Wow! life can really keep you busy at times. This week is crazy and it will be crazy for a while longer. Work seems to have exploded and of course, I’m very grateful for that. Had some amazing jobs and more to come.

I also force myself to spend at least an hour in the gym every weekday now to work on my health. Whenever I come home I just change and go. I don’t think about it. I just do it.

What little time is left I want to spend with Bianca. Being so busy does make you think if it’s worth it.

I had one hour. We decided to walk Trevor (dog).

I’m not always this crazy busy but now that I am I wonder about the people that are. I know some of them. They work at least 60 hours a week. Working that much per week doesn’t leave much time for enjoyment or relaxation. Of course, they do earn a good sum of money. It’s not all negative.

Time vs. Money.

Most of the time it seems to be time vs. money for a lot of people. The same for me. Every hour that I work I earn more and I get a little richer but I also lose something. Something I can never get back.

I lose one hour of my life that I can’t spend with my girlfriend, friends, family, hobbies you name it.

I was driving home today and was thinking to myself.

Mark, imagine if this is your life for the next 10 years would you enjoy it?

The answer came to me pretty fast. Working this hard for the next 10 years would drive me insane. There wouldn’t be any time left for the enjoyment of life. I would not be able to do it.

So, I arrived at a simple conclusion. I need to get smarter about the way I earn money or settle for less.

I love dogs. He walked past this stick like he couldn't care less. I grabbed it and walked with it. He saw and it became the most important thing in the world :)

I read somewhere that the perfect income for happiness is around $75000 a year. Or $6250 a month. After that, it still adds some but not that much. Well even when I work this hard I would have trouble reaching that number. So, I got my work cut out for me.

Luckily, I have one thing going for me. I am already very happy and feeling positive. The world might be unstable at the moment (if you read the news) but for it’s not.

I am doing better than ever.

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