Of all the things you possess, time is the most valuable. The wealthiest person alive and the homeless person living in the gutter get exactly the same amount of time. Unless one dies that day, both get the exact same allotment of time. The rich man cannot buy more and the poor man is not granted extra time that day due to his unfortunate position. With time so valuable, and no way to get more of it in a day, we must be ever vigilant of those who wish to steal our time. These people do not get extra time in their column by taking yours. Instead, they seek to consume your limited resource of time for their benefit. You get the bill. Can I Have a Minute of Your Time? It’s only a minute! Such a small thing to ask. Salespeople do it all the time. If you give 10 minutes I will… As if 10 minutes are worthless compared to their sales pitch. When determining the value of you time almost everyone gets it wrong. It goes something like this: If you earn $60 an hour at your job you are worth a dollar per minute.…