Lesson Learned

For as long as I can recall, money hasn’t been my main focus. It’s been a tool to facilitate other things. Yet today, the lack of money is retarding my growth. I’ve put forth maximum effort and received diminished returns. I part because of my inability to accurately assess and value my time and services. Those diminished returns, or perhaps more accurately insufficient returns, in combination with other choices have led to my current state.

“A lesson isn’t really a lesson until you actually learn.” You can quote me on that!

Maximum value, maximum returns. Not another deal will be completed when I don’t deliver and receive superlative value. It takes just as much time, energy, and effort to complete a small deal as a big one, so I may as well do the big thing. Meaning, my output is the same, but my expectations aren’t. One of my mentors told me over a year ago, stop thinking about the money. The problems you solve are how you add value. Your time investment isn’t what you’re charging them for. You are charging for all the time it took for you to develop the skills to solve their particular problem.

It’s taken a little longer to get that lesson, but now that I’ve learned it, let’s just say I won’t be making that same mistake.

Today, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, I am grateful that:

I get to learn something new. I’m watching some videos and learning some new things. It’s something I’ve never done and unfortunately, I don’t absorb information as rapidly as before. But, I’m still able to learn and that’s what I’m doing.

Most of the things I need to know have been documented. I only have to discover the information, absorb it, synthesize it, and adapt it my needs.

I’ve got some free time. It sucks not having an active contract, but that’s ok. The thing is I’m not sitting idle. I’m maximizing my time by learning a couple of new skill sets. It’s the same hours in the day for everyone, so I want to get the maximum return on my time.

What instances seem to keep repeating themselves?

What lessons can you learn from those recurring instances?

Do that thing, learn it, and don’t repeat it again.

Be Great. Be Grateful!!!