Episode 191

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23rd Jan 2024

How to Buy Happiness

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Can money buy happiness? Many people may frown upon the notion that money can buy happiness. Others say that materialism actually makes you unhappy in the end. 


Imagine someone giving you a million-dollar cash gift and telling you to spend it right now. What will you buy if you want to make yourself happy? A fancy car? A luxurious house? A trip to some exotic island? 


Certain purchases may make us happier when they're motivated by goals we care about. One of the greatest feelings you can have is when you spend money on something personally meaningful to you. 


In this episode, Sharran shares his idea of what happiness looks like for him and how buying these five uncommon things can make someone instantly happier. Discover these five things and how buying them can significantly improve your mood and make you happier. 



“Don't let anyone else put their money values on you. Be rich. Change the world.”


- Sharran Srivatsaa



Timestamps:

03:13 The three big ideas inside this episode

02:34 What does happiness mean to you?

05:01 Remember this acronym: TEACH

08:10 How buying time can make you happy

10:45 How buying experiences can make you happy

14:08 How buying access or assets can make you happy

20:48 How buying convenience can make you happy

25:12 How buying health can make you happy

27:46 How to outsource happiness

30:19 A simple worksheet and exercise to map out your happiness

32:05 Recap of how to buy happiness



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- The 5am Club - https://sharran.com/5amclub/

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Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa
Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is the no-fluff, tactical podcast for founders, operators, and underdogs who want to grow with clarity, intention, and results. Hosted by entrepreneur, investor, and operator Sharran Srivatsaa—President and Managing Partner at Acquisition.com—this show cuts through the noise to deliver real-world strategies from someone who's built and exited five companies across multiple industries.

Sharran has helped scale two billion-dollar businesses, served as President of Real (NASDAQ: REAX), and led the 10x growth and sale of Teles Properties to Douglas Elliman (NYSE: DOUG). He brings lessons from Wall Street to Main Street, sharing what actually works—because he’s lived through what doesn’t.

Every episode offers simple, actionable playbooks for those who want to build extraordinary companies without the chaos. Whether you're a scrappy operator, a first-time founder, or a seasoned executive, Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is your blueprint for building with purpose and winning on your terms.

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Sharran Srivatsaa

Sharran is a serial entrepreneur, sought after keynote speaker, and a respected thought-leadership resource for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, SUCCESS magazine, Huffington Post and Forbes.

While Sharran has had 5 exits in the last 19 years, and also a several humbling failed investments and business initiatives. He talks all about them on his top rated Spotify podcast, Business School.

Most recently, Sharran led Teles Properties’ unprecedented 10x growth over 5 years and a 4-year consecutive streak on the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies list resulting in its acquisition by national real estate powerhouse Douglas Elliman.

Prior to Teles, Sharran worked at both Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, where he collaborated with management teams of fast-growing businesses around the country on investment advisory and corporate strategy. Sharran also spent several years building recreational programs in the Caribbean, Middle East, and Hawaii for some of the finest international resorts such as the Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton, also has deep experience working with technology companies such as Lightera (acquired by CIENA) and Obopay, a fast-growth mobile payments company.

Sharran is a Principal at Srilo Ventures, a multi-factor private investment fund that focuses investing in and advising technology companies and operating businesses in the consumer space. Having successfully completed many acquisitions, joint-ventures, management buyouts, mergers, and capital raises, Sharran serves as a director and advisor on numerous company boards.

He is also a member of the Genius Network, the highest-level marketing mastermind in the world led by whizkid Joe Polish, and also a member of Young President’s Organization (YPO).

After competing on the professional tennis tour, Sharran received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Luther College and his MBA with Honors from Vanderbilt University.