31,536,000 – 525,600 – 8760 – 365 – 52 – 12
If I were to give you 31,536,000 of something valuable, would
you be excited? Would you think you
would have plenty? Would you think you
could casually discard some of it because there was more where that came
from? Would you openly share it thinking
there was more than enough to cover you?
Now, what if I told you I would give you 1 of something
valuable…would your perspective of how much you had be drastically
altered? Would you want to cherish the 1
thing and not take it for granted? Would
you want to share it?
31,536,000 or 1??????
Thirty one million, five hundred thirty six thousand seconds
are in 1 year (approximately). When looking at the former, it seems like more
than enough but when we alter the interpretation of the time to 1 it
drastically changes. Would you
agree? All of a sudden 1 year does not
seem like quite so much after all. If
sold on the stock market, time would hardly be considered a blue chip stock –
one known to be stable with a history of consistent returns.
So often we take time for granted. We act as if our allotment has been shorted
an hour or two or three. It can seem
like we never have enough time to accomplish what we set out to do. Interestingly enough, time is one thing that
is equally distributed to everyone across all age groups, sexes, abilities and
socioeconomic statuses. Every day we all
receive the exact same amount of time.
It is what we choose to do with it that separates those deemed
“successful” from those who are not. We
blame ‘time’ for our disappointments and shortcomings. We say “I did not have enough time”, “I ran
out of time” or “Time got away from me” as if it were a puppy that ran
away. Sadly, we cannot hand out posters
asking for recovery and return of “time”.
The truth is that everyone manages their time in accordance with what is
important to him/her.
What is done with your daily dose of time is up to you. Will you let someone ‘steal’ it from
you? One way to control your daily dose
is by making sure you don’t waste it or spend it on the wrong thing or dare I
say the wrong person. Are you focusing
on the past or things that you have no control over? Are you expending energy on things that are
not going to yield a positive return in your life nor get you closer to your
dreams? Are you casually existing on the
sidelines making excuses for nonchalant or unmotivated behavior by watching
others live their lives? Consider how
much time is wasted watching others do things we would like to do
ourselves. What is stopping you? Is it that you feel you don’t have
time….contrarily, you have plenty of time.
It probably took you about 2.5 seconds to say or think “I don’t have
time”. This leaves you over 31 million
seconds left. What are you going to do
with them?
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