| Often, the simple reason for not accomplishing all that | | | | average that amount for training and education of |
| you set your mind to, is because not enough of your | | | | Employees/Officers of the company. If you make |
| mind is set to it. | | | | $1000 a week, then $30 a week for your Education |
| It's a little test called the Education versus | | | | in your field of study and personal growth would be |
| Entertainment Ratio.it requires a clean piece of paper | | | | average. That could add up to $120-150 a month at a |
| and something to write with. On one side of the | | | | minimum for your advancement. |
| paper you want to begin to list categories in the | | | | On the other side of the yard is the Entertainment |
| entertainment department of your life that you | | | | list. |
| spend time and money at. | | | | The average American spends up to 33% of their |
| You may not be aware of some of them as | | | | monthly income on Entertainment activities...some |
| "entertainment", but be honest with yourself here, | | | | more, some less. That is over 10 times the amount |
| because not being honest won't help you achieve | | | | on their education. |
| your highest dreams. | | | | The startling fact still remains that those who make |
| Anything you do, that is for your pleasure and "down | | | | less, spend more on entertainment, and those who |
| time", relaxation time...goes on this list. Things | | | | make more, spend less. |
| like:television, movies, computer games, cards, | | | | Those who have "learned" to make more money, |
| outdoor games, golf, basketball, baseball, football...you | | | | spend more money on learning how to make more. |
| get the idea. If some of these things are how you | | | | Actually, a study done by Harvard School of Business |
| make your living, obviously you will need to decide | | | | shows that those who actively seek to upgrade and |
| when it is "entertainment" and when it is just "having | | | | improve their personal skills and business acumen |
| fun". | | | | double, and in some cases, triple their incomes every |
| After you have made that list, put two things to the | | | | 3-5 years. While the people who stop learning and |
| side of it..one, is the amount of time each day or | | | | just work for wages, never improve and never get |
| week that you spend at each of those activities, and | | | | raises, and always complain the most about the lack |
| second, the amount of money, if any, you spend at | | | | of opportunity at their present jobs. |
| that activity. | | | | It is an easy conclusion of the observant mind, that |
| Once you have finished the Entertainment side, turn | | | | the society of America, at least, has worked itself |
| the paper over and do the same thing for your | | | | into poverty by placing too much emphasis on it's |
| Education list. | | | | entertainment over it's education ratio, leaving us in |
| Personal growth, business skills growth, seminars, | | | | debt to our future. |
| CD's, DVD's, books, etc... and do the same with the | | | | The answer to changing your personal economy? |
| amount of time spent and the money spent, if any, | | | | Upgrade your personal skills, improve on the ones |
| on your Education activities. | | | | you already have, and invest in education. Make |
| Total the amount of time and money for each sides | | | | education an entertainment activity for you and you |
| of the paper and compare them now. | | | | could see your income double, and may even triple, |
| You will have two totals about time, and two totals | | | | every 3-5 years. |
| about money. | | | | The biggest difference you will ever make over your |
| The average Entrepreneur who considers themselves | | | | working years will be the books you read and the |
| "successful" and making good money at what they | | | | people you meet. If you would make a deep impact |
| do, spends about 3% of their monthly income on | | | | with your life, you must be deeply impacted by your |
| personal growth activities. Depending on what you | | | | life. |
| make, you can figure that out. Even big corporations | | | | |