Cynthia's Story

Let me start off by saying that we all have things to do. Some of us more than others, have obligations, responsibilities, tasks, you name it, we got it. It’s so easy to get overwhelmed though. You may find yourself in a whirlwind of I have so much on my plate, and just can’t seem to find the end so you can start. I figured out that I have been trying so hard and doing life wrong. Not terribly, just a simple shift in the perspective needed to be set.

I pinpointed the exact place on why I kept feeling overwhelmed in my daily duties, even though it was so simple. I just needed to learn the objective that not everything is of high importance. The secret to knowing how to weigh what is truly important is learning how to look inward into yourself and asking,

What is important to me, and what is it that I truly value?

I am guilty of making my tasks and my to do lists, the most important things in my life, instead of sitting down with myself and knowing to ask the question on “is this really that important? and is it the priority?. Some if not all those things, can get done, even another day out, but not totally urgent that I need to stop and drop what I am trying to aim towards and achieve in my goals for myself.

We all have done this, and some of you are in this cycle right now, where you want to get your life in order, but just don’t know where to start.

CREATE A GAME PLAN THAT FITS

The plan, the real game plan is this. You have to create one for your life, because nobody is going to map it out for you. My obligations, my tasks, and my responsibilities aren’t going to be the same as yours or even my spouses. We are each unique individuals that have our own aspirations with a goal in mind to reach those, and you can’t assume that the person you have chosen to do your life with or even your kids, will assume that responsibility that those same dreams will be made of higher priority.

CONSIDER A MINDSET SHIFT

Your mindset should be to make the things that are important to you IMPORTANT, and then act in a way that they are by allowing those things to be number 1 and showing up daily on that. Not for anyone else’s sake but for yourself.

My priorities have now shifted into the right places where they need to be in my life. I used to believe that my job was one of the most Important things to me, but this only kept me in that cycle of confusion, burnout, and wondering why I didn’t have the motivation to move on the aspirations that truly were like this blog, and my abilities in my music ministry.

I am not saying to go out and quit your work, I am saying to evaluate and weigh what deserves out of you to input so much and then go after that with priority intent. You can’t put so much force and energy into no more than 3 at a time. So if you haven’t done so already, I am challenging you to get super laser focused, and take a moment to pause and ask yourself what is valuable to you, and make that the most important thing. Remember, not everything is of high priority.

THE MAIN POINT/BOTTOMLINE

There are to-do’s, task, appointments, serving our communities, family, etc.. but it all comes down to you. No matter what, your to-do’s will always be there. But the most important things, take your time, your energy, your love, your focus, and your commitment in consistent investment in them, and those truly are THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS.