Your Time, Energy, and Money

One of the first questions I ask clients is, "What do you want to gain from your Time, Energy, and Money by working with me?"

It is a simple yet powerful question, as it helps galvanize your thoughts around your intentions.

• How much time will it take?
  
• How much energy will/did it require of me?
  
• How much money will it cost?

This isn’t to prevent you from doing anything but to help clarify your intended outcome in a given situation.

You can use this combination of questions in a number of way, creating different prisms through which you can understand your motivations. For instance, What are the different ways this question could be applied?

• When you go to purchase something, do you ever think about the number of hours and personal energy it took for you to make the money you are about to spend?
  
• When you purchase something online, perhaps you are spending less time, energy AND money (provided you don’t spend tons of time ’searching’). Very efficient. :)
  
• Living in New York City, I save both time and energy if I choose to take a cab, not a bus or subway, but spend at least quadruple the amount of money!

Ask yourself this simple yet powerful question as a spring board for decision-making: "What do I want to get out of my Time, Energy and Money?" or "TEM" as I call it.