Quotes About Priorities

Eventually I grew into a man who spent money I didn't have, buying things I didn't need to impress people I didn't like. What a poor way to live.

I stopped wearing expensive clothes, I kicked my addiction to six newspapers a day

When we are young we sacrifice our health for wealth. But when we become old and wise, we become willing to sacrifice every bit of our wealth for just a day of good health.

Most people try to be all things to all people and, in so doing, achieve nothing. Elite performers have a laser-like focus on their highest priorities and an acute awareness of the best uses of their time. In fact, they build their whole lives around the activities that offer them the highest return on investment. They are good at saying no.

What would I do today if it was my last?

I promise you that if you spend your life focusing on only the worthiest pursuits, it is certain to end in complete joy.

On our deathbeds, none of us wishes we had more money in the bank or a bigger car sitting in the driveway. Instead, as we take our last few breaths, we wish that we had lived a life that was courageous, authentic and remarkably loving.

When we are young we sacrifice our health for wealth. But when we become old and wise, we become willing to sacrifice every bit of our wealth for just a day of good health.' And

Focus only on your priorities, those activities that are truly meaningful. Your life will be uncluttered, rewarding and exceptionally peaceful. This

spendeva denaro che non aveva per comprare cose di cui non aveva bisogno e impressionare gente che non gli piaceva. Che modo misero di vivere.»

I was so busy chasing the big pleasures of life that I missed out on all the little ones.

Splendid. So every day I recommend you write out your Daily 5. That will focus you beautifully on your core priorities. Goal setting and committing your intentions to paper so that they become vivid and real versus

me decidí a no pasar más tiempo ganándome la vida y a invertir mucho más tiempo en crear una vida.

we have to juggle a number of different balls. Some balls, like the one that represents career, are made of rubber. If we drop them, they have the ability to bounce back. But some balls are made of glass—family is like that. If you drop that ball, it doesn't come back.

Qué sentido tiene malgastar tus mejores mañanas y los días potencialmente productivos escalando montañas que más tarde, cuando estéis débiles y arrugados, veréis que eran las equivocadas? Es muy triste.

People value their things more than they value their relationships.

Ironic. The less you cared about receiving the stuff most of us care about at work, the more you received it

I've yet to read an obituary that says, "he died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his lawyer, his stockbroker and his accountant.

Esto me recuerda las palabras de Ben Franklin: «Ya tendrás tiempo de sobra para dormir cuando estés muerto».

Develop a deathbed mentality.

Have your beautiful things but do not be imprisoned by them. Own them but do not let them own you. Give the main aim of your life over to far more important pursuits such as discovery of your highest potential, giving of yourself to others and making a difference by living for something more important than yourself. Success is fine but significance is the real name of the game

This is the all-important Ritual of Simplicity. This ritual requires you to live a simple life. As Yogi Raman said 'one must never live in the thick of thin things. Focus only on your priorities, those activities that are truly meaningful. Your life will be uncluttered, rewarding and exceptionally peaceful. This I promise you.

No matter how big a house you have or how slick a car you drive, the only thing you can take with you at the end of your life is your conscience.

Try not to live your life bound by the shackles of your schedule. Instead, focus on those things that your conscience and your heart tell you to do.