Quite often in our client meetings, we discuss rates of return on investments. How to be better at getting better returns on our investments. Often, those discussions, though, can go over into - how are we spending our time? Because if time is money, how do we spend our time wisely? What’s the best use of our time?
And so the thing I would encourage our clients to do is, first of all, identify what their skills and passions are. If you can find an intersection of your passions with your skills - that’s phenomenal.
The second thing is - spend your time pursuing those. We had a friend, recently, who was sharing with us about their family's mission statement, including valuing experiences over material accumulation or material possessions. That’s a priority for them. Another person, recently, shared with me that their goal is to be more present in their children's and grandchildren’s lives. So again, these are priorities - these are passions that that person wants to pursue.
Once you have identified your passions and skills and allocated time to them, find a professional to delegate the rest to. That’s obviously our expertise and others in our profession. We encourage you to find someone to discuss the other areas of your life you'd like to delegate. That provides you with the opportunity to maximize your time and ensure a good return on your investment of your time.