For most of us, we are inclined towards living a fast-paced life. In a way, we are conditioned to dream big, want the best that life could offer, build businesses, earn big and live a long-cherished life.

Nothing wrong with that. We all have our aspirations to fulfill and goals to attain. And we all have a lifestyle we want to maintain. That's what drives us to hope, live, and do better each day.

But life's meaning and one's worth are not measured by one's millions in bank accounts. When we fully know what's enough for us, that means contentment and happiness.

In this episode, Kit Rodriguez shares how he lessens his cost of living and maximizes his joy for life. He came from working in the corporate, earning big, owning businesses, and finally settling into a normal and ordinary lifestyle. What could have triggered that decision to live less and still be happy?

What you will learn from this episode:

• Learn how to be happy with less
• Understand the 'Theology of Enough' and how it can help you find meaning in living a simple life
• Find extraordinary lessons and learnings in the lives of ordinary people 

 "A truly successful life is not marked with excess or privilege. A truly successful life is one marked by obedience to what God designed us to do in this life with the gifts, networks, and opportunities that he has already created. Not just for ourselves, but also others." - Kit Rodriguez 

Topics Covered:

18:40 - Adjusting to online life from corporate

20:16 - Taking us back to his childhood memories, people who are influential in his life, from a structured to independent life

23:52 - Realizing his love for networking and befriending everyone

30:40 - Continuing a seminary education after college - what prompted the decision 

38:50 - Living cheap and doing a business out of it

46:16 - What gives rise to living a simple lifestyle with his wife

48:16 - Understanding the 'theology of enough'

54:08 - Mirroring yourself and your life in the lives of ordinary people

57:30 - Learning to be efficient and effective when it comes to expenses from ordinary people

01:02:31 - What makes this place a favorite in the Philippines

01:07:02 - Biggest lessons in life

01:12:21 - What makes a truly successful life?

Key Takeaways:

"The pandemic became the digital driver, for our generation. We're learning to cope with it and enjoy whatever good it brings." - Kit Rodriguez

"For the last seven years of our lives, we already have a glimpse of retirement. Normally, when do people engage in spiritual realms of things or give back to the community, normally during retirement? What helped us pursue the things that we want and learn the things that we really want to learn is by engineering our lives in such a way that it's so cheap. And we have made a business out of it." - Kit Rodriguez

"Making more money doesn't make the feeling of emptiness go away. You have to learn how to pause you, need to have me-time, and do self-care. And there's this lesson that Jesus took his time to withdraw from the crowd to go to the mountains alone. I realized, maybe I lost my balance because I have been doing all of this hustle and grind without really considering Jesus has done his thing. I mean, I'm sure Jesus is no lazy guy. He knows when to say timeout; I'll enjoy myself." - Kit Rodriguez

"If you don't have the 'concept of enough', you wouldn't know when to stop. You wouldn't know when to really say yes, I'm happy I reached my goal." - Kit Rodriguez

"We have different concepts of enough, but I think the critical role here is to really take time to pause and consider what is enough, and so when you consider what enough is and you have embraced it, everything else is a bonus. The stock market might crash, that's okay because what I placed there is just a bonus." - Kit Rodriguez

"The idea is we have a cheap lifestyle. So, it's easier to achieve that word 'enough' when you have that. That's a huge learning for me in the seminary, to learn to live and be happy with the concept of enough." - Kit Rodriguez

"We have to really ask ourselves, are our ambitions the dreams we want for ourselves or are they copy-and-paste from the dreams of other people that we interact with, which is not bad, but you just have to be aware of it." - Kit Rodriguez

"If you guys want to experience God's help, then ask for help from people. There are a lot of people willing to love and help. They help because they love." - Kit Rodriguez

Connect with Kit Rodriguez:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kit-rodriguez