People are fascinated by billionaires.
What if there is another kind of billionaire to aspire to become with the inner wealth that we all already have access to?
I use the term, “inner billionaire” purposefully, provocatively and playfully to get people thinking in fresh ways about wealth and aspirations. The root word of wealth is “weal” which means wellbeing but we have fallen so far from this as a species. Inner wealth brings us back to the roots and deepens that, for it contributes to collective wellbeing, not only personal wellbeing.
Inner wealth emerges when we are in deep connection with themselves, others and life through five key pathways:
be, love, serve, grow, play.
“Inner billionaire” doesn’t refer to an exclusive group of perfect people. We all have an inner billionaire within us. It’s a humbling journey to discover and grow ourselves and realise this potential within.
I had an enjoyable, flow-filled conversation with Lisa Partridge of The SIXCOMMS Podcast on this very topic.
To set the context for the importance of inner wealth, I started my sharing with reflections by the late millionaire Singaporean doctor, Dr Richard Teo after he was diagnosed with cancer. He lived a more material life before that:
“…it was just a job…patients were just a source of income, we become so lost that we serve nobody else but ourselves..
…Don’t let society tell you how to live. Don’t let the media tell you what you’re supposed to do. Those things happened to me. And I led this life thinking that these are going to bring me happiness.…
you have to decide whether you want to serve yourself, whether you are going to make a difference in somebody else’s life. Because true happiness doesn’t come from serving yourself….”
And with Lisa’s beautiful questions, we spoke about how inner wealth affects daily life, including work life and communication habits for a more meaningful and transformative dialogue.
Lisa is a consummate podcast host – still, deep, connected listener who holds space naturally for an easeful conversation. Outside the podcast too, every conversation I’ve had with Lisa – kind, giving, reflective, down-to-earth – has been deep, magical, expansive and peppered with laughter that makes the stomach hurt.
If you find the podcast meaningful, please join me in sharing it so we can jointly expand our definition of wealth to heal and transform ourselves and our planet.