It’s Monday morning. For some (like me), I love Mondays. I get to spend the day with hubby who is off. There is nothing on my calendar after a few morning hours in my office. We will head to lunch and if it is nice, maybe even head to the lake to take a walk. It is the perfect way to continue a fun filled weekend! At Saturday’s craft show I got to catch up with some old friends then again with even more at St. Paul’s Annual Variety Show. On Sunday I got to make some new friends while helping a Kathryn get some FREE Thirty-One products. We were #bettertogether with Thirty-One and Pink Zebra.
This is the FIRST Monday in a LONG time that I am stuck! Yup, not sure what to talk about…..So, I am going to “ramble” about some thoughts I had while I was on the road this past weekend. As I used my GPS, I thought about a picture that I used to have hanging in my office:
Okay, I know it is a little strange but for awhile it kept me focused on my business when I was in my office. It kept me from getting lost in the black hole of social media. The work I did in my office was all income producing in an effort to build my business. Then I thought, what is someone put one of those “pocket cams” on me for a week, what would they think is important to me based on how I spend all my time.
YIKES! I don’t know about you but that could be a little scary. I mean most of us can talk a good game, right? We can share our values, our beliefs and even our “why”. We can share our material wants and needs. We all carry around a picture in our head of what’s important. You could give someone a visual picture of what is important to you. BUT if they shadowed you for a day or a week, what would they say? We can put words to things but what about that old saying “actions speak louder than words”.
So the question is, do you spend a lot of time on certain activities? Honestly, the typical assumption is that if it’s important, we spend more time doing it. BUT, does that really tell the whole story. Maybe you spend most of your life at work. Does that make it most important? As for me, I think that “quality time” should definitely replace “quantity of time” as a way to determine importance. For me, it can all be summed up in 6 words:
Giving myself away so others smile.
So, how will you SHOW people what’s important in your life? Believe it or not, when you find your answer, then your true self is obvious to everyone. So, let YOUR sparkle shine today!
Have a ThirtyOne-derful day!
Hope Wissel 