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Time is our most valuable asset. We only have a limited amount of it, and there is no easy way to get more of it. The way you spend your free time is also an essential indicator of the life you are going to live.

That’s why the most successful people consider very carefully how they spend their free time.

“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”

– Charles Darwin

Still, you may think, “Nah, why should I worry about how I spend my time? I still have so many years to live. I can worry about that later.”

Let’s take a little time to think this through. I am currently 20 and considering modern biotechnology and my healthy lifestyle I do expect to live at least until 100 years old.

That means I have 80 years left, which would be 29.220 days or 1.753.200‬ hours. That’s a lot, right?

Well, yes and no. While it is indeed a decent amount of time, I can’t really use all of it freely.

First of all, I need to sleep. Let’s say I sleep 8 hours a day on average. That would be a third of my day. So I only have 19.480 days left, in which I am awake.

Then, of course, I have to earn money. Let’s say that takes me 9 hours for 5 days a week. And of course, I also have to drive to and from work, go grocery shopping, clean the house, go to doctors appointments and so on.

If we count in all the necessities we have to accomplish during a typical week, pretty soon it becomes clear that probably another third of our time gets invested into those kinds of things.

The end result, therefore, is that you only have a third of the time you have in your life, to freely decide on how to use it.

If you are a Felicity Seeker like me, then you want to spend this time in the best possible way.

To help you with that, here come 15 ways to spend your time wisely. Enjoy!

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1. Travel

Have you ever heard of a person who regrets having traveled for fun too much in life? I haven’t. However, I am sure you are aware of many people who wish they had traveled more.

Traveling has been something that fascinated humans for hundreds of years now. There is just something about experiencing some of the infinite treasures this beautiful earth has in store for us.

The places you are going to see and the people you are going to meet will change the way you see and live life forever.

And the best part about traveling in the 21st century is that it not only has never been this cheap before it also has never before been this effortless.

Within 24 hours, you can basically reach any destination you want by sitting in a comfortable plane with a premium view and beverage service.

Next time you are ungrateful about the narrow airplane footwell, think about your ancestors who would have had to embark on a month-long journey on a not very luxurious or sanitary ship.

Traveling still takes quite a lot of time, yes. But the price-performance ratio is outstanding!

2. Exercise

“A man’s health can be judged by which he takes two at a time – pills or stairs.”

– Joan Welsh

I probably don’t need to tell you that you should exercise and eat healthily. In 2019 the great health and fitness wave has already hit us full force, causing fitness-studios to spring up like mushrooms all around the world.

However, just because many people exercise today, doesn’t mean that enough people do it. This becomes very apparent when we look at worldwide overweight statistics.

Exercise is not only essential to living a longer life but even more to live a better life. Fit people are often happier in life than overweight people.
And as a Felicity Seeker happiness is one of your main priorities in life.

3. Educate yourself

Education holds the keys to an extraordinary life. With every new information or skill you learn, a new door full of opportunities opens for you.

And I am not speaking just about the education schools and universities provide you with. No, more important than that is real life education. Start learning how money, investing, and taxes work. Inform yourself about mental health practices or how to study effectively.

There is an infinite amount of knowledge out there waiting for you to discover it. Every course you go through, informational YouTube video you watch or book you read has the potential to change your life! And altogether, they definitely will change your life!

What you learn today may seem absolutely insignificant to you, but you never know when it could help you.

Knowing how the royals keep those enormous hats on their heads may seem unnecessary knowledge today. But it might answer you the last “Who wants to be a millionaire?” question or give you a billion dollar worth business idea in twenty years.

So education is definitely worth your time!

If you are interested into broadening your horizon and educating yourself further, check out my Reading List.

As I am an avid self improver I read every day. This list includes the Non-Fiction books I have benefitted the most from. You should check the list every once in a while, since I am regularly updating it.

4. Spend time with loved ones

This one is immensely important. I dare say you could fulfill all of the others and still be unhappy in life if you don’t spend time with your loved ones.

We humans are social creatures. We crave connections to other humans.

Therefore you should always think twice if your job is worth neglecting your family and friends.

Money is easily made. Developing deep love and trust with others, on the other hand, takes months or years.

Set your priorities straight. Especially your parents and grandparents won’t be there forever. And your friends deserve someone who wants to invest his time in them.

