I attended a very informative seminar sponsored by the Buffini Company at their annual Mastermind event. I wanted to share with you some of what I learned or occurred to me at the seminar.
Living each day by what matters most gives me peace of mind. It helps focus on where I am going and I become unaffected by other peoples’ agendas. By making each day valuable, it allows me to know contentment and that seems to be a hardier feeling to achieve than in the recent past.
We were asked to discover how we get off track”? Here is what I found to be true for me. The culprits were the daily demands on my life all of which seem immediate; the conflict between actual and desired values (do I spend my time and money where I want to); my priorities get out of order (less so when I have written goals and pay attention to them); people pleasing and of course, the ever popular, financial obligations.
To discover what matters most we were asked to write the three top highlights (most memorable/meaningful) in the past year and in the previous decade. We were asked to record what days/dates in our lifetime have brought “what matters most” to our mind: in the last 5 years and before. I found these exercises to most illuminating and somewhat surprising. We were asked to determine what about those highlights meant the most to us and to find the common denominators. They helped clarify what I really think matters most. I am resolved to return to these exercises at least once a year.
Finally we were asked to determine what steps we could take to re-allocate more time, energy and effort to that which means the most to us. Now that was the hard part but the most rewarding in the end.
I hope that you will take some private time to do these exercises and to invite others who are meaningful in your life to do so. I found that they went a long way to bringing me peace of mind. As you know, at my firm, “Our Business is Your Peace of Mind®” and I hope these ideas will help you in that direction.
Sincerely,