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Let's Not Forget About The Most Important Things!
Posted 08-09-2008 at 02:10 PM by Allen Graves
Updated 08-09-2008 at 02:22 PM by Allen Graves (Spelling Error)
Updated 08-09-2008 at 02:22 PM by Allen Graves (Spelling Error)
If you are anything like me, you wake up in the morning and quickly check your email to see how much money you made while sleeping...even if it's just a few Adsense clicks! The feeling (and the dream) of making money while you sleep is so satisfying to me and most of you, that it is easy to become overly involved in your internet business.
One of the best feelings is to open up your email account and see multiple "You have received a payment" emails.
So I work harder and harder every day to keep those emails coming. I work more and more to get that article written...to get that extra web page created...to get that image just right. It's so easy to get so completely involved in a certain task that you end up with the blinders on and you can't hear someone talking to you from 3 feet away.
Has this ever happened to you?
I'm not saying it's a bad thing. Heck, anything to help you retire sooner is definitely a plus, right?
Now I am going to change the mood a little bit.
Yesterday was my daughter's 8th birthday. After all the hoopla and the visitors and the cake and ice cream, we settled down to relax for the evening. That's when my daughter said she wanted to do something with just me...just me and her.
I looked at my wife and she winked at me and quietly shook her hand, motioning me to go ahead.
We ended up at the local Malibu Go Kart / Video Game / Skeeball / Putt Putt / Batting Cages place. And man did we have a great time.
We played 9 holes of Miniature golf, jumped on the trampolines that hook to your belt so can jump like 40 feet in the air, we played video games, got a million "tickets" and cashed them in for a bunch of stupid little toys.
But here's what I am getting at. My daughter was so happy that she was spending this time with daddy. She kept hugging me and joking and laughing.
The best part of the evening, though was when we were about to leave and she looked up at me with the sweetest look in the world and mumbled four words...
"Daddy, I love you."
The look in her eyes and the tenderness in her voice gave me such an unexplainably wonderful feeling...more than a million "You have received a payment" emails could EVER give me.
So, as you trudge away trying to make more money, write more content or send out that next newsletter. Make sure not to forget what really matters in life. If you stop and take a minute to actually enjoy what you are working so hard for, then you'll get so much more out of life.
Respectfully,
Allen Graves
One of the best feelings is to open up your email account and see multiple "You have received a payment" emails.
So I work harder and harder every day to keep those emails coming. I work more and more to get that article written...to get that extra web page created...to get that image just right. It's so easy to get so completely involved in a certain task that you end up with the blinders on and you can't hear someone talking to you from 3 feet away.
Has this ever happened to you?
I'm not saying it's a bad thing. Heck, anything to help you retire sooner is definitely a plus, right?
Now I am going to change the mood a little bit.
Yesterday was my daughter's 8th birthday. After all the hoopla and the visitors and the cake and ice cream, we settled down to relax for the evening. That's when my daughter said she wanted to do something with just me...just me and her.
I looked at my wife and she winked at me and quietly shook her hand, motioning me to go ahead.
We ended up at the local Malibu Go Kart / Video Game / Skeeball / Putt Putt / Batting Cages place. And man did we have a great time.
We played 9 holes of Miniature golf, jumped on the trampolines that hook to your belt so can jump like 40 feet in the air, we played video games, got a million "tickets" and cashed them in for a bunch of stupid little toys.
But here's what I am getting at. My daughter was so happy that she was spending this time with daddy. She kept hugging me and joking and laughing.
The best part of the evening, though was when we were about to leave and she looked up at me with the sweetest look in the world and mumbled four words...
"Daddy, I love you."
The look in her eyes and the tenderness in her voice gave me such an unexplainably wonderful feeling...more than a million "You have received a payment" emails could EVER give me.
So, as you trudge away trying to make more money, write more content or send out that next newsletter. Make sure not to forget what really matters in life. If you stop and take a minute to actually enjoy what you are working so hard for, then you'll get so much more out of life.
Respectfully,
Allen Graves
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I have to agree Allen.. You have to stop and take a minute for what matters in life!!!!
Even though my kids (babies) can't talk yet, their laugh works all the same..
As for those payment nofications.. Love them!!! (Not as much as my kids and wife though.!!)
RossPosted 08-10-2008 at 06:25 AM by Ross Kenny
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You're right Ross.
And even if you're not married or have any kids or family...spend time with your friends having fun!
It just makes your whole life easier when you're not all hugged up to your computer screen trying to make money all day.
Allen GravesPosted 08-10-2008 at 07:06 PM by Allen Graves 
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Wake up call
Thanks Allen,
This is a big problem with a lot of business owners. And for the ones who work from home looks even worst. Our children see us in our office at home 12 hours a day and only spend 5 minutes with them. Children realize what is more important to us by what time we put into it. I am gonna change my habits ASAP. Thanks for the reminder! We do ned to hear that often.
trubyPosted 08-12-2008 at 11:15 AM by truby
