Getting Your Priorities Straight
Congratulations! You have now entered the second of three phases of your journey to self-improvement. During the next two milestones, you will focus on building your Exceptional Living Plan. Knowing which areas of a business are functioning well and which areas need attention is crucial to successful managers. Why should it be any different for managing your life? Find the balance you need to be successful by first narrowing down what’s really important to you into categories. For example, here is a list of seven key factors that I personally consider to be critical to a well-lived life:
- Solid interpersonal relationships
- Physical health
- Spiritual fulfillment
- Emotional well-being
- Intellectual stimulation
- Career achievement
- Financial Security
Keep in mind that there may be other categories you’d like to include, and I encourage you to do so. Once you’ve settled in on your key categories, think of each one as an instrument on the dashboard of your car. You need to keep track of each gauge’s reading to ensure a safe, reliable journey. In order to manage your categories with success, you need to prioritize each one so that when things get tough, you know where to turn first. This milestone’s activity, Priority Pyramids will help you to do this.
