Are Your Priorities Keeping You From What Really Matters?

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I have been racking my brain trying to come up with some sensational piece for the month of June. So much has happened in the last month that I have been more than distracted from my own business. For some of you that may not know our son, Corey, was in an avalanche in Haines, Alaska almost four weeks ago. For me, staying focused with the business was not an option. Corey came first; he was my first priority. The business could wait. My husband and I met him in Wyoming and then Colorado.

He is an expert out of bounds alpine skier who was being filmed by Rage Films for their movie this fall. Wearing all the safety devices, carrying all the items necessary, never protects you from what Mother Nature will throw at you. When I received the call from Corey, “NOW MOM, DON’T FREEK OUT.” My heart skipped, I took a deep breathe and knew one thing was for certain, whatever happened he was alive. I did not know of his physical being…was he paralyzed or not…but I did know he was talking directly and clearly to me. Long story short Corey “swam” to the surface and is alive, safe and escaped with only an ACL tear.

I guess there are two parts of this June article: the first being WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES? The second, GRATITUDE.

“Priorities: importance, first, essential, irreplaceable”… those are some of the descriptions in the dictionary. Babyboomers what are yours?

So what are your priorities? Is it business or family first? So many times I hear the two being jostled around like a football in the backyard from clients.

Think for a moment, what are the items that can be replaced. Look around your office, in your home, in your file cabinets, on the walls… do they hold you? Are you cemented to them and would be heartbroken if they were to disappear? Think again.

Now look at your family, grandchildren or friends. Maybe you are not getting along with one or another, but think what it might be like if they were no longer in your life. Think hard. Harder. People are not replaceable, items are!

If there is someone that you have not connected with for a while, why not write him or her an email, letter of pick up the phone and tell him or her what they mean to you. You might be surprised at the response. Open up your heart. So as the summer months bring on the warmer weather, embrace your family with YOUR TIME. Have more cookouts, picnics, camping trips, bike rides, canoe trips, swims at the lake or ocean, walks… the list is endless…. being together is PRICELESS.

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