Take the 20-10 Test

If I had $20 million in the bank or knew that I had ten years to live, would I be doing the same thing I’m doing now? This is a really tough question. However, I have different answers for each situation. If I had $20 million in the bank, I would be doing the same thing I’m doing now, but more. I would be getting all of my family members everything they need. I would basically set them up with homes and cars, and I would also be getting them out of any debt they were in. I would try to move most of my family members, at least all of my first cousins, out of Turkey into the states. I would still be trying to get my college education, and continuing to pursue a master’s degree. I would still be living where I am with the same friends that I have. The only difference from my daily actrivities would be instead of purchasing a shirt while being concerned with how much it costs, I would not be so concerned.

If I knew that I had ten years to live, I would definitely be living a completely different life. I would leave school, and try to spend as much time with my family and friends. I would try to schedule traveling the entire world for the next ten years, along with family and friends. I would just try to enjoy the rest of my life with the closest people that I have, and try there for them as much as possible. I don’t know if necessarily this means that I’m not doing anything important in my life right now, or that what I am studying in school is not what I love. It just means that my family and friends come before anything in my life, even now. If I knew that my father had only ten years to live, I would do the same thing. I would leave school and live with him for the next ten years. My first priority in life is my family, and that will never change no matter what I am doing in terms of my career.