Success by Living Your Priorities

By Andrea Travillian

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Over the past month we moved into a new house, after moving into an apartment for three weeks. I was amazed at the amount of work that it takes for one move let alone two! During this transition period we managed our daily lives, or at least tried to. What I learned about life management during this time confirmed what I have always believed – prioritization is the key to success and sanity. But I also learned that you must prioritize what makes sense in your life at that minute. For example, I was not as regular with my workout because I never stopped moving during the day and did not think I could have had energy for both! But I did make it a point to schedule specific times to manage the family and business finances, or they would have easily been forgotten or even lost.

Taking the time to stop and analyze what is most important right now given today’s circumstances will pay off in many ways! It will keep you on track; it will keep you sane and make sure that nothing gets passed over. Always looking to the future means you may miss what is important now and that could cause more problems than needed. Not paying any attention will mean you are leading your life by reacting. Reacting is stressful and definitely does not get you where you need to be quickly.

Do you have your priorities in line? Do you actively work on what is important and not what just comes up? Don't let your life pass you buy - watch what matters today. Sit down and figure it out and bring some peace to your day.