What is Your "Prority"?



If you don't prioritize your life, someone else will.


The word "priority" came into the English language in the 1400s.  It was singular and remained so for 500 years.  Not until the 1990s did it start to be used in the plural.  

We literally changed the meaning and use of the word to illogically use it as plural which takes the meaning of priority and throws it right out of the window!  You cannot have multiple priorities.  Something is a priority or it is not.  

When you have multiple priorities none of them are a priority at all 

For a long time in my life, I was married, running a marketing company, buying and managing real estate, and to make things even more sticky, went out and purchased and operated a hair salon.   As you can probably imagine my efforts were not ever focused in one place and therefore they all suffered.  I lost my marriage, and my business partner, which resulted in more and more fallout across the board.  Had I been more focused or had better defined my priority I may not have lost it all.  Now, I am not saying that was the only catalyst for each, but I am certain that if I wasn't spread so thin, I might have been able to see ...continue reading

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