Remembering the important

Remembering what is important

We have all heard the saying “the tyranny of the urgent”. The relevant ease in which you are moved from doing what you need to do to that which is making the most noise. 

It is so easy to become distracted from those important jobs to constantly being focused on the minutia of the moment. Distracted by that which is not truly important but is simply in the way, or in your face. Over the last few years, it seems that the majority of people have been caught up in doing what is not important but simply achieving or attempting to achieve only that which cries out the loudest. This appears to be resulting in a very large group of people actually accomplishing nothing.

Years of being busy with nothing to show for it. Years of putting out fires that are burning nothing of real importance. There is a reason that fire services let some fires burn. They keep an eye on them but only to ensure that they do not grow into areas that endanger people. It appears that over the last few years we have stopped doing that. Perhaps we should let some fires burn and return to doing what is actually important?

What in your life is actually important? In your business? In your relationships? Where do you spend most of your time? A good friend of mine once told me that it was easy for him to spend 75% (approximately) of his time on the area of his business that only produced 15% (again approximately) of his income. Why? I expect this is because that was how his business was set up. Now, while it took time and effort to adjust his business, he was able and as a result, is far more successful. My point is simply, over the last few years we too might have developed a methodology that ensures that we too are spending our time and energy in areas of our lives and work that are not actually accomplishing the goals we set for ourselves. 

In my opinion, it is time for me and perhaps a few others to take the time to determine what is important, then adjust our lives to accomplish those things instead of simply responding to the “tyranny of the urgent”. Some events are simply not worth your time and effort, while those that are slip by.

Anyway, something to ponder.

Blessings!!