Quotes about Prioritization

The most successful people in life are the ones who settle their critical issues early and manage them daily.

Don't allow the unrealistic demands of others to march freely into your life.

Each and every thing I say yes to sets the pace of my life.

One reason we are so harried and hurried is that we make yesterday and tomorrow our business, when all that legitimately concerns us is today. If we really have too much to do, there are some items on the agenda which God did not put there. Let us submit the list to Him and ask Him to indicate which items we must delete. There is always time to do the will of God. If we are too busy to do that, we are too busy.

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it'.

The idea that 'the public interest' supersedes private interests and rights can have but one meaning that the interests and rights of some individuals take precedence over the interests and rights of others.

When it comes to our everyday habits, it's important to ask: 'Am I putting God first?'

I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all.

I don't care how busy I am - I will always make time for what's most important to me.

Saying yes all the time won't make me Wonder Woman. It will make me a worn out woman.

I have so many things to do today, I dare not ignore my time with God.

Many invest wisely in business matters, but fail to invest time and interest in their most valued possessions: their spouses and children.