Small Biz Doctor
What Would You Do With Your 1 Hour?
Written by Michael McCollum “The Small Biz Dr.”
Hey everyone, I overheard
a conversation the other day and thought that it was very interesting, to the point where I sat back and said “hmmmmmm”, while pinching my chin, looking up at the ceiling, and feeling kind of Albert Einstein-ish! As we all know, there are only 24 hours in a day, at least that’s what I was taught in class. Taking this into consideration, I thought that it might be a good idea to break down the average fulltime working persons’ daily schedule, to see just how much time is actually OUR TIME! Ok, here we go: 24 HOUR DAY • 8 hours - a good night sleep • 1 hour - preparing for work (w/breakfast if you are lucky) • 1 hour - travel time to work (if you are lucky) • 9 hours - a good days work w/avg. emp. working 1 extra hour per day (if you are lucky) • 1 hour - a good lunch (if you are lucky) • 1 hour - travel time from work (if you are lucky) • 1 hour - cooking and eating (30 min. fast food time) • 2 hours - personal or family TV time 24 HOURS USED = 0 HOURS LEFT I know, I know, you looked at this and said “either this is wrong, or we need more hours in a day”! ArrayNC.com 12
In all seriousness, these numbers are extremely true, and the brutal truth is that our weekday is divided into three 8 hour segments: • Sleep • Work • & Other Good sleep time is vital because without it, the other segments will suffer tremendously. Work time is vital because without income, the other segments will suffer tremendously. If we really sat back and evaluated all of the above, why is it that what’s most important to us and our families, all fall under the category of Other? Just imagine if these numbers were slightly adjusted to accommodate our lives… would life change, or have we become so structured & institutionalized, that things like this don’t even cross our minds? What if life was like this?
work w/juice and healthy cereal (mandatory) • 30 Min. - travel time to work (mandatory) • 6 hours - a good days work 9am-3pm (mandatory) • 1 hour - a good lunch (mandatory) • 30 Min. - travel time from work (mandatory) • 1 hour - personal or family cooking and eating (mandatory) • 2 hours - positive or educational personal or family TV time (mandatory) • 1 hour - personal or family talk time (mandatory) • 1 hour - personal or family walk or dance time (mandatory) • 1 hour - personal thought time (mandatory) • 1.5 hours - OTHER 24 HOURS USED = 0 LEFT So instead of what’s important to us falling under the category of OTHER, why can’t OTHER be exactly what it is….OTHER or even better OPTIONAL? •A•
24 HOUR DAY • 8 hours - a good night sleep (mandatory) • 30 Min. - preparing for
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