The Added Benefits

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Welcome to the Inspire Halton Update Feed, posting incredible stories and lessons to improve your life and the lives of those you love. Today, we’re going to talk about ‘added benefits’.

Now, many of you may know Regis Philbin, host of Live! with Regis and Kelly (originally Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee) for twenty-two years. I personally was introduced to his work when he was running Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

I remember my Uncle mentioning how Philbin had cool ties. Doing some research now, I find he had a whole monochromatic line of shirts and ties for Van Heusen during the millionaire days. Philbin, a talk show host, became a fashion icon.

It wasn’t the first time he did something unusual for a presenter. Back in the 60’s when he was working on The Joey Bishop Show, Philbin ended up putting out an album on Mercury Records after singing with his idol, Bing Crosby, on an episode.

Regis Philbin was and always will be remembered as a TV icon − he’s starred on it for over 50 years (apparently he’s starting a new show up on Fox this April). But, with that job, he’s also become a leader in fashion and singer at different periods of time.

My point? Simply because you do one job or thing doesn’t mean you can’t get the added benefits of tasks that fit with it. As the lecturing college professor can be an author and a student, so can you put on other titles that float around your work, enjoying opportunities surrounding your main purpose.

Female employees can also be mothers, firemen scout leaders, burger flippers volunteers. Life is rarely as clean cut as television and movies would have us believe.

Many investors diversify to take the ups and downs of the market. Instead of relying on only one meaning in your life, why not get many? Chances are you already serve more than one purpose. Why not try something new and reap the “added benefits” of that area?

Regis is still a television host but his other side-careers make him one of the most interesting we’ve had the pleasure to watch. When it comes down to it, and the end is near, allow yourself the benefit of knowing you, your family and friends can realize you were an interesting person.

After all, few are proud to call themselves average.

Alex H.