STEP NINE

Focus on What Is Significant

 

 

OVERVIEW

Center yourself and your world for action

Go from thinking about being busy to thinking and doing things that matter (legacy thinking)

Adapt to others’ pace to the extent that is helpful to you

 

The smile on your child’s face as you attend his or her school play, your boss’s energy while explaining the initiative both of you have crafted, the opening of the first rose of summer in your garden, and the completion of your retirement investment planning—all of these are your legacy. Each is a selected, targeted activity that is the result of more than simply checking off a box, attending a meeting, or deleting a file to do. Although each has its own priority and importance, each is also a fulfillment ...

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