My family and I recently returned from one Amazing four weeks of travel About the Western US it is the longest journey we have ever made together, and it was unforgettable.
In those four weeks we visited:
- Los Angeles
- The Grand Canyon
- Red Rock Country in Sedona
- The Vermilion cliffs
- Montezuma Castle National Monument
- Horseshoe Bend
- Peekaboo Canyon
- Zion National Park
In addition to visiting these sights, we also spent time on volunteering as a family, which led to some equally amazing experiences: we visited old friends, made new and came closer together.
However, this is the thing: this journey has hardly happened.
As a business owner, it can be difficult to release work, although it is much easier than taking free time as an employee. You get the feeling that if you get off the steering wheel, everything will fall apart. That customers will stop coming or being caring. That the company will fall apart.
Deeper connections, personal growth
Then there is the combination of accounts, distractions and other things that always threaten to stand in the way.
In the end my wife and I made the decision to go on this life -changing adventure. One sentence of three words helped us to do this, one Emotionally intelligent decision -making framework That has become AA -Slogan for our family in the course of time:
Experiences about things.
I have discovered, by generally giving priority to experiences above things, you can learn more, remember, get more and more out of life. Let’s take a closer look at why that is the case and how you can use it to your own advantage. (If you enjoy this article, consider registering for myFree Emotional Intelligence Course.)
How ‘experiences about things’ help you get more out of life
First let’s get rid of one thing: things are not bad. Some things are completely needed, such as a place to live and food to eat. And other things can also bring a certain amount of joy.
The problem is that we live in a world that is infected with what I call more disease.
We are surrounded by fellow entrepreneurs who only talk about growth. Why? Because it costs money to make money – so you have to earn more money. This enables you to buy more things.
But here the problem is: it is never enough. If you get infected with more disease, you just always want more – and that is a recipe for accident, because you are never satisfied. Ultimately, you notice that you are surrounded by more things than you can use effectively – and you are still tempted to buy even more. It is an endless cycle.
Compare that now with the value of experiences. If you do something, that experience becomes part of you. The memories you make forms who you are as a person. It changes what you think. How you act. The decisions you make. Although the experience can be over, its effects continue.
Enjoy the trip
Now pause and think of some of your favorite memories. Do they include spending time with things? Or spend time with people, produce experiences? Yes, when you make experiences, this helps you to learn more, to remember more and to get more out of life.
How can you prioritize experiences above things?
You can start using those three words slogan-“experiences above things”-to help you make decisions. As a business owner, the temptation is always to work, work, work – so that you or your family can have more things.
But if you tell yourself that you should give priority to ‘experiences above things’, you reformulate how you look at the work yourself. It is not just to offer things; It is to give time. Time is more valuable than money or things. Because you can spend money or lose things and get it back. But as soon as time has disappeared, it has disappeared forever.
If you are interested in getting more out of life, I encourage you: don’t buy more things. Do more things. Because the value of things always fades. But experiences last a lifetime.
– by Justin Bariso
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