Recently, I read a quote that said, “you are as wealthy as you use your spare time.” This really got through to me. The truth is, you can tell the future of a man by what he does in his spare time.
Most of the wealthy/financially independent people known in our world today worked a lot during their spare time before they got where they are and many of them still do.
Think about it, you can do the same thing every average person does and expect to get more than average but it’s never going to happen. Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Immediately I read the quote, what came to my mind was self-denial, denying oneself short-term pleasure for long-term pleasure. The Bible in Proverbs 22:29 (MSG) says, “Observe people who are good at their work-skilled workers are always in demand and admired; they don’t take a back seat to anyone.”
We’re in a time where people, especially the youths are easily carried away by immediate pleasure/satisfaction and ‘fun’ things like the movies, TV, video games, social networking and so on.
My message is not that people should not have a good time, but that too many “good times” is not the way to success or wealth.
Don’t let different activities just fill your spare time, decide what happens in your spare time.
Value Your Spare Time!!
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