190 Big Deal?

We went to a restaurant to celebrate someone (finally!) buying a new car.

Nearly $200. For lunch.

No big deal.

When we returned to the office I went to the warehouse.

I noticed the boxes were being over-wrapped for delivery.

By at least .03 cents.

Very big deal!

When I said this to the person in charge he said,

“You sure are strange. You just spent almost $200 for one lunch and now you complain about 3 cents!”

A one-time lunch, almost no matter how expensive, is cheap compared to an every-day overspending of any amount of money. We ship over 1,000 boxes per day. Three cents adds up to around $10,000 a year.

You can have a lot of unexpectedly expensive lunches and still not come anywhere near that amount of money.

So, why say this?

The exact same thing applies to you and your everyday actions.

Eating, a bit too much.

Frowning, a bit too much.

Smiling, a bit too much.

With family and friends, this is exactly how you establish your relationship with them.

And then you wonder why things are the way they are.

When you notice you’re over doing it “just a bit”, give your memory a quick check.

Is it ongoing or just once?

If ongoing, pull back a bit. It will make a world of difference.

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