If I were to ask you what your priorities are what would you say?

Most people talk about all the things they want and then kind of sigh as they start telling me all the reasons they can’t get them.

I hear all sorts of stories like…

• I want to lose weight but my job is crazy and I’m on the go constantly and I just don’t have time to eat right
• I really want that promotion but I’m so swamped right now I just can’t do what it takes to get noticed by the powers that be
• I want to have a better relationship with my spouse but we’re both so busy and between our schedules and running the kids everywhere there’s no “us” time at all
• Gosh I’d love to take a vacation but there’s no extra money and I really can’t take time off work right now

You may not like what I’m about to say next… but here’s the truth:

You’re not getting these things because they’re not priorities to you.

Plain and simple.  If they were priorities then you’d already be doing them.

Ok, so if the things you want aren’t a priority then what is.  Strange as it may seem, your true priorities are the things you spend the most time and energy doing.

Which means that a whole lot of people have priorities like shuttling kids around, cooking, cleaning, going to work, watching TV, and so on.  In short, for most of us the mundane distractions of every day life take priority over our hopes and dreams.

Yuck…Not my idea of fun!

So how do we flip that around, giving priority to the really important stuff and putting the rest in perspective?

A great way to get started is to do what you want first.

This is the opposite of what most of us do.  See, we think that after the dishes are done and the house is straightened up and the kids are in bed – then we’ll have time for what we really want to do.

Except we never have time.  So do what you want first… even if it’s just for 20 minutes.  Work on that pet project before you check e-mail in the morning.  Read a chapter of that novel before you do the dinner dishes.  Spend time painting to unwind in the evening (got kids…. get them their own little easels and designate that time “art time”).  When running errands include one stop just for yo

As you do this you’ll find that your priorities will change and you’ll be living life more and more like you want to rather than you “have to.”

Ah….now that sounds like fun :)