A Glimpse into Ruby-Rose's Wild Mind

Time is Truly the Most Precious Resource

Date: 16/7/24

Location: Sitting on my yoga mat, half way through a home workout in London. A lot of my reflection and thoughts come to mind during workouts or soon after. Or in the shower or on the toilet lol. I think this is because these times give me an opportunity to mind wander, be off my phone and not actually doing anything, unlike many other parts of my busy days. Please tell me I'm not the only one who has great thoughts during these times too? Lol.

I often reflect on my life, my growth and how I've changed. And the lessons I've learnt. Some things you are told as wise lessons, but sometimes you have to experience them yourself to truly learn them. And sometimes learning from others is enough. I think everyone is different in how they learn and grow. I want to share my lessons that I've learnt, that I think other women would benefit from, so you don't have to go through the hard times to learn this. Maybe learning through others' advice is enough, or maybe you have learned this too and resonate with this. Or maybe this will make your journey easier by learning this lesson earlier in life. Maybe you have stumbled upon this and it is in line with what you need at the moment. I believe everything happens for a reason. Either way on what has led you here, I think this is a really important lesson and growth for me on my journey. I hope you take something helpful away from this, as we are all just learning and growing together in this wild but beautiful journey of life.

It’s so weird how each year that goes by you grow, learn and reflect. The meaning of life, your values and priorities change. My big one recently is that I’ve really found that time is the most precious resource. We only have a set amount of time on this earth and we don’t even know what that is, as time can be taken away from us in a heartbeat. Our time can be cut short, shorter than we had planned it to be, as we really don't know what is around the corner in life at all. It's a blessing and curse really.

I used to do things because I thought I had to or should. I wouldn't ever ask myself if I wanted to do something. I would do it as I should do it. Such as, I should stay in that job to climb up the ladder. It's a better financial decision even though it's making me feel unhappier by the day. I should go to that party even if I’m exhausted because I need to be a good friend. I should save my money and buy a house instead of travelling. I would put what I should do above my wants and needs. Booyyy did that lead me to an unfulfilling life. But not anymore...

I’m very intentional about how I spend my time now. If I don’t want to do something then I don’t. I don’t go to social events just because I have to. I only go if I want to. I regularly ask myself what I want to do, how I want to spend my time and align it with what I need and want in life. And the big thing is work for me. You spend usually 37-40 hours a week at work. Most of your waking life is spent working for someone else’s company, values and goals, to put money in their pockets. That’s the big thing that made me realise how important it was for me to feel the fear and do it anyway and start my own business online. I am only early in my journey of this. But this is worth putting my time into to create this as I know the lifestyle I want to live and what will make me happy. To put time into my own business, aligned with my values and goals and make the impact I want in the world. And have the flexibility to spend my precious time how I want. This is all worth spending my time on. And I am so glad I have finally taken the leap.

Soon after moving to London I had some devastating news from my family back home in NZ. I wasn't sure if I needed to fly back for it or not. Thankfully they were okay and I didn’t have to, but this was a massive wake up call to further support my goals of working online with my own business.

I want to be able to stop everything and go support my family and friends when needed. Not have to apply for leave and be declined or feel guilty for leaving for too long. By running my own online business from my laptop, I can go anywhere in the world. I can support friends and family whenever and wherever. I just need my laptop to work. And I don’t need permission from anyone.

Very early I knew the 9-5 just didn’t work for me. I needed more freedom, adventure, depth and meaning to my life. It just took me a while to stray from the norm, take a risk and do what I actually want to do with my life and make my wants and needs a priority. And that’s why I’ve started my online business and I’m so glad I have.

Lifes too short to put your dreams on hold. So this is your reminder to truly live the life you want to be living. Book that trip, book that flight, go for that job or promotion, start that business, try that new sport or skill. Listen to your body and what you truly want to do with your life and go for it. Do whatever your soul/intuition/whatever you like to call it, is guiding you to do. Because deep down we all truly know. We just need to start connecting and trusting ourselves more. And when we start doing that, like I have started to do lately, things just fall into place so much it's actually unreal. So trust yourself, trust the process, and enjoy living the life you want to truly be living.

Thank you for being here.

Until next time,

Ruby-Rose x