Emotional Currency
As this New Year gets underway, consider this wisdom, widely attributed to Charles F. Banning:
If all the gold in the world were melted down into a solid cube, it would be about the size of an eight-room house. If a man got possession of all that gold—billions of dollars’ worth—he could not buy a friend, character, peace of mind, a clear conscience or a sense of eternity.
This suggests we should look carefully at where we are investing our time. At the end of life’s road, as we look into the end zone, will we be happy with the choices we made or will we regret them? I believe if we give this careful thought, we will re-plan, re-evaluate, and perhaps change some of our priorities.
The famous author Zig Ziglar shared the above quote with his readers.1 He also passed on an observation by Sheila Murray Bethel, a friend and fellow speaker:
She had never met a retired individual or senior citizen who stated that if they had it to do over they would go to the office earlier, stay later, work harder, or do anything they could to climb higher and faster on the ladder of success. However, she said she had met numerous individuals who said that if they had it to do over, they would spend more time acquiring the things money won’t buy and a little less time looking for the things that money will buy. In short, they were saying: “I’d spend more time with my family, take better care of my health, get involved in civic and community activities, and make contributions to mankind in general.” That’s a pretty good game plan for life. A study reported in Psychology Today® confirmed that those people who are active in the community, doing good for others are so energized by it that they are more effective in their careers, and consequently, move even higher up the ladder.
WOW! I like to call this emotional currency.
So the 5 signs of an emotional gold digger ~
- Someone with close friends and family
- Someone with character
- Someone who has peace of mind
- Someone who has a clear conscience and
- Someone who has a sense of eternity.
My friend, the point is: all the gold in the world won’t buy you friends, family, or true peace of mind. For the rest of 2018, let’s make it a goal to become better emotional gold diggers ~ investing our time and our life as effectively as we handle our financial resources.
