Masterful Mindsets

“Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!” ~ David O. McKay

If you live and work in the U.S., there's a good chance you look forward to Labor Day as an extra day off at the beginning of September. But Labor Day was actually created as a celebration of workers and the contributions they make through their work.

And that got me thinking about something bigger...

Over the next couple of months, we're going to be talking a lot about time. More specifically, where we're spending it, what we're giving it to, and whether the way we're using it reflects what matters most to us. So, what does this have to do with work? Well, I can't think of a better place to begin than with work because, for most of us, work will consume a significant amount of our time throughout our lives.

Just consider the math. Someone working a traditional 40-hour workweek for roughly 45 years could spend around 90,000 hours of their life w...