Valuable

A business owner I’ve coached for three year said to me, “I had a lull in my week, and my first thought was, ‘Uh-ho!  If I’m not busy, I’m not going to make enough money!'” But then she laughed, “James, that’s ridiculous.  Busyness doesn’t make me money.” “What makes you money?” I asked. She paused. And then she said it, like she finally meant it, “My value.” When I  grew up, I lived in a little town in Sonoma County, the wine country of California.  I rode my bike all over those hills, but it was the general store that had my bike parked out front most often.  Red vines for 5 cents.  A nickel was really important to me when I was kid. “But James, you know what just hit me?” this woman said, “I have to stop thinking that if I’m busy, I’m valuable.” Now I was curious and so I asked her, “What makes you valuable?” There are questions in life that we don’t have quick answers to....

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