A Simple Way To Setting and Living Your Priorities
I'm sure you know the feeling of having so much to do that you don't know where to start. We attack our daily to-do lists, react to everything that comes up at the moment's notice, and at the end of the day, still have important things unfinished. We juggle so many things in our lives and careers. Often, we live our lives without consciously setting priorities, other times, everything feels like priority and it's hard to determine what to concentrate on. That's when the “I don't have time” seems like the best excuse. The thing is, priorities are not what you say they are. Priorities are what you actually do! And while setting your priorities might not be that difficult, it's living by them that gives us trouble. A simple way to setting your priorities and living them every day is a game of juggling. This concept is from a Georgia Tech commencement speech given by Brian Dyson, former CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, on Sept. 6, 1991*: “ Imagine l...