1440

Question: “What is it that we all have that is more valuable than gold, precious gems, real estate, etc. However, we give it away so freely that you would think it has no value?”

Answer: TIME

Remember, you can get more gold, gems and real estate. However when you SPEND one minute, that is one less minute that you will ever have. You can never get it back - ever!

Question: What does 24 times 60 equal?

Answer: 1440

You may be asking, “What does 1440 have to do with time?” For those of you who see the pattern, you know that 1440 is the number of minutes there are in a day.

Bill Gates is the wealthiest person on the planet. However even with his vast fortune, Bill cannot buy any more minutes. He has 1440 and YOU have 1440.

The difference between his 1440 and your 1440 is the financial wherewithal his 1440 brings to the marketplace. Nonetheless, we can potentially add enough value to our 1440 to match or even surpass the economic value in his.

TIME IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER!

Why is it then that we spend our most valuable asset in the wrong activities or with the wrong people?

I really don’t know. One of my mentors calls it a “Mystery of the Mind.”

What I do know though is that as professionals, we have to create a culture in our work environment that places time on the same level as money when considering the bottom line in our professional and personal lives.

Most savvy people carefully consider what to do with their money. We have budgets, forecasts, business plans, speculations, etc. We need to be just as diligent in how we spend our time.

Additionally, I believe that even more important than what we spend our time doing is who we spend our time with.

I’ve heard it said that, “you become the combined average of the five people with whom you spend the most time.”

That is the politically correct way of saying it! The way I really heard it is, “If you hang around nine broke people, you’ll be the tenth.” On the other hand if you spend your time with nine people that add value to the world, you’ll be the tenth as well.

Don’t think that I just mean money when I’m talking about value. What I also mean by value is to inspire and positively influence yourself and others.

One of the things I believe that everyone should do is follow the philosophies of the book, THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON by George Clason.

He says you should pay yourself 10%, give away 10%, invest 10% and live off of the other 70%. He was talking about money. But, what if we do the same thing with our time?

What would happen if we took 144 minutes (10%) a day and did something that was specifically for us and our families (family game night, date with your spouse, help your child with their homework, etc.)?

Then, what if we took that second 144 (10%) and volunteered in some way to help humanity (Big Brothers & Sisters, The Cancer Society, Habitat for Humanity, etc.)? Then, what if we invested the third 144 (10%) in becoming more mentally, physically and emotionally healthy (exercise, meditation, reading, etc.)? And finally, we worked, ate and slept in that last 70%.

Do you believe that the world would become a better place? Do you believe that people would live a more fulfilled life?

I have heard that knowledge is power. That’s only half-true. The application of knowledge is true power. Apply the above knowledge in your daily rituals and discover the power for creating a fulfilled life.

Thank you for your TIME!

--Chuck Herring (S+S = S)*
*(Sweat + Sacrifice = SUCCESS)