Think about your current business or career goals.
If you could achieve all of them, but it came at the expense of your marriage, your relationship with your kids, your friendships, your place in your community, would you still want them?
For most people, the answer is No.
You might think you would still want those achievements, but you’d likely change your mind when you found yourself lonely and alone.
We live in a culture that pushes us to pursue our goals at all costs.
With enough money, the thinking goes, you can outsource most of your other responsibilities.
Why take time away from your business for your kids if you can hire other people to care of them, read to them, even listen to their problems?
Except, presumably, you brought kids into this world because you wanted to be a parent. That’s a role you can’t outsource.
You can’t hire people to hang out with your friends for you, do your workouts for you, or go to the doctor for you. You can’t outsource your connection time.
This illustrates the importance of establishing your values before setting your goals.
When you are clear about what you truly desire — what really matters — you can prioritize your focus.
Accomplishing big things at the expense of what you value now isn’t success.
If you have to sacrifice what you hold most sacred to achieve your goal, how successful are you?
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