The Important Thing about Things

A short thought exercise about things:

Write down the 10 most important things in your life.
How many of them are actually “things?”
How many of the things on your list are only important because they help you achieve or experience the other things on your list?
Now, eliminate five things from your list.
Feel free to re-word the remaining five items on your list.
If you haven’t already done so, sort the remaining five things in descending order of importance.
How much time and energy do you devote to the most important things on your short list?
How many of the remaining items on your list are actually “things?”

The important thing about things is that the ones that matter most aren’t even “things” at all.

Author: Bob Dailey

Bob Dailey. Born and raised in Southern California...now in Oklahoma. Graduated from (and met my future wife at) Cal Poly Pomona, in 1988. Married to Janet 37-plus years. Father of two: Julianne and Jennifer. Grandfather of 9! Held many leadership positions in small, medium, and large companies (and even owned a company for about 7 years). Tractor operator, competitive stair climber, camper, off-roader, occasional world traveler, sometimes mountain biker, and writer. View all posts by Bob Dailey