Time is Gold

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Time is something that we all are taking for granted these days. We spend hours watching TV or playing applications on our mobile phones thinking that this is just normal. We spend hours stuck in traffic or standing in line to pay our bills. I find this a waste of time. It is hours of our lives that we can never get back. We only get to live up to 100 years old, if we are lucky, right? Every second counts and we should rethink of ways on how we plan to spend them.

Live A Little

Spend each day doing things that really matter. Spend time with your family and friends and talk about the good times you’ve had together. Enjoy a nice hot meal and eat it slowly. Give yourself time to play and spend enough time for sleeping soundly. Little things like this may seem irrelevant to a busy person. But the truth is, the little things are what matters most in life.

Stay Awake

Every moment is special. Do not allow yourself to wallow in the past, regretting the things you failed to do or about decisions that went wrong. That is done and cannot be undone. Make every second count by staying awake and alert. Every day is a new adventure and you have to keep your eyes and ears open to new opportunities. It may not be opportunities like a big promotion or any instant get-rich chance, but it may be an opportunity for new experiences. You may just find a true friend in someone you meet unexpectedly. Who knows? You may even find love in the least likely of places. You may just pass this chance is you are too busy looking ahead to the future or simply daydreaming your time away.

Quality Time

I always tell my students to always do their best in every task. I tell them to do their task as if the world will end tomorrow. I recommend this also to everyone. If you have this one chance to do something for someone, why not do it to the best of your ability? Whether you are being paid or rewarded for a task, it should not matter. You should be able to take pride in your work because you know that you’ve done your best in making it happen. And trust me, quality effort will be rewarded eventually. Also, if you do a task really well, you won’t have to redo or do some touch ups afterwards, right?

Time of Your Life

Lastly, every moment you spend doing things is a time taken from your life. How would you want to spend it? Don’t waste your time away working day and night hoping for loads of money when you retire. Don’t just see time valued by the amount you are paid per hour. That is not your life’s worth. The value of your time is measured by how you spend it and whom you choose to spend it with now.

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