24, 1,440, 86,400, 31,536,000 – What do these numbers have in common?

Imagine for a moment that Mr. Donald Trump came and told you that every day at midnight he was going to deposit $86,400.00.00 into your bank account. That is $31,536,000.00 in one year. Now the money is all yours and you can spend it however you want, but there’s a catch (there isn’t always). You must spend all the money in the 24-hour period. Nothing can be taken the next day, everything must be spent; down to the last penny.

Here is my question. How many ways could you think of to spend that money? How creative do you think you can be? Would you still be a couch potato or would you re-prioritize your day to make the most of all that money?

Well, what $86,400.00 represents is really all the seconds you and I are allotted every day. We can never get one of those seconds back, and we can’t carry those seconds over to the next day. Think about this every time you say to yourself, Oh, I’ll just watch this show and then get to work or I’ll do it tomorrow, etc.

Time is a precious commodity. So the next time you tell yourself “there just isn’t enough time in the day”. Well, the truth is that there are 86,400 seconds to be exact. How are you spending those precious seconds? Learn to make the most of it. How do we do that? Well here are some to think about

· Keep a “To Do List”. You will discover how much more you get every day if you stay focused on your goals for the day; and don’t let anything distract you.

· Think of time as money and budget for it like you would a bank account.

When you run errands, make a map of the stores or places you need to visit. Then try to visit those places in a kind of circular or square trip. That way, you won’t go back to a place you were already at.

· TiVo or similar technology. It records all your shows and then when it’s time to sort clothes and fold them or some other similar task, you can do both at the same time.

Well, I hope I have at least made you think about it. Remember, we can never take back yesterday and tomorrow will become your today. Make the most of it.