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Intentional Living: Time, Value, and Self-Worth
5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Take a breath, let's dive in. You know, when I evaluate my life in its entirety over the past 32 years and I look at where I am currently, I can honestly say I don't need anything. I want things. I want more money, I want more adventures, I want more of life comforts, but I truly don't need anything. When I looked at where I started, compared to where I am, it feels like I'm the wealthiest person on earth.
Speaker 1:I'm an immigrant and I've lived in the United States for 21 years and I've been a US citizen for 14 years, 14 years of highs and lows, 14 years of goodbyes and hellos. My past keeps me grounded, you know, in the present, while I'm still focused on my future. And due to all that I've experienced now, for example, I wasn't, you know, always the soft-spoken person that I am today. I was always braggadocious and I just always had this level of confidence about me, and I still have it. It's just more internalized now. I remember my younger days, in which many people didn't have electricity when I was growing up, or internet, or running water. And I look at my current life and I realize that the things that I saw on TV, I'm living that reality. You know, when I, you know you saw the whole cars you push to start, you know they were keyless. I have a car that pushed to start and it's keyless. I walk up to my car and my car opens up, you know, unlocks itself. You know I. You know you see people graduate and then they start their career and all of these things, and I'm living that reality and that is wild, that is so wild. You know, you see people falling in love on TV and then you fall in love. And when you fall in love, it's real and it's not a dream. And you pinch yourself thinking that you're going to wake up and you don't because it's not a dream. And you pinch yourself thinking that you're going to wake up and you don't because it's real. That's something that you know.
Speaker 1:Over the past 32 years, I feel, as I said before, that I feel like I am extremely wealthy because I have the things that money can't buy. I have two beautiful children, I have a beautiful wife, I have amazing friends in my life that are actually good people, and I'm surrounded by just amazingness. So I have to always, you know, take inventory or take stock of my life to just appreciate all the things that I have in its entirety. You know how many people get to experience this life the way that we do in this great country or in a first world country, country where so many things that we take for granted and privileges that we have. People dream of those things. It's a dream for them and maybe they'll never experience the level of wealth and affluence that we have.
Speaker 1:Whether we deem, you know, the fact that we have a car as being affluent or not, I mean, I think it is. I think that we have to appreciate all the little things and the big things that we have that we forget. We forget, we forget that the things that we have are the things that we wanted one day and now that we have them, we don't appreciate them because we have them. So we lose sight of the journey, we lose sight of how we came to be and ultimately you know who we are gets lost in the chaos of life or the journey of life. You know some people maybe they have the slow and steady approach and some people have the all gas and no brakes approach.
Speaker 1:I think that one of the things that I am so truly blessed to be able to even talk about is the mind is such a powerful thing, because, whatever you think for example, if you think that you're a loser, you're a loser and you become a loser. If you think that you're a winner, then you will eventually become a winner. And if you tell yourself you can do it, then you can do it. And if you tell yourself that you can't, then you can't. Think about how powerful that is, that, how you can trick yourself. Your mind can create things that aren't there. Your mind can lie to you and yet, even though we know all these things to be true, we never just slow down and just say you know what? Let me just take a step back and let me change the framework of how I approach the world and how I interact with other people and how I view myself. Because if you think the world is against you, then you're going to do things to make the world be against you. If you think the world is with you, then hey, you're going to do things that are going to line up with that and your worldview is going to align with that as well. So, 32 years, man, this is my second birthday doing a podcast, to say the least. To sum it all up. I think blessed is the best word to perfectly define my experience in life right now.
Speaker 1:Now you know I was thinking about. You know just how you know with some people. You know I've told them that, hey, the phone works both ways when they ask, hey, you haven't called me in a while, and just to say that, hey, the phone works both ways, something I never would have said before. So there's this certain level of boldness that comes with age. I think Not that I wasn't bold in other areas, but I'm finding that there's a lot more areas in which I didn't vocalize things, that I'm vocalizing things now and you know just being able to say to an individual hey, the phone works both ways.
