A short spoken segment by Mark Evans DM emphasizing the importance of present-mindedness and prioritization between business and family. He contrasts deal-making impulses with the fleeting nature of moments, introduces the idea of 'thought auditing' (examining origins of our thoughts), and stresses consciously choosing presence depending on context.
And I know a lot of people talk about balance. It's all priorities, you know, like sometimes in business, we got to be. Our priority is business. You got to be present for the business deal. You know, your team, your team struggling, you got to get present for your team, your family or your spouse. You know, it's like, what are you chasing? Why are you chasing? I call it thought auditing. I talk a lot about that in the book too, is where did our thoughts come from? Why do we think the way we think? Who told us to think this way? And so when I'm being present, like, to me, I know this moment is only once and it's gone. And you know, guys like us, we like, we're very deal making, moving. We like to. We're movers and shakers. So I do know that exists. So I'm very conscious of it. But that also means I got to keep it at bay too. At the same time, when the family's around or whatever, like, you and I could, we. We could be in a huge deal in this room and walk outside and no one would even know, like, hey, guys, what's going on? You know, like her family or kids or whatever.
