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Which Do You Ascribe To . . .Time Off - or - More Money?

by LastingLifeSuccess
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You know what is said about balance in one's life? It comes down to doing mostly everything in moderation; if you align yourself with that line of thinking.

Here is the question: Do you find you are more driven to give up personal time enjoyment for the satisfaction of earning even more money by continuing to work, work, work your days and nights away? Or, do you do the moderation thing and only work enough to get by in such a way that is comfortable to your and yours?
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  • Profile picture of the author ryanbiddulph
    Hi,

    I work quite a bit but found greater success in moderation. Turns out my work bit, even though I enjoyed it, demonstrated my wicked attachment to outcomes and lack of trust in the Universe.

    When I worked less and spent more time rounding out my life, money found me with much greater ease, as did prospering relationships, inspirational events and all that good stuff.

    How about yourself?
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    • Profile picture of the author fmolina2010
      Progression of goals. This is what I've realized this 2013.

      No matter how big your active income is, the moment you stop working you stop making money. It's like being in a rat race, a bigger salary only means that you're a little ahead of the rest but not out of it.

      I don't really see myself doing what I do now until retirement so I'm making a concentrated effort to build passive income streams.

      The initial progression the way I see it:
      1. broke
      2. get a job (low salary)
      3. get a job/get promoted (high salary)
      4. raise investment funds
      5. invest

      I think it's a matter of choice. I'm happy with my career but I know that I can still do more so I'm moving myself towards the next stage of progression, raising the funds to invest.
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  • Profile picture of the author JoyfulLadyJ
    I see no reason to compromise. I take about two months of vacation a year and make a lot of money.

    I love to travel and my fiancee and I have different interests so we do things he loves (and I enjoy) like the Michigan/Ohio State game in the Big House, the Rose Bowl, our Bowl game in Tempe and the Championship in Pasadena and volunteering at the US Open (Men's and Women's) in Pinehurst for two weeks and then we do things I love and he enjoys like exotic cruises, trips to Hawaii, to the beach and mountains and conferences for me. I enjoy the variety.

    Not working is not an optinon--not because I have to but because I want to. I had to create a new word, Plerk, when I began pursuing my passion because I have so much fun working it felt "off" to call it work so I combined play + work and cal it plerking.
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  • Profile picture of the author Diversion52
    I used to have this saying that I repeated whenever people asked me why I worked so much - "The only reason I spend all my time working is so someday I can do anything else".

    Needless to say, I was spending all my time working on the wrong stuff. Keeping myself busy so I could hide from the more important things to deal with. Today I have a new saying - "Do what you love and love what you do!"

    At this point I work for hard on things I would probably do even if money was never invented. That's my answer to the question
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeff Schuman
      I like to work, but have found over the years you can have both when you outsource work, and leverage your time in MLM or 2 tier affiliate programs.

      I read a great book once about 30 years called "Success: The Glenn Bland Method" "Success: The Glenn Bland Method" that goes into detail on getting a balance in your life.

      Now thanks to the Internet and outsourcing it really is possible to make a lot of money without working 70-80 hours a week, or more, to do it like I used to do.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kasima
        Originally Posted by Jeff Schuman View Post

        I like to work, but have found over the years you can have both when you outsource work, and leverage your time in MLM or 2 tier affiliate programs.

        I read a great book once about 30 years called "Success: The Glenn Bland Method" that goes into detail on getting a balance in your life.

        Now thanks to the Internet and outsourcing it really is possible to make a lot of money without working 70-80 hours a week, or more, to do it like I used to do.
        I'm really trying to get into outsourcing, because I'm getting tired of working so hard for so little.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kasima
    I can only work so much before I get ill, so I tend toward moderation. I save the workaholism for times when I really need money badly. I see so many people who talk about how they are so successful online, but then you find out they work 12-14 hours a day. I can't do that.
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