5. Make memories

If you invest your time in exciting activities with your friends or family, you will double your outcome. Not only do you enjoy the time itself, but also the memories that are created in those moments.

Playing video games or binge-watching series might be something you enjoy doing as well. However, what are the chances you will look back when you are 80 and say: “Remember that one time in Call of Duty?”

6. Helping others

We, humans, have an altruistic streak. Whether you care for the people you are helping or not, helping others will give you a sense of satisfaction and pride.

Most rich people who seemingly have it all, heavily get into charity work, because among other reasons it gives them that boost of happiness needed for a life in Felicity.

Of course, you don’t need to spend money. Helping others can be done in multiple ways. Volunteer, donate clothes, tutor children, pick your sibling up from school or take care of some of your parents chores.

However little the actions you perform, it will definitely be worth your time and effort, because not only do you help others, you also make yourself happier.

7. Self-care

More important than helping others is helping yourself first. If you do not take care of yourself, you will not be able to help others to the biggest extent possible.

In general, you will not be able to enjoy life to the fullest. And in my opinion, that might be the biggest waste of time.

Another thing to consider is your loved ones. By not taking care of yourself, physically or mentally, you make them worry about you. Do you really want that?

8. Saying no

I love this one because it is incredibly quick and easy, but it saves you hours.

If people ask you to do something, which you absolutely do not enjoy doing and when there is no logical reason to say yes despite pleasing that person, decline.

It’s as easy as that. Say no. If that person is not among your loved ones, why should you give your most valuable asset to him without a good reason?

Saying no does not only save you time but also reduces your stress and anger.

9. Invest in time-saving tools

It is all about working smarter, not harder. Therefore, you should regularly spend a little time looking out for time-saving tools.

Sure, it might not only cost you time to find the tool but also money to purchase it, but if this makes life easier for you, it is worth it!

10. Plan your future

You should always have a vision of where you want to go. Otherwise, you might never be able to create that extraordinary life of your dreams.

Planning your future can take quite some time. But it is necessary for you to become clear about how you need to spend your time to reach your goals.

With no clear destination in mind, you might be running around in circles when you already could have reached your destinations weeks ago.

But be careful to not live in the future too much! You should spend the majority of your time in the Now, since that’s were life actually happens.

If you want to dive deeper into this topic, I recommend you to read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. You can also check out my Review of the book and the lessons I learned.

11. Build a side hustle

Spending one hour a day building your side hustle might enable you to quit your hated job in only a few years.

If you still need to be convinced on why you should build your own business, check out my 9 Reasons Why You Should Start Your Own Business.

12. Be creative

Creativity is something uniquely human. At least to our current knowledge. So why shouldn’t we embrace this gift to the fullest?

Being creative is like food to our soul. It reduces our stress, boosts our happiness, and inspires us.

Even if you think that you are not creative, I assure you there is at least one creative activity out there that you’d enjoy doing!

Just try a few different things. It will not waste your time.

13. Do what you love

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

– Marthe Troly-Curtin

Of course, you should also spend time doing what you love even though it won’t benefit you in any other way. Joy, in itself, can be reason enough to take some time.

Still, you should be careful. Ask yourself, do I really enjoy watching TV every evening? Or am I just doing it because I can turn off my mind and want to be lazy?

There is a big difference between merely liking to do something because it is comfortable and genuinely enjoying an activity. The former only steals the time you could invest in the latter.

14. Follow the 80/20 rule

Now, we cannot always do what we love. We all have obligations we have to meet, be it cleaning the house or earning money.

Nevertheless, you can spend your time wisely doing these activities. One tool to do that is the 80/20 rule or the Pareto Principle named after the Italian engineer and economist Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923).

This principle states that 80% of the effects are the result of 20% of the causes.

While this principle was initially intended for the economy, we find that it works equally as well in almost every area of life.

Just think about it, you probably use 20% of the floor in your house 80% of the time. After all, you probably always walk the same paths.
Another example could be that out of all the people in your life, 20% of them cause 80% of your anger.

Of course, the relation is not always precisely 80 to 20, it can just as well be 70 to 30 or 85 to 15. What truly matters is the rule that a small part of your actions causes the most significant part of the results.

This can help you save your precious time. Whatever task is ahead of you, try to figure out what tasks produce the most significant results and what tasks waste the most time for the smallest achievements. Then try to spend more time on the former one.

