Finding The Time: The Importance of Making Time for What You Value

Passion and Time.

These are two things that everyone values, but depending on whom you talk to, the value of both increases or decreases. These are topics that continuously come up in my office chats. So I'm bringing it to you all too!

Q: Should I value my time more than my passions?

Both are equally important and today I'm going to talk about why the value should remain high for both.

Growing up my dad never wanted me to work. He'd say, "Hey, you have your whole life to work, be a kid." But lil old me never could sit still. Of course, I worked. I worked in high school, I worked in college, I worked during summers, and guess what I'm still doing...working. My reason for working was to find my passion. I wanted to know what I liked and didn't like as early as possible.

So when my mentees come to me stressed that they can't find an internship or a job, I say to them, "Relax. You'll be fine, and you will find a job. You have so much time!"

Worrying doesn't do much but waste time. Instead, you should always use the time that you do have to figure out what you're passionate about, and what you like to do. The truth is, you can never cheat time, but you can use it wisely. The quicker you find what you like, the less time you'll waste doing things that you hate.

Figuring out what you like to do, is the hard part. And once you realize that you can't gain back your time is another hard pill to swallow.

So, I'm going to help you save a little time! Pull out a sheet of paper, and answer the question below. Don't worry, it's a quick one!

THE QUESTION

If you didn't have to work and you had all the time in the world, what would you be doing?

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER

We don't live in a fairytale, so of course, I know the importance of work. I'm just asking you to also consider your passions, and to make sure you find just a smidgen of joy as time passes. Like my dad said, work is work, and you have your whole life to work!

Stay with me.

• If you're currently in a position where you don't have to work, go do the first thing that came to mind when I asked the question above.
• If you absolutely have to work, do the thing you want to do in your spare time. Just make sure you find the time to do it.

THE REFLECTION:

Whatever you do... Don't let life go by without doing what you really want to do. Use the questions below to make sure you remember to make time for your passions!

• How do you spend your time now?
• How would you like to spend your time?
• What will you do to make sure you have time to do what you really want to do?

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