Life is about creating something wonderful...are you?

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"BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE..."

This is dedicated to our almost 80 year old who is looking to make something of the rest of his life "before it is too late". 

Notice, in writing out your objectives and plan, how you are procrastinating and doing other things of far less importance than this most important thing (deciding and planning what you will do!)

Although we're all familiar with the trivialized saying about how money isn't the most important thing in life, money (work) is not the actual issue for most people.  Overall, it is time misspent on things such that it pushes out that which is most important and matters most.  

I BLEW IT!

I quote the following, but note that it was really about spending one's time on other than what was most valuable.  I quote it because it is so poignant, so tragic in its irretrievability.

From the article " I blew it"  (worth reading): "

One of the top regrets of the dying is that they worked too hard. Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, uttered ‘I blew it’ as his last words, despite an estimated wealth at this death of $65 billion:

“How could that be? He was a full-time, always-there businessman! He would do anything to grow his business, and it gave him immense fame and fortune! But that’s where the problem lies because when it came to the rest of his life, Sam wasn’t nearly as dedicated. He was never really “there” as a father, husband and friend. He had the wealthiest pockets, but the poorest soul. And in those last minutes of his life, he realized where he had failed.”  Mike Michalowicz"

What is often seen as the most important thing in life is "Time with family and 'closest' ones" (but what we fail to add is "while contributing real value", as quantity is not sufficient for causing value, though it may incidentally do so).

But what I'd say is even more important is one's own happiness - how one feels about one's life each day and in total.  

Often people fail to see the importance of, and consequently not attain, the four components necessary for happiness - how could that be left off the checklist of having a good life?

True, the culture seems to say it is "others" who are more important, but that is nonsense, not based on any form of reality and certainly not true! 

BUY BACK THE TIME, THIS WAY

Of course, to do those most important things, we need to set aside time or do what one might call "buy back time for life".

So the question then is "how do you do that?" or "what do I do to do that?

Some of the key impact items are:

#1. Learn time and productivity management so that you have much time available for personally valuable activities and reflecting.

        Don't spend time on lower level impact/importance items (!!!!!).

        Spend your time efficiently (and have to spend less time at work per $ of value produced

        Cut out all time consuming activities that have a low payoff or a real cost attached to them.

              Example of one of the biggest is: too much time commuting!

              Probably even bigger: TV and other forms of distractions or escapes

#2. Don't spend time on lower level relationships (see Friends, The Right Ones).

     

#3. Spend less money  (If you're still working, you will need to work fewer hours if you need less money.)

IF I BUY IT, WHAT WILL I SPEND THE TIME ON?

Then you'd use the time you've bought: 

Spend more time and more focus on the things you love

Spend more and higher quality time in relationships that matter (and not the other ones)

Spend more time creating great memories (experiences)

Spend time learning to master life and create happiness

Spend time making a positive impact on those you care about, and then in gradually further outside circles in life. 

THE BIGGEST MISTAKE YOU ARE MAKING IS...

To achieve what you want before it is too late, you must stop making the same mistake.

It is simply no secret, as most of us know about this already, though we do not truly "know" it or we would be doing it!

And we'd be doing it as if our life depended on it.  

For, indeed, life does depend on it, in the true sense of living and in the terms in which life is measured by: true life value. 

You are allowing lower value items into your life to displace the high value items, still, even though you have pledged to eliminate them.

You are still not properly valuing your personal emotional peace and happiness and still allowing far too much anxiety, and such, into your life - and not addressing the needed change in beliefs.

WHEN?

When will it be time to eliminate them (and insert the highest value ones)?  Next year, maybe?  

But note that you made the pledge two years ago and then again a year ago.  You did make some progress, true, but largely the pledge is unkept and not honored.   (This is not about right wrong, but only about missing out on the things you can surely have in your life!)

So, when is the time?   (Sometime "before it is too late" or should it be sooner...)

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When will the wake up call come?

Notice how "PL" 5 months ago did the "eliminate 50% of one's activities" and is now listing and eliminating another 50%.   (See the 5/8/17 communication in the series: Seeking Life Mastery - The Journey Of PL.)

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