15. Gratefulness

Lastly, something truly worth spending time on is gratefulness. You only need to spend a few minutes once in a while to mentally or physically list a few things in your day or in your life that you are grateful for.

Those few minutes have the power to light up your whole day. Gratefulness is one of the easiest and quickest sources of happiness.

So spend some time on gratitude. It is definitely worth it!

Those were the 15 Ways You Can Spend Your Time Wisely.

Don’t worry, the time you spent reading this fall under the category of education. So congratulations on having spent your time wisely!

What are some of the biggest time wasters you encounter daily? Is there anything you know you should stop spending so much time on?

Comment down below! I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Until next time,

Sophie

For the longest time, I very decisively didn’t want to be self-employed. I remember my father always telling me that starting my own business could be the best thing that ever happened to me. But I just wanted to have a regular office job.

However as I started to become interested in Self-Development, I also stumbled over the topic of entrepreneurship.

Within a few months, my opinion changed and I wanted nothing more than my own business. This has led me to start this Blog only a few months later.

But what was the reason for this sudden change of mind? Well, there are many good arguments for why someone should start their own business.

In this article, I collected the 9 arguments that convinced me.

I genuinely hope that they will convince you as well because most of the worlds most significant progress stems from entrepreneurs.

And I know that Felicity Seekers like you have something valuable to share with the world as well.

1. Limitless Income

This might be the first reason that comes to most peoples mind. MONEY!

And it is a valid reason though in my eyes, not the most important one. Therefore I want to get it out of the way first.

Yes, as an entrepreneur you can make a hell of a lot of money. There is absolutely no limit to how much you can earn. You only have to think of Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk.

However, I do not want to deny that many entrepreneurs struggle to make a living. It depends on you and on how much value you can provide.

You notice me mentioning value multiple times throughout this article. If you are looking for some inspiration on what value you can provide, check out my “Ways To Provide Value” Blog Post.

Although there is the possibility you will not make millions of dollars in income every year, there is a huge advantage of running your own business compared to a regular job.

As an ordinary employee, there is a limit to how much your boss is going to pay you. If you do your job well, you might get a raise or get promoted. But there is a limit to that. At one point or another, there is no “higher” anymore.

With entrepreneurship, this is not the case. Your income lies in your hands.
If you’re happy with keeping your company small and earn a decent living, you can do so.

But if you want to become a billionaire you have to create an empire!

Read also: 11 Ways To Spend Your Money Wisely

2. Work-Life Balance

The second reason many people want to start their own business is to balance work and life to their liking.

Sick of a 9-to-5? How about a 7-to-5 or a 10-to-4?

Having your own business gives you the freedom to design your day more freely.

You can not only work more flexible hours but also put in chunks of other tasks throughout your workday.

Maybe you like to walk your dog after you answered emails. Perhaps you want to read the newspaper after making your first call.

It’s entirely up to you.

Although a lot of freedom comes with having a business, I’d like to warn you from expecting anything like Tim Ferriss’ 4-Hour Workweek.

To get things rolling, you probably have to work harder than you did as an employee. And if your business is truly something you enjoy doing there is a danger of getting lost in work.

Many entrepreneurs struggle with this and suffer from burn-out.

However, if you make your well-being a priority straight from the beginning, I believe you can achieve the perfect work-life balance suited for you.

3. You have unique value to share

We are all unique. Not even twins are exactly the same. There is always something special in each of us.

As an entrepreneur, you have the power to share this uniqueness with the world!

Sure, in the beginning, you might not know what value you want to provide for the world.

But as you start to do something other people are already succeeding at, you give it your twist.

And little by little you get new and original ideas. This is how you start sharing your unique value.

Read also: 8 Ways To Provide Value To The World

Let’s look at three examples:

1. Blogilates

Maybe you know of Cassey’s YouTube Channel. She is a successful fitness YouTuber with millions of subscribers.

Now, I believe we can all agree that there are many fitness bloggers out there.

Technically they are all doing the same. Many of the workout moves they teach are the same. So why are they able to attract thousands or even millions of followers each?

Because they provide that value in their unique way.

Cassey, for example, is a thrilled, motivated and bubbly person. While some people love that, others will find it annoying.

