12.30.2011

Ahead of Time.

What you do matters.

When you do it often matters more.

It’s easy to assume that you always have tomorrow to get started doing amazing things.

That your bold ideas will still be relevant some other time.

But that’s not how time works.

There is no later.  Only lost opportunity.

Every moment matters:

  • To appreciate the difference one decade makes, ask the death row inmate who was wrongly imprisoned.
  • To appreciate the difference one year makes, ask the student who failed their freshman year in high school.
  • To appreciate the difference one month makes, ask the grieving mother who gave lifeless birth to a premature infant.
  • To appreciate the difference one week makes, ask the newspaper editor who just lost out on breaking news.
  • To appreciate the difference one hour makes, ask separated lovers who are waiting to meet after a year apart.
  • To appreciate the difference one minute makes, ask the traveler who missed their connecting flight.
  • To appreciate the difference one second makes, ask the driver who just avoided a serious traffic accident.
  • To appreciate the difference one milli-second makes, ask the Olympic sprinter who won a silver medal.
Time matters.

Right now is the only time you really have.

You won’t get a better chance to be amazing than right now.  In fact, you might not get another chance at all.

Which is something to think about ahead of time.

Before you have regrets.

 


  • Greg

    Thank you!

    • http://www.DanWaldschmidt.com/ Dan Waldschmidt

      You are welcome.  Glad you enjoyed this…

  • Mitchell Morrison

    Happy New Year Dan!  Makes me think about two things.  How the combination of timing and some talent/effort has led to my successes.  More importantly, how my lack of effort in certain situations led to missing out on great timing!  Here’s to taking advantage of every moment in 2012.  

    • http://www.DanWaldschmidt.com/ Dan Waldschmidt

      Mitchell,

      You nailed it.  Most of my regrets are about not putting in the effort at the right time. I plan to make use of every moment.  Glad to hear you are too.

      By the way, what are your goals for this years.  Anything big and audacious?

      Dan

  • Srobinson

    We are sometimes so overwhelmed by our perceived “todays” that we fail to remember our dreams and passions.  It is our only time, every day, every minute.  Let us remember that with gratitude every day.

    • http://www.DanWaldschmidt.com/ Dan Waldschmidt

      Well said.  Today is the best day to live your dreams.  

      Dan

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