Speaker 1:Yes, if we're going to have a relationship, whether it's a friendship or dating or whatnot, the phone works both ways. It can't just be you constantly giving and making time for other people. If they're not making time for you, then maybe you should use your time on other things. And when I said that to my you know, one of my friends recently that, hey, the phone works both ways, I was happy that I said that, because sometimes people need a reminder that just because you take the initiative to do something. It does not mean that they should not also take the initiative. You know, because in any relationship, you know you don't want to be stagnant, you want there to be growth, and growth is painful, and sometimes, you know you have to have painful conversations with the people that you love and care about. And saying hey, the phone works both ways means that you should make time and also check in on me the same way I'm checking on you. It goes both ways. So the difficult conversations are becoming easier with time, and that's something that I'm finding joy with, because before I think I was a little rough around the edges when I would have certain conversations with people. I was always the hammer and I was never the scalpel, and now I'm more surgical with my conversation.
Speaker 1:You know, for example, recently I realized I was about to get into an argument with someone and I simply said to them I said you know it's going to be my birthday in a few days. I don't have the energy to argue with you because it's going to be my birthday in a few days. And I said that and I just left things as they were and I just walked away and I carried on with my day, because not every battle is, you know, not every battle should be fought. You know, some things aren't going to actually lead you anywhere other than to a place of unhappiness. Not everyone is going to see or value your opinions or care about the things that you have to say, or care about your emotions or whatever sacrifices that you make. So in moments such as those, why even bother engaging into a pointless argument that's not going to lead you anywhere? Move on and focus your energy on the things that are going to move you forward, because some things are going to drag you down and suck you dry of your energy.
Speaker 1:So I think 32 has been quite rewarding so far. Has been quite rewarding so far because I find myself introspecting a lot now and also slowing down and evaluating more about the type of person I am and my impact on the world around me. For example, I was looking at my daughter the other day and my son and I just looked at them just playing and I thought to myself man, these two human beings are incredible and the fact that I get to see them just be kids in their element and I get to watch them grow and be part of their growth, that in itself is a blessing and a gift, to just know that my kids are just so amazing. You know, the other day I told my daughter I was like, oh my gosh, like my ankle's killing me, it hurts. And then my son overheard the conversation I was having with my daughter. He goes to the refrigerator, he gets an ice pack, he brings it to me. He said, dad, I hope you feel better. He gets an ice pack, he brings it to me. He said, dad, I hope you feel better. And then the other day my daughter asked me if I was happy and I said a little bit. And then she walks me over to the rowing machine to go and row, because rowing makes me happy.
Speaker 1:The fact that I am impacting these two little people's lives and my wife is doing a great job with them as well, and I think that I'm doing a great job and just to be able to see that and experience it, that's something that money can't buy. I'm so fortunate to get to experience the lives that I have. And most there's most people that you know say that they want to have, you know, a wife, and they want to have kids or whatever the case is. Even when they get those things. They don't get to experience the level of joy that I'm having and the fun that I'm having. You know, right now, and you know I've been having fun since they were born, but it's just so uplifting that when I see them it's like I don't have any problems in the world. You know, it's like the migraine that I had it disappeared. You know, and I wonder if you know, other people feel the same thing that I do and I don't want to do anything to ever disrupt this. So I'm as happy as can be, and happiness is temporary, so I could say that I just feel fulfilled. I think that's a better way of saying it. I am fulfilled.
Speaker 1:It's good, as I said earlier, to take stock of who you are, where you're at, what your mental state of being is and how to proceed forward. You know, something that people should focus on is value value of time and value of self. You can put a price on your time, but you can't put a price on yourself. You know, because your life, your life, has so much value that you can't actually quantify it with a dollar. You know a dollar sign, but your time you can definitely quantify, you know its worth, and that's something that I've been utilizing when making decisions as to what I'm going to be using my time for. Who am I going to spend time with? Because that's important. Who am I using my time for? Who am I going? Value of time and value of self is important for growth Because, say that you were going to invest into the stock market, I'm sure you would have a certain dollar amount that you'd want to invest and I'm sure there's a certain dollar amount that you would want you know as far as returns are concerned.
