Wear your bikini while you're young and broke

I was chatting to a friend last week.

She told me about all of her plans to holiday over the next 6 months.

Phillipines, Bali, Thailand, North America... "wow... that's a lot of holidaying" - I said.

She replied with something so hilariously poetic and perfectly poignant:

We both chuckled at the sentiment, but it wasn't until a few days had gone past that I was able to think on that idea.

What she was saying without really knowing it was bang on!

She would rather optimise for happiness over societal/external pressures.

• Happiness - exploring curiosities, doing fun things, waking up with joy, being kind to ourselves etc

• Societal pressures - save money, settle down, work hard, buy a house, be smart, plan for the future etc

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This is always something I've intuitively and inherently believed from a young age, but I always missed a key ingredient.

The ingredient... INTENTION!

Intention is everything.

Being intentional can turn really bad ideas (subjectively) into really good ones (objectively).

Intention implies logic and plan. Once you can establish that there is logic and planning behind your actions, they are often difficult to refute (until data suggests otherwise).

​Justin Welsh has a really good take on optimisation for the 'good life'.

This is what my friend was saying!!

Wearing her bikini now, when she's young and fit and feels sexy and confident is THE TIME to be wearing a bikini.

Ok, so how does this all relate to you becoming your own best friend?

Simple.

You are never going to be this young again, you are never going to be here again.

What has happened in your past has happened, there's no going back, there's no changing it.

So what are you going to do about it?

My recommendation is this - put the bikini on now while you still can.

Accept responsibility for your past indiscretions right now, in this moment, while you still can.

Life is coming at all of us fast... real fast!

One day you will be walking on a beach... old, possibly alone, probably rich.

You will have to reckon with these questions...

"Was I intentional or did I get swept along for the ride?"

"Should I have worn the bikini instead of saving for a rainy day?"

"Did I optimise for a life well spent or maximum profits?"

At which point I know for sure you will have wished you had:

• Taken that risk

• Started that job

• Asked that guy/girl out

• Tried that hobby

• Wen on that holiday

• Launched that product etc etc.

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I know without a shadow of a doubt you will be wishing that you had WORN THAT GODDAM BIKINI!!

So don't wish, put it on (the bikini that is).

Start with the end in mind, put on the bikini and do what you were destined to do.

That’s all from me for now! If you have any questions or ideas, please shoot away… and if you enjoyed this read, feel free to write back and let me know.

With gratitude,

SAV 🙏