What is most important in your life?

Most of you will or did answer: “my family” or “my children” or “my spouse.”

Are you actually living that way? We say our family and relationships are most important, but our actions speak louder than our words.

I have found if you want to know what someone really values most, simply look at their calendar and their checkbook. How a person spends their time and money reveals what they really value most.

If you self-examined your calendar and checkbook and see that 1+1 does not equal 2 then it’s time to switch your focus to 2 and make that the main thing in your life again.

When Darren Hardy (publisher or SUCCESS Magazine) interviewed Zig Ziglar (SUCCESS, October 2008) he asked him what the greatest secret to his success was, he responded, “I made sure I had a home court advantage. Because what happens at home has a dramatic impact on what you’re going to be able to do out in the public. So I’ll always put my family first. If things at home are good, you have a better chance of being successful out in the world. If you’re worried about what’s happening at home, I guarantee you, you’re not going to be quite as effective out in the world.” With that said putting house and home FIRST profoundly increases your ability to succeed outside of your home.

Why do we work so hard? Why do we want to succeed? Darren said it best “Often, our greatest, innermost motivation is rooted in wanting to provide for and contribute to our family, to deliver security and comfort, to open up opportunities for their future. In the end when we look back on our lives, what mattered most will be the love we shared with those who mean the most—not coins, cars, houses, boats, degrees, titles or even applause. Your family and significant relationships are the means and the end in life.”

So no more lip service!!! Let’s study and give attention to what we say is life’s most important value. Because like Darren said “when we come to the end of this life, our true legacy will lie with the ones we loved best.”

Why do you work so hard? Why do you want to succeed? What’s your end? How do you make what you value most a priority? Share your comments, ideas and thoughts below.

Yours in Fitness,
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