Time is the most precious of commodities because all things are bound
within it, we can only move through time and space it is without a
shadow of a doubt the most important thing we have but you can neither
touch it, see, smell, taste or hear it and yet it can be felt in many
ways, the effects of time being rather obvious in as much as we can
all see the clear signs of it's passage in the growth of a child from
a mere babes in arms to a strapping young man or woman who once could
not even walk unaided but now embarks on their own life journey all
thanks to the effects of time.

So the question becomes if time is so precious how well do you use it?
Can you say hand on heart that you make the most of the 24 hours that
every day is yours to do with as you please, at the end of each day
can you honestly say to yourself that yes you have made the most of
this day today and that you're braced for another day of thrills
spills and laughter, joy pain and happiness, or is the truth of the
matter that you just amble on day after day, complaining about life
and the shoddy way it deals with you, forgetting that life does
nothing but provide you with a platform from which to launch yourself
and your ideas into this world.

If your answer to the question is that you make the absolute most of
every day challenging yourself on a daily basis to be all that you can
be well then my congratulations to you, for you are one of the very
few who make proper constructive use of what is available to you, but
if you found yourself to be one of the many who systematically fritter
away your life, only ever getting out of first gear when it's an
absolute must and even then only moving into second gear, well then I
have good news for you, all is not lost, far from it, today is your
lucky day because today right here and now you can begin to do
something with your life, right here and now you can decide for
yourself to make a fresh start, a new beginning.

Time you see is impartial and makes no demands on you, that is a
decision that you must make for yourself, to demand more out of life,
to live each day like it was your last, to take the most out of life
that you possibly can, it's not difficult to do once you have actually
made the decision, but be prepared to experience life like never
before, as it's a very different world when your living, not just
existing but really living. You will find that where as before maybe
time seemed to drag now if just flies by which as we all now it only
does when your having fun, do you hear that, FUN, because that's what
good living feels like, pure unadulterated FUN. When you're living
life to the full there doesn't seem to be enough time for you to fit
in all the things you want to do but I guarantee you'll find a way to
do it because that's what creative people do and that's what you are,
a creative person. You'll find ways and means to do the things that
need to be done a whole lot better so that you have more time to do
the things you want to do and that's what life should be like when
you're living to the fullest, a balance of doing the things that need
to be done well so you can do the things you really want to do. The
real difference between those who exist and those who live is the
level of enthusiasm is much higher in those who are living life to the
fullest which results in a better attitude towards life and all that
it brings, which subsequently leads to better work of a higher quality
and standard thereby increasing your opportunities to rise above the
crowd into the higher ranks of life where the air is fresher and
cleaner and it's less congested, basically it leads to a better
standard of living and lets face it who doesn't want to live better
than how they currently do?

One thing is for sure in this life and that's the fact that we only
have so much time on this wonderful planet we call earth and what you
put in you will get back in kind, it's been said that this is no dress
rehearsal, the curtain is already up and you're already on stage, this
is your chance to shine there will not be another opportunity for you
this is your one shot, the past is already gone, the future is yet to
happen but the here and now, well that's all you have so make the most
of it cause the clock just keeps on ticking regardless....

Carl Mason is a Mentor, Coach/Life Consultant and CEO of On Point
Solutions. A passionate and dedicated individual with a commitment to
promote the means by which you can live The Life of your Dreams and BE
the person who you WILL to be.