People often say, “I don’t have the time to…” Fill in the blank with whatever you like: exercise, make dinner, write a book, start a company, run for political office. What makes these people think that they have less time than anyone else? Of course, they don’t. We all have the same 24 hours in each day and make real decisions about how we spend them. If you really want to get in shape, then carve out time to exercise. It isn’t going to happen if you plan your day around your favorite TV shows or spend hours updating your Facebook page. These are entertaining distractions that eat up your irreplaceable time.

There is an oft-quoted saying that “time is money.” You can interpret this to mean that time is a valuable currency. In fact, each

day another 24 hours is

deposited into each of our “bank accounts.” We decide how much we spend right away, how much gets invested for the future. The worst choice is to waste these hours by letting them slip away. — psychologytoday.com