Investing In What Matters

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​The grade-school boy had the heart of an entrepreneur as he lugged a pile of outdated calendars into the classroom, looking for someone with something to trade. He was in luck. The little girl had brought in an authentic 1887 silver dollar for show-and-tell and he was in love…not with the little girl, but with the silver dollar. 

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​The grade-school boy had the heart of an entrepreneur as he lugged a pile of outdated calendars into the classroom, looking for someone with something to trade. He was in luck. The little girl had brought in an authentic 1887 silver dollar for show-and-tell and he was in love…not with the little girl, but with the silver dollar.
 
To this day, my husband often wonders what that little girl’s parents said when she excitedly arrived home that night, excited about the beautiful pictures on her 2 outdated calendars, not worth the paper they were printed on, and no silver dollar in sight. He, however, still owns that 1887 silver dollar and uses it to teach a valuable lesson: are you investing in the things that matter?
 
What do you value? If you took just 60 seconds right now (and I suggest you do) to list just the things you value most in life, what would the list look like? Family? Relationships? Peace? God? Health? I imagine many of our lists would look similar. Now, let’s find out if you really value these things as much as you believe.
 
Paul Martinelli always says, “If you want to know what people value, check their datebook and their checkbook.” It’s true. Take a moment and look at the last 30 days on your calendar, and the last 30 days of your expenses for evidence that you truly do value those things.  If a jury had only your calendar and your bank statements as evidence, would they be able to convict you of loving your family, taking care of your health, or worshipping God?
 
It’s all too easy to give lip service to the things of great value, but be side-tracked on a day-to-day basis by the colorful pictures that promise us immediate gratification, only to realize down the road that we have lost what really mattered.
 
Today is the time to stop buying into the lies that have been holding you back, and invest in the bright future of significance and fulfillment that you have always wanted. The choice is yours. Today, you can choose to invest in what matters.