Financial Freedom Series 4 -- The Value of Time

Time is so commonplace that its value is often overlooked. The extraordinary thing about time is that each day is equally given to everybody (with the exception of death, of course). No matter who you are, or what happened today, you get as much time to make tomorrow a better day as everybody else.

Time is valuable in a way that nothing else is. Most things are valuable because they are rare. But time is valuable because of its most important aspect -- you can't get it back! Not only can we not get it back, but we HAVE to use it whether we wish to or not! Everything that we do is paid for in seconds and in minutes. Even doing nothing is paid in seconds and minutes! For this reason alone, we must cherish time. It is as important to our lives as the air we breathe.

We may have no control over WHETHER we use our time or not, but we can control HOW we use our time. When there are many things that must be done, how can we gauge what is a good use of our time and what is not? The answer is as simple as looking at your goals and your values. Anything that moves you closer to accomplishing those goals that help you to live out your values is a good use of your time. Technically, anything else is not.

The Complete Financial Freedom Series :
1. Cause and Effect
2. The Value of Values
3. Goals
4. The Value of Time
5. Money