The Value of Time with Ben White: An EOFire Classic from 2022

And I want you to kind of take a step back right now, Ben, and I want you to take the microphone, take the stage, so to speak, and realize that we're talking today about the value of time.

What is the overarching message that you want to get across to Fire Nation about everything we talked about here today in accordance with the value of time?

We never, ever get that back, ever.

It's by far our most valuable resource, even more valuable than oil.

At the end of the day, right? Well, at the end of our lives, right? We can probably imagine a relative and they're laying on their deathbed and going, you know what? It's been a good time with you, or you know what? I wish I had spent more time with you.

And the simple math is, Most people work about a 2,000-hour working year, right? That's 50 weeks of work, 40 hours a week.

So if you're making $100,000, then your time is worth $50 an hour.

And if you can find a service that is less than $50 an hour or maybe a little more but doesn't take time to get, then do it, absolutely.

Because you can get another dollar tomorrow But you won't have today again ever.

And cutting your ski day short or your fishing day or whatever you like, cutting your ski day short to not spend quality time with friends and family is kind of a waste.

But we do have to do it sometimes in real life.

Fire Nation, real life is real life.

And sometimes real life does take over.

And something that we have been talking about today is, hey, pay the bills first.

Pay the bills first.

Because you know what? You've got to keep going in this world and making things happen.

But I just love when I see and meet people like Ben who are just out there living life, being free, not slaving away at some corporate job that they hate or going into hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt to get some degree that they hate or some you know, law or medical degree that they end up miserable for the next 40 years.

Anyways, they're just out there enjoying and living their version of life.

I love that.

I respect that.

And if I could do it all over again, I'd be doing that at a younger age than I got to.

I've made up for it, believe me, over the past, you know, decade or two, for sure.

I've had my share of adventures, but man, oh man, I, you know, we just don't get time back for any way, shape or form.

And I want you to kind of take a step back right now, Ben, and I want you to take the microphone, take the stage, so to speak, and realize that we're talking today about the value of time.

What is the overarching message that you want to get across to Fire Nation about everything we talked about here today in accordance with the value of time?

We never, ever get that back, ever.

It's by far our most valuable resource, even more valuable than oil.

At the end of the day, right? Well, at the end of our lives, right? We can probably imagine a relative and they're laying on their deathbed and going, you know what? It's been a good time with you, or you know what? I wish I had spent more time with you.

And the simple math is, Most people work about a 2,000-hour working year, right? That's 50 weeks of work, 40 hours a week.

So if you're making $100,000, then your time is worth $50 an hour.

And if you can find a service that is less than $50 an hour or maybe a little more but doesn't take time to get, then do it, absolutely.

Because you can get another dollar tomorrow But you won't have today again ever.

And cutting your ski day short or your fishing day or whatever you like, cutting your ski day short to not spend quality time with friends and family is kind of a waste.

But we do have to do it sometimes in real life.

Fire Nation, real life is real life.

And sometimes real life does take over.

And something that we have been talking about today is, hey, pay the bills first.

Pay the bills first.

Because you know what? You've got to keep going in this world and making things happen.

But I just love when I see and meet people like Ben who are just out there living life, being free, not slaving away at some corporate job that they hate or going into hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt to get some degree that they hate or some you know, law or medical degree that they end up miserable for the next 40 years.

Anyways, they're just out there enjoying and living their version of life.

I love that.

I respect that.

And if I could do it all over again, I'd be doing that at a younger age than I got to.

I've made up for it, believe me, over the past, you know, decade or two, for sure.

I've had my share of adventures, but man, oh man, I, you know, we just don't get time back for any way, shape or form.