Hi everyone.
I've been pushing things full bore it seems like for years. Staying up late trying to get that last ad done, staying up way too late in fact. The wife and I seemed to be more strangers than partners.
Then during the weekday I was up at 5 and off to work for the day (at the job I'm so tired of), and then home and back to my other job (but the one I love) until late.
I was often on a call when it's supper, and would wave the kids off when they'd like me to take them to the park.
Sometimes I wanted to hang it all up, but you all know what drives us. It's that desire to improve our lives, and yes..that to succeed, sometimes sacrifices have to be made.
But reading this piece below by Jim Rohn, brought me back to reality, in that simple and clear way he has.
So I invite you to read his little article and think on it for awhile.
Then below I would like to share a link from a post by one of our members here in #101. She offers us a moving video, and I ask that you take a moment from your busy day to rest and reflect on what it speaks about.
It kindof puts things in perspective.
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THINKING LIKE A FARMER by Jim Rohn
One of the difficulties we face in our industrialized age is the fact
we've lost our sense of seasons. Unlike the farmer whose priorities
change with the seasons, we have become impervious to the natural rhythm of
life. As a result, we have our priorities out of balance. Let me
illustrate what I mean:
For a farmer, springtime is his most active time. It's then when he
must work around the clock, up before the sun and still toiling at the
stroke of midnight. He must keep his equipment running at full capacity
because he has but a small window of time for the planting of his crop.
Eventually winter comes when there is less for him to do to keep him
busy.
There is a lesson here. Learn to use the seasons of life. Decide when
to pour it on and when to ease back, when to take advantage and when to
let things ride. It's easy to keep going from nine to five year in and
year out and lose a natural sense of priorities and cycles. Don't let
one year blend into another in a seemingly endless parade of tasks and
responsibilities. Keep your eye on your own seasons, lest you lose sight
of value and substance.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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Lately I've been able to spend a little more time with family, simply because I've learned that I can't do it all..and that I need to work smarter..not harder. MY driving need has been traffic (I'm sure you're nodding heads here), and I've finally found what may be the "Golden Goose" of traffic generation.
Now go here and visit this forum and click on the video link.
http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/thread/661470.aspx
To your success!
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