Now, if that $200,000 was instead 200,000 minutes you had to spend in a year, would you spend your time the same way you spent the $200,000?

 525,600
-175,200
-124,800
-  25,600
 200,000


200,000 is a very specific and intentional amount that translates directly to your time.

In one year there are 525,600 minutes.
(60 minutes per hour x 24 hours per day x 365 days per year)

Then subtract 175,200 minutes for 8 hours of sleep each night.
(60 minutes per hour x 8 hours per day x 365 days per year)

Then subtract 124,800 minutes for 8 hours of work 5 days a week.
(60 minutes per hour x 8 hours per day x 5 days per week x 52 weeks per year)

And finally, subtract about another 1 hour or so per day as a bit of a buffer to account for some of the little things in your day.
(70 minutes x 365 days = 25,550 --> rounded up to 25,600)

Your remaining available time is 200,000 minutes per year.
(About 7 hours per day on weekdays and 15 hours per day on weekends)


200,000 minutes is a lot of time!

That's about 7 hours a day on a weekday and 15 hours a day on weekends.


So many people focus on how much time they don't have rather than how much time they do have.

Take a second really try thinking about having 200,000 minutes. 

How do you spend that time? How would you like to spend that time? Are you spending it on this things that are important to you? On the things you want to spend it on? On the things that make up a fun and fulfilling life to you?

And you can even get rid of the word spend and instead use the word invest.


How do you invest your time?
How would you like to invest your time?


Think about the categories in the calculator above. How would you invest your time in those categories? 

  • Hobbies / Fun / Entertainment
  • Personal Health & Wellbeing
  • Family
  • Fiends / Social
  • Personal Development / Learning
  • Career Development / Financial
  • Community / Charity
  • Other


Hint: It's probably pretty close to how you spent your $200,000.

For some reason it's usually easier to think about how you would spend money rather than how you would spend your most valuable asset, your time.

In addition to helping you achieve your goals and create habits, one of the major goals of My DAM Plan is to help make sure you are intentional about how you invest your time.  Your time is your greatest asset. Be sure to invest it where you choose. Invest it in the things that make up a fun and fulfilling life for you. Be intentional.

My DAM Plan helps keep you focused, motivated and organized so you actually do the things you say you want to do. It's the plan, tools and resources to live your best DAM life!


Don't make excuses, make a DAM plan!


P.S. - Sometimes we have people ask, but what about my travel time to work, getting groceries, cooking dinner, I work more than 40 hours a week, and many other things similar to this? Those are all great and valid points. Below are some examples of how those things can fit into the categories above.

  • Travel Time to Work - Some of this time is included in that 1 hour per day we took out before getting to 200,000, but if it's more than that you could put that in Career Development / Financial. Or, even better, there are plenty of podcasts and audio books so that time could be used for Personal Development / Learning. Or, other people are usually driving to work at the same time, call a friend or family member and now that time could be used for Friends / Social or Family.

  • Getting Groceries or Cooking Dinner - This can easily go in Personal Health & Wellbeing since this time is being invested in keeping your body fed and healthy. And similar to the example above, these activities can easily add in Friends, Family or Personal Development.

  • Working More Than 40 Hours a Week - This goes into Career Development / Financial, but just be sure you are intentional about the extra time.  And be aware of the trade-offs of time invested working versus invested in other areas of your life.