The 20-10 Test
Jim Collins encourages people to look at their lives and answer two simple questions:
1) If you inherited $20 right now, would you spend your days the same way you spend them now?
2) If you knew that you only had 10 years left to live, would you stick with your current job or career?
Let me start of by saying one of those questions I can answer in a heartbeat, while the other takes some thinking. Twenty million dollars is a lot of money--enough that I could just 'chill out' for the remainder of my days. If I did somehow inherit $20 (and hopefully I do sometime), I would continue going to school. Even with a bunch of money, I'd want to be educated. I probably wouldn't have a full time job (I only have a part-time now), so that wouldn't change. Mostly, I would just live the life I've wanted to live--nice family, nice family, nice car, numerous friends, and a job I enjoy. So all-in-all, I'd live my days mostly the same as I live them now--except for the fact that I wouldn't really have to worry about having enough money to pay for this and that.
Ten years seems like a long time (I haven't even lived two 10 year periods), but if that's all thats left, it would fly by. And this question is the one that was very easy--no, I would not stick with my current job. I work at Papa Murphy's, and while my boss and fellow employees are nice, cool, and understanding, making thousands of pizzas and having to deal with crazy customers is not something I'd say I enjoy. If I had 10 years left, I'd do everything I could so that I could fly, which has always been a dream of mine.
Comments
Beau I really like your
Beau I really like your post. I would have to agree with you, if i just recieved a lot of money I would not become a bum and just solk in my wealth I would share it and live a meaningful life. I also agree that if I knew I had only 10 years to live I would make changes in my life. One tip you keep saying $20 when it is supposed to be 20 million. I really like both those questions, thanks for your post.
Beau I really like your
Beau I really like your post. I would have to agree with you, if i just recieved a lot of money I would not become a bum and just solk in my wealth I would share it and live a meaningful life. I also agree that if I knew I had only 10 years to live I would make changes in my life. One tip you keep saying $20 when it is supposed to be 20 million. I really like both those questions, thanks for your post.
Beaui, I really enjoyed your
Beaui, I really enjoyed your post and it made me think, and laugh. It was weird how closely related this post matched to my 2nd period peer ministry class when we answered the exact same questions. Although there were many typos, I would agree with you on all your points. I plan on marrying rich anyways. The fact you brought up living for ten years might seem like a long time now and how much that would change if you knew you were dying was very intriguing. Good post, keep up the good work and I'll see you out there!
Beau, I really liked
Beau,
I really liked your 20-10 test thoughts. I like how if you made all that money you'd still get educated because i think i would do the same. Education is something that lasts and everyone should be educated. Being able to "chill out" with twenty mil in your pocket would be pretty nice :) What i liked the most though was if you had ten years left you'd do everything to make your dream come true which is to fly. How did this dream come about?
Beau, I enjoyed reading your
Beau, I enjoyed reading your post. I personally feel that if I received a large sum of money, I would do my best to stay on the right track. However, I feel that realistically, my life would change greatly. I would pursue different options in life, options I would not otherwise be able to explore. As for the second question, I honestly love my job, the pay is very bad, but if I knew I was going to die, money wouldn't seem like a big deal to me. I'm looking forward to reading some more posts of yours.