Like What You Do?
When I went to purchase a mattress 13 years ago I had a dilemma. My wife and I could buy a very expensive ($1000) mattress or we could find a cheaper mattress (~$300) We had this type of debate going on for a couple of days. It went like this: "Do we spend the money on the best mattress or will a good one do. My wife was leaning towards the expensive mattress and I the less expensive one. Guess who won?
Of course the winner was my wife but the goal of this story is not a who won or lost message. The salesman at the mattress store did a great job of selling us. I don't remember much of what he said except for two statements. The first was "the mattress had a lifetime warranty." That wasn't really a true statement we found out later. The other statement he made, helped close the deal in my mind. It was: "In the next 10 years (length of time this mattress should hold up) you will sleep almost 30,000 hours in bed. This represents 1/3rd or your life. Would you rather they be the best quality sleep or not?" That sold me. I was ready to shell out whatever it took to not have to worry about the next 10 years or 1/3rd of my life. No worries, just pure sleep.
The point here is if you hate your job, quit. I am not advocating a mass exodus but a serious consideration to do what you want to do not what you hate. Over the next 10 years you will put in at least 22,500 hours of work (9 hours a day for 250 days a year for 10 years). Again about 1/3rd of your life. Wouldn't it be great if it was work you enjoyed. Plan for it, TODAY!
Let's Get Started!
Jeff
Of course the winner was my wife but the goal of this story is not a who won or lost message. The salesman at the mattress store did a great job of selling us. I don't remember much of what he said except for two statements. The first was "the mattress had a lifetime warranty." That wasn't really a true statement we found out later. The other statement he made, helped close the deal in my mind. It was: "In the next 10 years (length of time this mattress should hold up) you will sleep almost 30,000 hours in bed. This represents 1/3rd or your life. Would you rather they be the best quality sleep or not?" That sold me. I was ready to shell out whatever it took to not have to worry about the next 10 years or 1/3rd of my life. No worries, just pure sleep.
The point here is if you hate your job, quit. I am not advocating a mass exodus but a serious consideration to do what you want to do not what you hate. Over the next 10 years you will put in at least 22,500 hours of work (9 hours a day for 250 days a year for 10 years). Again about 1/3rd of your life. Wouldn't it be great if it was work you enjoyed. Plan for it, TODAY!
Let's Get Started!
Jeff
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