If you want to be inspired, connect with your loved ones. When my father turned 75, we had an amazing family dinner, and this is a man of great wisdom who I adore and respect tremendously along with my mother. And when my dad turned 75, I said,”Dad, what is the single most important thing in life?” He looked at me, smiled, replied in one word, “family”. And if family is the most important thing as you get older and wiser, why not have the wisdom to make it the most important thing now? Those conversations with your family will inspire you. And with my family, I try to become what I call a perfect moment creator.
I had a conversation with someone the other day and he was getting ready for a trip. And I said,”You know, this is one of the mindsets that’s important to me. I try to see myself with my family as a perfect moment creator. So every time we do a trip, I go the extra mile to set up these experiences that are unforgettable.” And again, I’m a lot about research. There’s a lot of good research that says what’s most important to your family are experiences versus things. What’s the most important to our happiness according to research are not things but experiences. And so he went on a trip and then he said to me, “You know, that one insight allowed me to go the extra mile. We did these things we never would have done. And it was one of the best trips we’ve ever had.” So be a perfect moment creator with your family.
