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So what changed for me?
Well actually, it was my marriage. Or rather divorce. You see my parents were together totally in love for over 54 years. My belief was that you find the love of your life and stay happily married FOREVER. Being a shy teenager and into my early 20s, I never had much success with girls. Even so, I met a girl at a party in Sydney’s Darling Point through some university friends.
As it turned out, her dad was one of the wealthiest property developers in Sydney at the time. I thought my life and future was all set. We got engaged. I got a job in his firm. Got my real estate license and we were getting a house in Double Bay as our wedding present.
After getting married we were off going on a 1 year round the world honeymoon. Paid all by myself.
Unfortunately, by the time the
honeymoon was over, so was my
marriage. On the plane back to Australia, my wife turned to me and said that she wanted a divorce.
Hmmmm. So much for the honeymoon period. I was DEVASTATED. After all, my parents example made me believe that marriage was forever. I did not take it well. I was broke after I spent all my money on the honeymoon. I had no place to live, I even sold my car. I got to a point where I actually tried to commit suicide inside my car outside the house I was going to live in with my wife.
Obviously, I was not successful. But it made me re-think my whole life. I decided to start my own business. I began a journey of self development and counselling to get over my heartbreak. And basically decided to re-invent myself.
My first wife’s parents built and owned most of the apartments in Sydney’s posh suburb of Darling Point.
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