Which One Are You?

The world around us is crazy! Most of Americans live a life that is 100mph everyday wtih very little time for the things that are truely important to them. For some reason we have decided to put our faith, family and health at or near the bottom of the list of priorities. Unfortunately, we have put work, our social lives and the 'things' in our life at the top of the list. For some this may be fulfilling for a period of time but long term this never results in happiness and success. Just ask Tiger!

My question for you is which one are you? Are you a person who truely values and sets aside the time to address the 'real' priorities in life or are you fixated on the insignificant things that create more stress and dis-ease on a daily basis?

Be honest with yourself. What do you spend your money on? What is the majority of your time spent on? What do you go to bed thinking about at night? Where do your thoughts wander to during your day? Do you feel fulfilled and happy during your days?

This is not meant to be depressing, rather, it is meant to make you think about your life and hopefully make you more aware. Your degree of awareness in your life ultimately determines the choices you make and life is all about thousands of choices everyday.

I challenge all of you to take the time to sit down before the beginning of this new year and take an evaluation of your life and your priorities. What is important to you? What are your core values? How much time, energy and money do you put towards each of them?

From these questions, get an idea of where you are at. Knowing this you can then start to put a plan of action together to make this next year more 'centered' on the BIG things in life, the things that leave a smile on your face and a feeling of joy and fulfillment. You MUST invest in YOUR life.

Take the time...You ARE worth it!

Related articles by Zemanta

• The hedonic treadmill: fact or fiction? (busterbenson.com)