How much is your time worth?

"Think of your time as worth $300+ dollars an hour."

That is something my mentor and boss reminds me of all the time and I find this to be the best way to place value on the things that fill my life.

From work to having a social life, what you do matters. It matters to you, and others can only place value on your time accordingly, so value your time. The people that surround you take up your time an energy. A text message that takes one minute to write is worth $5. Is that message worth it?

What about a task assigned to you at work? Is that task worth $300?

It's only natural to now add that tasks and people are also more than just that moment. Everything you do and everyone you meet has more value to it than meets the eye. There is also the other side of that, where those tasks and those people are not worth as much as you think. Be very careful when judging someone or something's real value. They could turn out to waste your time.

So how much is your time worth to you?



PS Remember to value other people's time accordingly as well. Are you asking for a favor? Is it worth their time? 

Finding Talent - Should you settle?

Finding talent is always difficult, but at what point do you lower your standards and decide that this person will have to do for now? That sounds a bit grim, but it seems to be the reality of the situation. Do you lower your standards or not? It's like my boss and mentor says, hiring is like dating. You have to test each other out first to see if you're the right fit, and if not, you move on. But even in dating, the longer you wait to find that right fit, the lower your standards become.

I believe in people. I want to give everyone a chance and if I could, I would. We have been searching for interns (we say interns, but really just looking for trainable people), and can't seem to find hungry, capable, young talent.

How do you solve this problem? Would you settle?