What Are You Really Living For?

"I wish I'd spent more time at the office." History has never recorded these as anyone's last words. I'm fairly sure it never will. "I wish I'd spent more time with my family" is a much more likely deathbed sentiment., right?
List the three things in life that mean the most to you. Taken together, they might be your reason for living.
Here's how Americans completed that list in a recent national survey. The number listed next to each item indicates the percentage of people surveyed who listed it among their top three priorities. (So obviously the numbers add up to more than 100%.)
Priority Percentage
Family life 68%
Spiritual life 46%
Health 44%
Financial situation 25%
Job 23%
Romantic life 18%
Leisure time 14%
Home 11%
Got your list? Good. Now next to each of the three note the amount of time you spend on it each week.
Shocked?
If you aren't spending large chunks of time on the three elements you've listed as the most important priorities in your life, there are three possible explanations:
1. Important things don't necessarily require a lot of time.
2. You're mistaken about your priorities.
3. You aren't putting your time where your priorities are.
My family and my leisure time are on the top. Now that I have a work at home business, I can stay positively focused on my family and leisure time. I'm thankful everyday that I work from home.
What are your priorities? Are the ones you want to be on the top really at the top? They should be. Take charge of your life. Make them your top priorities!

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