Simple Steps To A Happier Life

Mark Thompson
4 min readSep 19, 2024

How To Be Contented

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A bit of a departure for me today, I want to pass on some words of wisdom i’ve picked up in the last 60+ years.

It took me about 50 of them to realise that life isn’t what you see others do. It’s what you do yourself.

I’ve worked in high-paying jobs, owned big houses, driven dream cars, eaten at Michelin-starred restaurants and stayed in some of the world's best hotels.

I am happier now than I have ever been living on what I earn from my content in a small but cosy house near the beach and chilling out in family-owned coffee shops.

Hustle When You Are Young

Hustle when you are young and get it out of your system, strive for all those sweet dreams and experience them while you can.

As you get older, you’ll slowly start to realise what matters and what really makes you happy. There is nothing I or anyone else will tell you that should stop you from finding out for yourself.

Just know that those “bros” who tell you to get up at 5 am, Go to the Gym, work for 12 hours, and then light up a big cigar haven’t a clue what they are talking about.

So, How Did I Get Happy?

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Mark Thompson

Veteran Content Marketer, Keeping it Simple and Sharing What Works in my regular newsletter: https://substack.com/@simpleisprofit