Yesterday’s post from The Juggle explores the issue of career vs. family. Some might not relate to this because they’ve made peace with the argument. This group is small though, so I anticipate my comments will be of value to you. The fight is always about being loyal to our priorities. Priorities are the things that shade these conversations.
The big question is whether you’ve actually defined your priorities. Have you? Are you willing to exercise the discipline to live them out in the order you placed them? Don’t feel bad if you’ve failed at it…we all have.
Here’s some advice on getting your priorities in sync:
- Set your priorities.
- Live your priorities.
- Prepare to be tempted to compromise your priorities.
- Prepare for the lonely road that having priorities will create.
- Most people haven’t a clue about what’s number one, number two, etc., so don’t expect a large crowd applauding.
- Practice the art of connecting the dots. This art is live out through seeing how being true to your values produces great results over time. Life is like Hebrew…you need to read it backwards to understand it.