Quotes About Prioritization

I have learned in life that the best thing you can do to create a great future for yourself is don't forget what's in front of you. And so I'm trying to do a great job at HUD.

People always choose self-preservation over the greater good, most of the time, with the belief that self-preservation is the greater good.

The greatest thing about a coaching position is this: You just worry about the day in front of you.

I'm a terrible grocery shopper. I hardly ever do it. And if I do, there's never more than three things in the bag.

I have to feel OK with taking some time for myself, not feeling guilty that I don't spend my every free second with my son, which is sometimes tough.

I mean I appreciate fan mail and that the people like what I am doing but I can't answer it. If I would answer 25 letters a day I would be just a guy answering mail and not an artist anymore.

I think my least healthy habit is running around too much. And I think I'm getting better about it as I'm getting older.

When it comes to our everyday habits, it's important to ask: 'Am I putting God first?'

I decided I didn't need to make any more money; I had enough. And I felt I should be spending more time with my wife and kids.

In my view, the biggest challenge facing this country is that we are not living within our means. Spending cuts can only get us halfway there.

I don't want to get someone in my life who is going to hamper my state of mind.

People place too much emphasis on their out-of-pocket expenses (what they have to pay now) and too little value on opportunity costs (what they miss by not taking an action).

Don't be a victim of the urgent. In the long run, much of what seems so pressing right now won't even matter. What you do with your children will matter forever.

Make time every day to share with each other some of the events of the day. When you spend more time on Facebook than you do listening to each other, you can end up more concerned about your hundred "friends" than about your spouse.

Don't be a victim of the urgent. In the long run, much of what seems so pressing right now won't even matter. What you do with your children will matter forever.

Love as an attitude with appropriate behavior? Where are the shooting stars, the balloons, the deep emotions? What about the spirit of anticipation, the twinkle of the eye, the electricity of a kiss, the excitement of sex? What about the emotional security of knowing that I am number one in his/her mind?

Meeting my wife's need for love is a choice I make each day.

Time is a precious commodity. We all have multiple demands on our time, yet each of us has the exact same hours in a day. We can make the most of those hours by committing some of them to our spouse. If your mate's primary love language is quality time, she simply wants you, being with her, spending time.

we must choose our battles carefully. Some things are not worth fighting over, and some things are clearly not our battles.

And where do we find time for such activities, especially if both of us have vocations outside the home? We make time, just as we make time for lunch and dinner. Why? Because it is just as essential to our marriage as meals are to our health. Is it difficult? Does it take careful planning? Yes.

you harvesting to the very edges of your field in terms of time? — Gaye Clark

People are always more important than any item on our to-do list!

The shock waves would rumble through business, industry, church, education, and the rest of society. Why? Because people who are "in love" lose interest in other pursuits. That is why we call it "obsession." The college student who falls head over heels in love sees his grades tumbling. It is difficult to study when you are in love.

It is not that we have too little time to do all the things we need to do , it is that we feel the need to do too many things in the time we have.