Don’t Say You Don’t Have Enough Time…

April 2nd, 2010 | 17 comments


There are 120 hours in a work week. I work 50 hours/week and I commute 13 hours every week. It takes me about 2 hours to settle down, have dinner and shower every night . By the time I’m done, it’s 10:30PM and I have absolutely no motivation to do anything I need to do knowing that I have another 10 hour day tomorrow. I sleep about 6 hours every night so that leaves me and hour and a half every day to:

  • See my family (we live in the same house)
  • Exercise
  • Volunteer
  • Research graduate school programs
  • Study for my GMAT
  • Run random errors for my parents

So when I find myself having a miserable day, I read this quote, shake it off and say to myself – “I’m doing all this to become someone no one else can be.”

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  • http://worldaccording2lisa.blogspot.com/ LadyWanderlust

    In your defense, all of those people dedicated their entire lives, their very souls, into the one thing with which they are most associated. But in all the craziness of your life, you still have managed to touch the lives of many people, me being one of them. :)

  • http://www.theaussienomad.com/ Chris – The Aussie Nomad

    Remind me to never complain about having no time again. Your my dear are Wonder Woman

  • http://foxnomad.com/ Anil

    …and to think Einstein came up with his inspiration at age 5. Man, we're slacking!

  • magicant

    Well, in our defense, none of those people had Facebook. I can just imagine Thomas Edison getting so caught up watching YouTube that the lightbulb would never have been invented. Wait, what?

  • monica530

    Aww…that means a lot to know that I'm not wasting my life away even though I have a 9-7. :) Thanks Lisa.

  • monica530

    Haha! Well, whenever you feel like complaining, just call on me and I'll keep it real for you. :)

  • monica530

    Tell me about it! I was still trying to master making a round ball with Play Dough at age 5.

  • monica530

    Haha! Damn Facebook & Youtube. Without them I might have invented a cure for AIDS.

  • http://www.beatravelbee.com/ Joya

    Hi Monica, I love this quote. I have a full-time day job too and find it hard to work on the blog and do all the other little things that life requires but I'll remember this quote from now on. You should be proud of all the things you are doing!

  • http://www.traveling-savage.com/ Keith

    Excellent quote. Reminds us that good things don't come easily.

  • monica530

    Thanks Joya. I just wish my full time job didn't take up as much time so I can have more time to dedicate to things I'm actually passionate about.

  • monica530

    Like they say, easy come easy go.

  • http://nodebtworldtravel.com/ Brian

    There is always 'enough' time. The REAL question is always is there enough motivation and passion behind it. If there is you'll always find time to do it.

  • monica530

    Totally agree. I think the only reason I can still find time to volunteer and study for GMAT, even with a 50 hour work week, is because those are things I'm passionate about. I make time for it but it is frustrating sometimes to spend 50 hours working on things that you aren't passionate about.

  • CeRusso

    *clap clap clap* Awesome post! Amazing how you put everything into perspective with this half a page post. Continue moving forward though, remember it will all pay off eventually, right?

    Do what you love so you can love what you do!

  • monica530

    Thanks dude! Glad you enjoyed it. I really do hope it'll pay off in the end. Just wish that end would come a little bit sooner lol.

    Confucius once said: “Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life.” That's what I'm going for. :)

  • http://genuineescapism.wordpress.com Adriana

    wow! so inspiring!