Turn Your Schedule Into a Reflection of Your Values

Our days are what we have. Stacked together, they are our life. They should be a reflection of what we value.

If we could look at a person’s schedule, we would know if they are honoring what they say they value, or if they are simply going through the motions, putting out fires, or marking things off a to-do list.

Often, we allow too much time for things that do not matter, and we fail to make times for the things we say matter. We say family time is important, but we stay late at our jobs. We say friendship matters, but instead of spending time with our beloved friends, we join committees out of guilt. We say we are pursuing an art or a language or a hobby, but we haven’t made time for it in months.

What is a small way you can bring something you value into your daily life?

When you start asking this question, each day, you will find ways to bring your values into your life, and you will find ways to eliminate the activities that do not meet your values.