The American Way is the belief that you can do anything you want as long as you want it enough, right? Or is it based on how much time you have? Or what you do with your time? And justice, the world is not full of justice.
Lately I have wondered what is my time worth and how does one measure self-worth in the framework of time? Over the last eight weeks I have given myself to an idea or a thought that played out in a six minute battle. I could have only done this if my family gave me time and others took time from their life and families for the same idea. Since I have been "out" and have given time towards business, family and others parts of my life, I have wondered what is my time worth. I don't collect a traditional paycheck and most of the things I do for the business are things that you can't clock in and out for. This is the same for my business partners. So if you can't clock in a out then and receive direct pay for what you do then you need to ask yourself what drives you and more importantly what do you want to do? Or spend your time doing. Because time is limited.
Lately I have wondered what is my time worth and how does one measure self-worth in the framework of time? Over the last eight weeks I have given myself to an idea or a thought that played out in a six minute battle. I could have only done this if my family gave me time and others took time from their life and families for the same idea. Since I have been "out" and have given time towards business, family and others parts of my life, I have wondered what is my time worth. I don't collect a traditional paycheck and most of the things I do for the business are things that you can't clock in and out for. This is the same for my business partners. So if you can't clock in a out then and receive direct pay for what you do then you need to ask yourself what drives you and more importantly what do you want to do? Or spend your time doing. Because time is limited.
This morning while thinking about my approaching 34th birthday, it occurred to me this will be my 9th birthday without my mother. Being that these nine years have gone in a blink of an eye I don't plan to waste any of my time. I have a desire to make whatever I am doing epic. Why do it if it is not epic, it seems like such a waste of time. I don't have a bucket list or anything to check off because real true death is horrible and sad and involves no list.
The point of this blog is that while seeking self-worth and measurement of what your time is worth I think it can only truly be measured by what you are doing with your time and what you produce. And in the end did you do something epic?
And as we head to the opening of UMELT, which will be an epic grilled cheese store, I love my job and I love my time.
