Comments on: 8 Simple Steps to Setting Your Priorities in Life

By: outstanding

outstanding — Sun, 02 May 2010 07:23:01 +0000

Priorities are a personal matter meaning that no two people’s priorities will be the same. You might want to be promoted at work whereas a coworker might be interested in running a marathon. Another coworker might be saving to start a home-based business so that they can better raise their family. The bottom line is this: Individual priorities will be as varied as the individual. Don’t try to compare yours to others, it just won’t add up.
In setting priorities in your life, you first have to know your own values. This may be very clear to you or require some thought. A helpful exercise is trying to picture what you want your life to be like in five years. The things that are a priority to you in your mind do translate into your life when you focus on them.

this is realy great article i love it thanks for sharing this keep it up

By: Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:52:05 +0000

The best tip I ever learnt for sticking to my prioirites was to write them down and put them somewhere constantly visible.

That way, I’m always reminded what really matters when I go off course.

By: Jonathan Figaro

Jonathan Figaro — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:39:31 +0000

Mark, what are some of your life goals if you don’t mind me asking?

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By: Mark Foo | 77 Success Traits

Mark Foo | 77 Success Traits — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:30:40 +0000

@Armen: I’ve suffered from the do-it-all-myself symptom many, many times. I’ve since learned my lesson and started outsourcing and that’s helped me make more money as a real estate agent.

@Craig: Everybody deserves a reward for a job well-done. I found a lot of people don’t realize how motivating this can be. And some rewards can be free like giving yourself permission to relax and simply do nothing for a day. Not only is it a reward, it can also be a good way to rejuvenate yourself.

@Gary: You’re absolutely right. Nothing beats action.

@Jonathan: Yup, clear and concise goals are essential to help you achieve what you want in life. But it’s sad that many people don’t set goals or set very vague goals. I certainly hope readers of AlexShalman.com will make a commitment to determine their own goals in life.

Cheers~

Mark

By: Jonathan Figaro

Jonathan Figaro — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:44:05 +0000

Your right without clear goals, you will just wander to life coming stimuli. Use your dreams and desired to propel you into right action. Be clear and concise. You’ll save, time money and wasted effort and energy!

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By: Gary Gamp

Gary Gamp — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:06:22 +0000

Great tips really liked them but Dont forget none of them work until we take Action !

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:03:24 +0000

Rewarding yourself is very powerful in my opinion. I used to fly through goals, crossing off and not feeling any sense of accomplishment even though it took the best part of the day and a lot of effort. I now have a list of things I want to buy which I reward myself with when I’ve completed certain goals.

By: Armen Shirvanian

Armen Shirvanian — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:56:03 +0000

Hi Mark.

#5 there can be a tough one to handle for someone who wants to “do it all”, at least in their mind. It’s good to first accept reality, and then do things that press upon the limits of reality. That is better than expecting that we can do it all in an unrealistic fashion, and then being disappointed when it doesn’t work out as envisioned due to time constraints.

Keeping focus is something I am glad to do, and I am getting better at it as I work on it. The more focused we are, the less we can get derailed from any mission we may have.

By: Mark Foo - 77 Success Traits

Mark Foo - 77 Success Traits — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:07:09 +0000

@Wayne: I do take a take a step back sometimes to take a better look at my priorities. It’s easier when you do that.

@Oscar: I’m glad you find the tips here useful! All the best!

@Amit: Wow… That sounds really exciting. I hope you have a great time then.

@Fas: Oh yes, that’s to motivate yourself. Sometimes we’re so focused on working toward our goals that we forget to reward ourselves.

Cheers~

Mark

By: fas

fas — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:23:01 +0000

I like the reward bit, specially since it is for myself

By: Amit Sodha - The Power Of Choice

Amit Sodha - The Power Of Choice — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:17:36 +0000

I like the part about rewarding yourself. I’m doing just that next month and going to race a sports car round a track….can’t wait. Great post.

By: Oscar - freestyle mind

Oscar - freestyle mind — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:15:17 +0000

I have a list of goals for this year and I’m using the techniques described here to set up smaller goals for the upcoming months. Great tips!

By: Wayne Liew

Wayne Liew — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:10:11 +0000

Nice and timely tips. For 2010, I take a step back and really look at my priorities in life as well as business. This has helped me a lot in determining the goals that I would like to achieve in 2010 without having to see most of them end up in next year’s list of goals.