Today I want to talk to you about time. How many hours are their in a day? Come on, this isn't a trick question. Yup, there are 24 hours. Now let me ask a couple more questions. If you found a homeless guy living under a bridge in Fort Worth, how many hours a day does he have? Yup, the answer is still 24. OK, how about President Obama or Bill Gates? We still get the same answer - 24 hours.
Do you see my point. The difference in successful people and those who haven't achieved all they would like normally centers around how they use their time.
Some people spend a lot of their time complaining or watching TV or playing video games. Now before anyone gets mad, let me say that I do not think there is anything wrong with watching TV or playing video games. I like to play NCAA football on my X-Box occasionally myself. I was a child of the first video game generation and we started playing Pac-Man and Space Invaders. So there is nothing wrong with them if they are played in moderation. But there is something missing these days that concerns me. When we spend all of our time being babysat by TV or video games, we miss out on so much life. Guess what adults, we can be babysat just as much as our kids by the TV. Sometimes I hear people tell me all about what is happening on this TV show or that one and it really irritates me. Because it makes me wonder how much time they invest in themselves or their families.
Parents, I heard about a survey that was done of small children. They were asked what would they want more - new toys, trips to Putt-Putt or Main Event type places, going out to eat, or spending time with their parents. Do you know what the overwhelming number of children said? Yup, you guessed it. They wanted their parents time. Parents, we can learn a lesson from this. We need to spend more time with our kids and less time with American Idol. Do you want your kids to actually want to come around you when they are older? Do you want them to respect your advice and come to you for counsel? Then spend time with them today. When you invest in their lives now, it will pay great rewards later.
Kids, did you know that there aren't very many people who make tons of money playing video games? Like I said, it's OK to play them but what are you doing to expand your imagination? As I sit writing this, my children are outside my house playing in a field behind it that has a pond. I am not sure exactly what they are playing but they are learning to use their imagination. Plus, they are doing physical activity which is very good for them.
OK, for all of us parents and kids alike, let me ask when was the last time you spend any of your time investing in your own life? For kids, you are probably going to school which is investing in your life. For adults, when was the last time you learned something new? I think we are all familiar with the concept of atrophy. When we don't use a muscle it shrinks. That's called atrophy. I think our brains work the same way. If we don't exercise it regularly, it will grow stagnant. All of the sudden, we accept the very things in life we want to change most. That's a bad place. We should always work to make ourselves better. I am dating a remarkable woman. She tells me all the time how good I am to her. Now I don't mean this to brag but that is true. I do treat her well. But let me tell you this. If right now is the best she ever gets from me, it will be a sad thing. I need to invest some of my time in making me a better me. That takes a lot of work but the rewards are well worth it.
So I want to leave you with this. How do you spend your time. When you look back two weeks from now will you be happy with the way you spent this week? It's too late to change yesterday but it's the perfect time to change tomorrow. Take a look at how you spend your time and use it wisely.
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Do you see my point. The difference in successful people and those who haven't achieved all they would like normally centers around how they use their time.
Some people spend a lot of their time complaining or watching TV or playing video games. Now before anyone gets mad, let me say that I do not think there is anything wrong with watching TV or playing video games. I like to play NCAA football on my X-Box occasionally myself. I was a child of the first video game generation and we started playing Pac-Man and Space Invaders. So there is nothing wrong with them if they are played in moderation. But there is something missing these days that concerns me. When we spend all of our time being babysat by TV or video games, we miss out on so much life. Guess what adults, we can be babysat just as much as our kids by the TV. Sometimes I hear people tell me all about what is happening on this TV show or that one and it really irritates me. Because it makes me wonder how much time they invest in themselves or their families.
Parents, I heard about a survey that was done of small children. They were asked what would they want more - new toys, trips to Putt-Putt or Main Event type places, going out to eat, or spending time with their parents. Do you know what the overwhelming number of children said? Yup, you guessed it. They wanted their parents time. Parents, we can learn a lesson from this. We need to spend more time with our kids and less time with American Idol. Do you want your kids to actually want to come around you when they are older? Do you want them to respect your advice and come to you for counsel? Then spend time with them today. When you invest in their lives now, it will pay great rewards later.
Kids, did you know that there aren't very many people who make tons of money playing video games? Like I said, it's OK to play them but what are you doing to expand your imagination? As I sit writing this, my children are outside my house playing in a field behind it that has a pond. I am not sure exactly what they are playing but they are learning to use their imagination. Plus, they are doing physical activity which is very good for them.
OK, for all of us parents and kids alike, let me ask when was the last time you spend any of your time investing in your own life? For kids, you are probably going to school which is investing in your life. For adults, when was the last time you learned something new? I think we are all familiar with the concept of atrophy. When we don't use a muscle it shrinks. That's called atrophy. I think our brains work the same way. If we don't exercise it regularly, it will grow stagnant. All of the sudden, we accept the very things in life we want to change most. That's a bad place. We should always work to make ourselves better. I am dating a remarkable woman. She tells me all the time how good I am to her. Now I don't mean this to brag but that is true. I do treat her well. But let me tell you this. If right now is the best she ever gets from me, it will be a sad thing. I need to invest some of my time in making me a better me. That takes a lot of work but the rewards are well worth it.
So I want to leave you with this. How do you spend your time. When you look back two weeks from now will you be happy with the way you spent this week? It's too late to change yesterday but it's the perfect time to change tomorrow. Take a look at how you spend your time and use it wisely.
That's another Opinion of the Minion
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