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Can you elaborate more about the mindset that you now have? What in your mindset has changed in the last 5 years?
Alright, the short and sweet answer.
For me it was getting away from a mindset of validation seeking. I had a rough childhood (we moved 21 times in 17 years for example), so I spent from ages 17 to 25 seeking validation of my worth through women, money, status, etc.
I WAS that cold-hearted guy that only cared about whether I impressed people at the HS reunion, on the street with my nice car, or in the club when I took a hot girl home.
It's hard to describe, but at some point I realized I was on the wrong path. Who was I trying to impress?
So I took a very simple step, and that was to start learning. About people, myself, money, health, whatever.
As cliche as it sounds, I now realize that there is a whole big world out there, and money/status is only one part of it. My mindset now is that money is really just a tool to get the other things in life that are much more important to me.
Stable life for my kids, seeing new places, helping my disabled mother, getting my wife naked on the beach in Florida without getting caught (haha), and the pride of working hard and building something I can be proud of.
Buying a Mercedes SL450 rag-top was awesome. Not super expensive, but it was my "dream car", at the end of the day though...it's just a car.
Putting the top down and driving through the hills where I live, on a warm summer day, with my wife in the seat next to me laughing at my stupid jokes?
Now THAT'S living.
(I since sold the car to buy another rental property)
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