You can present the completely same content as others, but by putting in your personality, it becomes unique.

2. A teacher/professor

As you can see, I try to select examples we all know. The information professors and teachers are teaching is nothing they discovered. Two math teachers teach the exact same content.

But not the whole school/university will agree on who is better. It all depends on our preferences.

The more people there are on our planet the more preferences exist. In fact, right now many people are talking about the rise of micro-influencers. Meaning influencers with a smaller but highly targeted fan base.

3. WhatsApp – Telegram

Telegram and WhatsApp provide basically the same service. Except that Telegram fulfills the consumers need for more security. It’s as simple as that.

So, whatever makes you unique, there are thousands of people out there, who would love precisely that uniqueness!

4. You can influence the lives of thousands of people

Or millions! Or billions!

As an entrepreneur, you bring unique value into the world. Whether it is through a physical product (iPhone, Tesla, PopSockets) or a service (Instagram, Snapchat, Musically) you have the power to influence thousands of people.

You can bring them joy, solve a problem they have, make their life easier, help them connect with people, help them create amazing memories, etc.

There are endless possibilities to influence other peoples life. And although it might not seem like a massive deal to you, they probably are very grateful for what you did.

5. You can see your results

That’s a problem for many employees nowadays. Especially those working in offices.

They rarely have tangible results anymore. Back in the old day, it was easier to see your days work. Shoemakers manufactured a certain number of shoes, bakers a certain number of bread, farmers reaped a certain amount of their seed and so on.

What do modern employees have? They sit in their office all day long and work on their computers. They read and answer emails, make phone calls, go into meetings, make plans, etc.

Sure you can count how many emails you’ve sent, but does that tell you anything about your success?

At the end of the day, many employees lack the feeling of accomplishment because they have very little to show for.

For an entrepreneur, it is easier to see results. Writing a book, creating content, having a specific number of clients, those are all countable things.

Entrepreneurs often see the direct impact their work has on the revenue they produce.

Their work produces results for themselves and not merely for the boss or shareholders.

6. Live life on your terms

This is another compelling upside of being an entrepreneur. Especially an online entrepreneur.

You can live life on your terms whether that means sleeping in and working late. Or jet setting around the world living the laptop lifestyle.

Everything is possible!

7. Live your passion

This is another huge reason why many people start their own business. And it’s understandable. Who wouldn’t want to live their passion!

The first business you start often is not necessarily your passion. You will probably enjoy doing it, but a big reason you do it is the money.

But as you become more and more financially free, you can start to spend your time and money doing what you genuinely love — and developing that into a business.

Read also: 4 Things You Need To Know About Finding Your Passion

8. Have less fear

As you become your own boss, you don’t have to fear getting fired or outsourced.

And if you do things right and diversify your income, you neither have to fear external factors like a financial crisis.

The more you hold your life in your own hands, the less you have to fear external developments.

9. You can shape the world to your liking

Do you see a problem in the world that needs fixing? Be the solution!

And it doesn’t have to be something big. Let’s look at two examples:

1. Pop Sockets

They are everywhere! And what an excellent but simple idea it was. Somebody merely was annoyed by how difficult it is to hold the phone at times and invented an easy solution.

2. Episode Tracking Apps

Do you know those apps, where you can track which episodes you’ve watched of which series? Again an incredibly easy but useful idea.

Just try to analyze your problems on a day to day basis. You might stumble over an idea that could make you millions. And at the same time you shape the world a bit more to your liking.

Well, what do you say? Are you ready to start your own business?

If you think about starting a Blog or YouTube channel, I can recommend Stefan James’s Affiliate Marketing Mastery.

It helped me get started with this Blog. But if you are not a complete newbie, it is probably not worth the price for you. Although, Stefan offers some incredible free bonuses with the program.

I’m not sure if he changes them from time to time, but when I purchased his program in 2019, his team set my Blog up for FREE and even bore the costs of a template of my choice (I believe mine was over 100 €!).

If you are not yet ready to pay that much, you can check out his free content. It is highly valuable, and honestly, he could charge for it as well.

Whether or not you are going to start or already have your own business, I want you to know that you can live life on your terms.

Never before in human history did our world offer so many opportunities. Take advantage of them, Felicity Seekers!

As always, I hope you keep striving for a happy and fulfilled life.

Until next time,

Sophie