Aligning Priorities with Goals

Tuesday, June 16

Our days are too busy when we find ourselves on autopilot more often than not and become oblivious to symptoms like a new ache or pain, fatigue, or just a general lack of radiance.      

Many go so far as to completely avoid a symptom in hopes that it will just go away eventually.  For the lucky ones, it does.  But most often in those cases, the symptom wasn’t serious or indicative of any pathology in the first place.  And that’s good news. 

However for many, symptoms are a nudge, or depending on the severity, a wake up call to start paying attention to what you’re feeling and take appropriate action.  It’s not a simple case of the “blahs.”

Yes you’re busy.  But is that a good reason to postpone taking care of your health?  Just accept the fact that you’re ALWAYS going to BE busy, and try another approach:  Reprioritize.  Reevaluate and realign your priorities.  In order to do this, there first has to be a critical shift in perception.  How important do you perceive your health to be?  Are you still, even as the responsible adult you are today, suffering from Invincible Adolescent Syndrome (IAS)?  When you consider your risk factors for an illness or event, do you still believe “That only happens to other people”?

Start thinking like a CEO.  Let me be clear:  I mean a non-greedy, ethical and responsible one. A great CEO will surround her/himself with the best possible people and resources in order to facilitate and achieve the best possible outcomes and goals for the Company. 

A great CEO will remain unruffled in the face of stressful situations, meet certain deadlines, and positively impact the bottom line—especially in uncertain economic times--or at least follow the path of least harm to the Company. 

This is a CEO that will exercise every day no matter what the day’s schedule.  Why?  Because it’s critical to health and well-being that ensures optimal performance.  Being “too busy” is not in the vocabulary—a CEO will simply dismiss it as ineffective time management.   

A great CEO keeps a close eye on the objectives necessary to achieve the Company’s mission, intervening and realigning performance with goals when Company practices are in danger of going astray.  Consistent leadership in taking care of the health of the Company is germane and not compromised under any circumstances.    

These attributes give great leaders true power over their destinies. 

So start thinking like a CEO—a great one.  Indeed, you are the CEO of You.