Quotes About Priorities

When my son was growing up, he constantly asked me to give him piggyback rides. Though I knew how much he loved them, I was always too busy to play with him. I had reports to read or meetings to attend or calls to make. Now that he has grown up and left our home, I have realized one thing: I would give anything in the world to give that little boy a piggyback ride.

Molti in questa epoca trascorrono le loro ore più preziose occupati, occupatissimi, a inseguire obiettivi banali e divertimenti artificiali, mentre trascurano la vita vera. Questa è la ricetta per collassare alla fine. A che serve passare le vostre mattine migliori e i vostri giorni potenzialmente più produttivi a scalare montagne che, quando sarete deboli e vecchi, capirete che erano quelle sbagliate? Tristissimo.

It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is what are you so busy about?

Los verdaderamente esclarecidos saben lo que quieren obtener de la vida, emocional, material, física y espiritualmente. Definir claramente tus prioridades en cada aspecto de tu vida jugará un papel similar al del faro, ofrecerte orientación y refugio cuando la mar se vuelva brava.

Experiencing solitude, for even a few minutes a day, will keep you centered on your highest life priorities and help you avoid the neglect that pervades the lives of so many of us. And saying that you don't have enough time to be silent on a regular basis is a lot like saying you are too busy driving to stop for gas — eventually it will catch up with you.

Then ask yourself this question: 'What would I do today if today was my last?

I just read about a little girl who was born without a face. Just two eyes and a mouth. And we worry about traffic being heavy on the way into work.

stop majoring in minor things. Enjoy your life.

when we are young we sacrifice our health for wealth and when we grow old and wise we realize what's most important—and become willing to sacrifice all our wealth for even one day of good health. You never want to be the richest person in the graveyard, you know.

Stop spending so much time chasing life's big pleasures while you neglect the little ones.

My dad said it best when he said, "John, on your deathbed you will never wish you spent more time at the office." So I started spending a little more time at home. I settled into a pretty good, if ordinary, existence.

Time spent connecting with nature and showing gratitude for all that you are so fortunate to have. Time spent renewing your mind, your body and spirit. These are just a few of the high-impact activities that will allow you to design the life you deserve. Direct all of your time to those activities that count. Enlightened people are priority driven. This is the secret of time mastery.

What would I do today if today was my last?

What are my Big 5?" In other words, what are the top five priorities that I needed to commit to spending the rest of my life hunting down.

if your priorities don't get scheduled into your planner, other people's priorities will get put into your planner.

deja de obrar como si te quedaran quinientos años de vida.

el propósito de la vida es una vida con propósito. Los verdaderamente esclarecidos saben lo que quieren obtener de la vida, emocional, material, física y espiritualmente. Definir claramente tus prioridades en cada aspecto de tu vida

El tiempo es la mercancía más preciada y no es renovable • Centrarse en las prioridades y mantener el equilibrio • Simplificar la vida

cuando estés a las puertas de la muerte seguro que no desearás haber pasado más tiempo en la oficina

Warren Buffett, the brilliant investor, said the rich invest in time. The poor invest in money.

Health is the crown on the well person's head that only the ill person can see, you know? Or, as one tradition says, when we are young we sacrifice our health for wealth and when we grow old and wise we realize what's most important—and become willing to sacrifice all our wealth for even one day of good health. You never want to be the richest person in the graveyard, you know.

Every second you spend thinking about what you don't want in your life is a second denying focus and energy from getting what you do want. Every minute you worry about what's not working is a minute drawn away from creating what will work. And every hour spent reflecting on the disappointments of the past is an hour stolen from seeing the possibilities that your future holds.

At the end of our lives, we mostly regret the risks we didn't take, the dreams we didn't do and the love we failed to give. If those things are going to be important to you at the end, make them important to you right now.

Mi vida me parece muy complicada. Me siento superada, no tengo tiempo para mí misma