You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as bylines are included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated - send to: John@TheStreetKid.com
The Value Of An Hour
When I was 21 years old, a gentleman asked me what I thought value of an hour was. I honestly did not know how to answer question. He went on to teach me one of most valuable lessons I have ever learned.
He suggested that value of an hour was priceless. This confused me some, so this is what he said to me.
'If you invest one hour each day in understanding yourself and your environment better, you will accumulate nine 40-hour weeks over course of a year!'
Yikes!
As you can imagine I was blown away when he put it to me that way.
Nine 40- hour weeks? This seemed impossible until I did math.
365 days, times one hour each is...yup, nine 40-hour weeks!
He went on to ask me how good I could get at something if I did it all day, every day for just over 2 months. Well, you already know answer to that.
I thought I could be awesome!
He went on to tell me that over course of just five years, I would have invested equivalent of 1,825 hours of focus on whatever I desired to accomplish my life.