THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

One morning, you are lying in bed (after hitting the snooze button for the third time) playing out the new day in your mind and all that needs to be completed.  Just when you’re about to close your eyes so as to delay reality five more minutes, the doorbell rings.

“Who could be at the door at this hour?”

You try to improve your appearance the best you can between the bedroom and the front door.  Peering out the small window on the front door you see an older gentleman standing.  He is well dressed and carrying a large briefcase. You open the door to inquire the reason for his visit.

“Mr. / Mrs. __________”, he states your name politely.

“Yes, can I help you?” you respond.

“No”, he states, “but maybe I can help you.  I have been told that you have a dream and spend many of your days thinking about it but never do anything about it.”

You look at him with a puzzled expression but slowly nod in agreement.

He continues…

“Well, I’m here to make you an offer.  May I come in?”

You invite the gentleman into your living room where you both take a seat.  He then presents you with the following offer.

“In this briefcase, I have a lot of money.  I am going to give this money to you to help build your dream with one stipulation.  I will be knocking on your door on this exact same day in one year.  All I will ask is that you hand me my briefcase back with the same amount of money I left you.  Between today and the next year, you can use this money any way you decide without my intervention.  When I come back for the money, I will not ask what you did with it, how well you did with it, or if you simply put it aside and never thought of it again.  It’s your choice.  Have a good day!”

The choice is now yours.  You can invest in the market, in other people, or yourself to help build your dream.  You can choose to place the money out of sight and hand the briefcase back in one year.  It’s your choice.  What would you do?

Now….. Go back to the story and replace one word.  Replace the word “Money” with the word “Time”.

Have you ever realized that you are given this opportunity everyday that you wake up?  And not only are you given this opportunity, the gift you're given (time) is many times more valuable than money. 

For the next year, the choice is yours.  Will you spend the next year investing your time in building a business, in other people, or to improve yourself?  Will you just place your days aside, always planning to begin living tomorrow and just give another year of your life away without using it?  It’s your choice.  What will you do? 

AT THE HEART OF SUCCESS, IS HOW YOU SPEND YOUR TIME