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Here's a little music from Mick and the boys before we get started:
So, why did I write it as Tim/e? Because it's an equation. We'll start by looking at the first three letters: tim, which stands for:
Time is money
In math word problems you can replace the word "is" with an equals sign, so now we have:
Time = money
Time is the only real currency that we have and we generally trade our time for money. Although I believe that time is more valuable than money, because money is nearly limitless and if we lose money, we can always get it back, unlike time. We all have a limited amount of time and we don't know how much time we have in our lives...it could be minutes or it could be scores of years. And unlike money, once our time is spent, we can never get more of it, so I believe:
Time > money
But we'll stick with time is money. We all have the same 24 hours in a day (except when we have a leap second...periodically an additional second is added to our day), so why don't we all have the same amount of money?
I started thinking about that by considering this meme:
Since we have time is money, then maybe we can use energy as a multiplier, like so:
Time x energy = money
Here, we're not necessarily talking about physical energy, although that plays a part in it, but we're talking about vibrational energy. Some people put out lots of good vibrations, while others put out lots of bad vibrations. Most of us are somewhere in the middle.
That's heading us in the right direction, but it's not quite it. What really makes the difference is perceived value...what other people think our time is worth:
Time x perceived value = money
If others think that your time is worth minimum wage, then that's what they'll pay you. And if you're Jeff Bezos, then apparently your time is worth $13 billion in one day!
So, is there anything we can do to increase our perceived value? I think there are a few things we can do:
First, we can raise our vibrational energy: check out this video by my friend and mentor, Darla DiGrandi-Aguilera:
Next, we can refer to another old saying - Knowledge is power. Again we can turn it into an equation:
Knowledge = power
But that's not entirely true. Knowledge is potential power...it's useless if you don't apply it, so:
Knowledge x work = power
Or in slightly different terms:
Education x effort = power
There are equations for converting power to energy, but to keep this simple we're going to say that:
Education x effort = energy
As you can see, I have an "e" theme going on here!
So far we have perceived value is equal to energy, education and effort.
Another old maxim is:
Leaders are readers
We can also use = in place of the word "are":
Leaders = readers
How can we apply our education to becoming a leader? By becoming a mentor. Mentors are considered leaders. But how do you become a mentor? By becoming a mentee (a person who is mentored). Check out this blog post on being a mentee and a mentor. This "e" is for environment...the people you hang out with.
We're going to use the letter "e" to stand for everything that equals perceived value, so now we have:
Time x e = money
Let's go ahead and use t for time and m for money. Now we have:
t * e = m
We're using the "*" to denote multiplication now to keep the multiplication sign from being confused with the letter "x".
We can come up with another meaning for the letter "e" by dividing both sides of the equation by the letter "t", so that:
e = m/t
And the "e" can now stand for earnings...dollars per hour, or if you're Jeff Bezos billions of dollars per day.
Finally, we'll go back to our previous equation:
t * e = m
And then rearrange it by dividing both sides by "e":
t = m/e
Which brings us back to where we started, if we replace = with "i" for is! Except you can't actually create time by dividing money by perceived value...too bad!
This was a long, drawn out post but it makes sense to me. So, I'm going to start working on my "e"s to increase my perceived value. How about you?
Interesting days
Today - Homemade Bread Day, Unfriend Day, World Prematurity Day, Entrepreneurs’ Day, Take A Hike Day, International Happy Gose Day and Baklava Day
Tomorrow - Housing Day, Mickey Mouse Day, GIS Day, Adoption Day, Princess Day, Education Support Professionals Day, Vichyssoise Day and Apple Cider Day
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