Shortening Your 'To Do' List

Designing a passionate life requires that you recognize what is important in your life and consistently choose in favor of those things. I'm sure you can relate to the demands of your career or business and that you are committed to being successful in it. However, if your commitment to your career or business puts your health, state of mind, or relationships on the back burner, you are jeopardizing all of them. It's really easy to want it all and as a result have a 'To Do' list that is a mile long.

There are only so many hours in a day and you only have so much energy. You may be able to get the things on your 'To Do' list done in the short term, but keeping it up indefinitely will become a challenge. At some point in time, the fire behind your passion will burn out. To avoid this from happening, you need to keep a short 'To Do' list and make it achievable. Don't loose sight of what is important to you and remember why you are working in your career or business. More than likely it is to support your family so that you can enjoy time together.

Easy to say but how do you shorten your 'To Do' list. Start by asking yourself the following questions about the items on your 'To Do' list and cross them off your list:

• Which items do not support my passions?
• Which items are on my list in order to please others?
• Which items are on my list in an effort to make others like me?
• Which items are on my list in an effort to be perfect?
• Which items on my list are 'shoulds'?
• Which items on my list drain my energy?

You will be amazed at the amount of time that will free up when you drop these items from your 'To Do' list. Focus your attention on what is more important and before you make a commitment ask yourself: By making this commitment, will it take me closer to the things I love, or farther away?

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