle of working with.

Give me nice, straightforward, £25 to £30K site clearance work and I’m happy.

Once we start getting the huge budget projects, you know that cashflow will be an issue, payments will be delayed and just not come in when they should – and the pressure just makes you stressed.

Soooo…

No more flash cars, no more expensive watches, no more handmade suits… and no more chasing the clients that make life difficult.

Give me a happy family, a good set of people to work with, a car that gets me from A to B reliably and a steady work load… with clients that like working with us  …and I will be more than grateful.

I may even be happy.

 

Mike C