So is this what "It Takes a Village" is all about?
I was writing this morning. More like journaling and just talking about the other day and thoughts and feelings around where I am at and where I would like to be, and it dawned on me…We all do something so the other person doesn’t have to. I am going to say that again. We all do something so that someone else doesn’t have to. Some of you might be scratching your heads and say WTF are you talking about. For example, my accountant spent years going to school and is continually educating himself on current tax law, etc. so that I DON’T HAVE TO. Cooks spend years training and sweating in kitchens and getting cuts and working long hours for shitty wages, so I can get an awesome meal and experience, so I DON’T HAVE TO. Medical professionals spend countless hours and years of training so they can diagnose my ailments, so I DON"T HAVE TO. The same goes for what everyone does. Teachers, lawyers, plumbers, coaches, entertainers, etc. all become experts in...
The Cost of Starting...or Not!
The Cost of Starting...or Not
A morning missive by Joshua G Gold
The other day I wrote about the cost of…. fill in the blank. Today I would like to discuss the cost of starting…or rather the cost of NOT.
The cost of starting that project or not…
The cost of starting that relationship or not…
The cost of starting that conversation or not…
The cost of starting a family or not
The cost of starting that company or not…
The cost of starting to read that book or not…
The cost of starting to develop a new habit or not…
The cost of starting to eat healthy or not
The cost of starting to exercise or not…
The cost of starting to love yourself or not...
The cost of starting to see the world differently or not.
There are costs associated with starting something, anything, or Not. What are the costs that are below the surface? Those costs that you cannot immediately see or feel or maybe even grasp at...
The Cost of...
The Cost of….
Over the next few days or weeks, I will be writing about “The Cost of…” The cost of doing something, the cost of not doing something. The cost of starting, the cost of not starting..., and so on. But today we start with just “the cost of..."
We don’t automatically think that there is a cost of doing something. We just do it and that’s it. It’s part of our job, our life, our relationships. We just take action each and every day. What would happen, what might change if we first thought of the cost of doing that something?
The Cost of…getting up 30 minutes earlier each morning
The Cost of…having a morning routine
The Cost of…taking out the garbage
The Cost of…having a glass of water in the morning
The Cost of…journaling
The Cost of…being tolerant of others
The Cost of…listening without judgment
The Cost of…gossiping
The Cost...
