It’s true and I’ve kept it my little secret for a while, but I am loaded.
And let me tell you something, I’ve got some very rich friends.
One in fact (a banker) has just bought a second home for cash just shy of £1m. His other house is worth £2m.
My house is worth about £250,000 and I earn a hell of a lot less, so how did I get this rich?
Well my friend, it’s about balance.
I have something he and my other closest friends don’t seem to have:
– I am fit and healthy
– I weigh the same now as I did when I was 21 (37 now)
– I feel good most of the time from eating well and training
– I have an amazing wife (although I rarely tell her and if I do she doesn’t believe me).
– I have two (occasionally annoying) but generally good kids
– I love my work, really love it, and that means very few days are a big chore
– I wake up excited (no not like that – yes actually like that) for the day ahead
Of the people I know, I am not the best at anything.
People are better athletes, leaner, have more money in the bank but my averages are pretty high.
And, as any triathlete knows, it doesn’t matter that you’ve got an awesome run if you drown in the lake!
You’ve just got to be pretty decent at everything.
I’m not smug by the way, I’m very humble, however:
I made the choices I made to be where I am and I’ve had to suffer to get to where I am.
Probably for a good few years actually but as we all know:
“Nothing worth having is easy”
I guess my message is this:
In my opinion if you try to be the best or very good at one thing you may find that other areas of your life suffer.
I say this because most of my audience are in a similar position to myself, they’re not elite athletes and probably have never been.
I have been an elite athlete and I do wonder whether the juice was worth the squeeze.
So don’t be too hard on yourself, remember balance is key to happiness and health, both of which are the most important thing in our world.
If we have those we can achieve anything we like, whether that is to break 2:20 for an Oly distance, qualify for Kona or indeed just be a good role model for our kids.
Have a great weekend and more nutrition and training tips next week I promise!
Jamie “who wants to be a millionaire” Leighton.