Speaker 1:So your time works the same way. If you don't know your personal value or the value of your time, then how can you use your time in a way in which you can extract value from the things that you're spending your time on, things that you're investing in? You know the things. So if, in other words, if you don't know your worth and if you don't know your value, then the returns that you're going to get are always going to be random and disappointing. But if you do know your value and you do know your worth and the worth of your time, you can spend it in a way that will have meaningful. You know results because you're being intentional. Intentional is key. So quality of time with friends is intentional. So you get an intentional return.
Speaker 1:The you know if you were investing and you, you know, had intentional investments, that you took the time to vet the you know stock, the stock, that particular stock you look at, you know pretty good trends and you're confident about what you're doing, then that's intentional. You know you had purpose, you invested time to see if something was worth your time and your resources to invest in it. And people are the same way. Not everyone is worth your time and your resources and you have to be able to have what's the word. Am I looking for Discernment in that arena to say that this person, they're here to suck me dry. This person, they're here to uplift me. This person, they're here as a pillar?
Speaker 1:Everyone has a different purpose in your life and you want people that are around you to add value to you as a person and to your life and your time. Or, if they can't do that, then they need to respect your time, because a person that doesn't respect your time doesn't respect you, and a person that you know wastes your time, which is your most valuable resource, is not a person that you need to be around. And so, in this new journey of mine, I'm being even more intentional with my time, because I don't know how long I have on this earth, I don't know how long I have with my family and my friends I don't. So I'm not going to let things and people that don't matter take away from the things that do, whether it's my career. If things aren't going the way they should be going, then it's time to shake things up and do something.
Speaker 1:You know new, um, when it comes to the fact that if, if I find that certain individuals are being overly complex, I immediately stay away from them, because I there's a certain level of deception to people who try to be intentionally complex. Simplicity is key. Everything that is simple and is easily understood, it creates an environment that flows. Anything that's overly complex, it stops that flow, it stops the good energy from flowing. And so, both in my career and my personal life, you know, whenever certain people are trying to be overly complex, I just step aside, I let them do them and I stay in my own lane and I thrive in the person that I am and the things that I do.
Speaker 1:I just think that it is where I'm at in life that there's just certain things that I just don't have the energy to deal with, you know, and certain types of people I don't want to be around and I don't care for what they say, and I'm okay with us just tolerating each other's existence. I'm okay with that now, whereas before it's like I would try to, you know, be friends with certain people and try to work past our differences. And the truth is you don't have to work out your difference with every human being. You're not going to get along with every human being. Certain people you have philosophical differences with and you can't remedy that. So the best course of action is just to tolerate each other's existence. It's not meant for you to be best friends. Action is just to tolerate each other's existence. It's not meant, you know, for you to be best friends, but just to let that person exist in their space and you exist in yours.
Speaker 1:It's like why, why try to? You know, change someone or have you know meaning, you know arguments that take you nowhere and just runs you rugged. That's kind of pointless. You don't need that. I definitely don't need that. So you know, I'm intentional with the battles that I fight.
Speaker 1:I'm intentional with how I spend my time, I think that's 32. That's the word for age 32, intentional word for age 32, intentional. And I think the fact that I'm able to be so intentional with everything is allowing me to re-energize my spirit and I think the version of me that is being developed right now and the version that's growing currently, I think it's a good kind of scary. So, with the time that you have, find your passion, find the things that matter to you most and be intentional with your time. Be intentional with the person that you want to be.
Speaker 1:Be intentional with the person you choose to be with the friends that you want to be. Be intentional with the person you choose to be with the friends that you choose to have the investments that you make, slow down, look before you leap, you know, and be intentional with all that you do. You know my word is intentional. I don't know what your word is, but find that word and live that word and you know, sooner rather than later, you will see that the more intentional you are with the decisions that you make, the better the results are for those choices. So, once again, I just want to say thank you for tuning in and thank you for being one of the magnificent ones, and if you liked this episode, please like and subscribe. Thank you, if you enjoyed today's content, please like and subscribe for more.