Can you imagine your last wish being, "I wish I could spend one more day at the office"? The second most common regret people have about life, according to Nurse Bronnie Ware is spending too much time working. Although there are greater implications with regards to the amount of time we spend working, it's definitely something we need to be conscious of. There's a difference between working to provide for your family, and working to pass the time, or working to pay off that third summer home. When all is said and done, will you ever wish you had spent more of your life working?
What Are Your Priorities?
What are your priorities? Family? Friends? Faith? Money? Now take a look at your actions. Are your actions in line with your priorities? Meaning, is the time you spend on the activities in your life proportionate to their respective level of importance? For example, if you claim that your children are your number one priority you should be spending the majority of your time with your children: Not at the office, on the golf course, or at the mall. Take some time to outline your priorities and track how you spend your time for one week. If you're truly honest with yourself the results might surprise you. Don't feel badly about this realization, just figure out what you need to do to change it.
What is Feasible?
Realistically, not everyone can just cut back their hours. Our careers demand that we work a certain number of hours in order to pay the bills and earn benefits in order to care for our families. However, it's easy to get wrapped up in our careers, let greed take over, and get sucked into the race to the top of the corporate ladder. The goal should be to find a healthy balance between working enough to support our families, and working to fill some other void in our lives. Work to live. Don't live to work.
Priorities change as we go through different stages in life. If you haven't taken the time to analyze your priorities lately, spend some time identifying the things that matter most to you right now. Then make sure you're living in a way that reflects your priorities. Trust me, you'll never regret that wonderful summer vacation you took with your family, or the time you spent coaching your daughter's soccer team.
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