Jay Shetty

And it was almost like an emotional relationship more than even a, it was definitely a tactical practical relationship, but there was also an emotional relationship I needed to work on.

Do you touch on that in your work at all?

That's wild, yeah.

I'm really glad you raised that too, because I also think that it shows a kind of flaw in human training in that you'd hope that if everyone around you is making more than you, you could study them and learn from them and also grow.

But we just end up envying them or being jealous or being upset at ourselves.

Even if we're not jealous or envious of others, we kind of become harsh on ourselves.

Oh, you should be doing better and you're behind and everyone's ahead of you.

And

It's almost like if we could learn to study people instead of envy them, criticize them, or be upset at ourselves, then it would be healthy to be around people who are doing better than us.

Because we also always hear the famous quote of, you're the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

If you're trying to grow your finances, and I'm not telling people to change their friends, but if you're trying to grow a certain area of your life, you will have to be around people who are excelling in that area.

What does the top 1% understand about money that most of us don't?

I love that redefinition.

I think that's so important because I think social media has also made us more focused on the top 1% and here's the billionaire list and here's the millionaire list.

And the reality is that living an aligned life and living a life based on your values and what you care about is far more within your reach and grasp and is going to make you happier.

And I love that reframe from financial success to financial happiness.

Because I think that's what we're all actually looking for.

And it comes back to your same point of just, it's not just about making more.

It's about knowing what you're doing with what you have and then allowing that to expand.

And I'm so glad that you're kind of pushing that conversation out there as a money expert, because I think it's easy to get excitable and just talk about like how to make like a hundred million dollars or a million dollars or 10 million and whatever.