Here is the question: Which would you rather have; a million dollars cash right now or a penny doubled every day for 30 days?
The logical answer is to take the $1,000,000 right now and run! After all, how could a penny, even doubled every day, add up to anything close to $1,000,000?
Let’s say you take the million bucks and I take the penny doubled each day. On day 15 I would have accumulated a whopping $163.84! You would call me an idiot for not taking the million! By day 20 I would have accumulated $5,252.88...that’s a big jump in 5 days! By day 25 I could have accumulated $167,772.16. That’s still nowhere near a $1,000,000.
However on day 30, the penny, doubled every day, would be worth $5,368,709.12! Now who is laughing!
What seemed stupid and insignificant in the beginning accumulated, over time, into something very big! This happens every day with every single thing in our life. Did you know that if you read about 15-20 minutes each day that you could read 12 books a year! Is 15 minutes a lot of time? I think you would agree that 15 minutes is very little time, but the wealth of information that one would gain over a year would be very significant! Now double that 15-20 minutes a day and you are up to 24 books a year. Just think of how much knowledge would would gain from a 30-40 minute daily investment in reading! You would be a different person!!!!!!
Every good or bad habit starts out small. However over time it grows into something very big. Therefore I would encourage all who read this blog post to invest their time wisely. Invest in personal development by reading great books, listening to quality speakers on various topics and associating with like-minded people who are aspiring to make a difference for good. Those small, wise, investments all add up!
So make some small investments in time toward something worthwhile and watch your life change.
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