Setting Priorities and Managing Stress
What is the key to good priority setting? How can you set priorities so that your stress is reduced? The stories below give you some true life guidance.
According to the Fed’s, Michael Franzese, son of N.Y.’s legendary Colombo Family Underboss John “Sonny” Franzese, was the biggest money earner for the Mafia since Al Capone.
When the former banker decided to enter the window business several years ago, he had four main goals in mind, and none of them included the word “money.”
At age 32, named him as the youngest Vice President in INTEL’s history. Pat's goal was to conquer INTEL.
New Focus: Metrocan—would be more streamlined than before. That meant working on fewer projects at one time. It also meant paying more attention to people—their families as well as their employees.
As a Child Star Lisa is often asked, “Why did your life turn out so well when the lives of so many other child stars do not?”
Changing priorities: “We’ve changed from focusing on basic business to focusing on Kingdom Business,”
Less than a year into his dream job, Scott was already seeing signs that caused him to question his ambitions.
18 years old - Breaking the records in the 200 metre.
If people or ethics had to be swept aside in order to achieve a profit, so be it.
“The greatest symbol of being different in this business is pursuing excellence with integrity and showing a grace and mercy to co-workers..."
Having learned that her past wasn’t exactly as she thought it was Lavonne was determined to succeed at anything she put her hand to.
In the midst of his accomplishments, Rolf was missing the one thing that mattered most: peace. “I was always on a roller coaster,” Rolf says. “When I played well and we won, I felt good about myself. But when I didn’t play well and we lost, I didn’t.
Adhering to God's principles enables this company to make $50 million in sales each year.
“I used to think that success meant getting the big contract with a television station, becoming famous and making plenty of money."
When things get hot, Jim Sattler knows there's someone higher up who's got it all under control...
"...I realized I had my priorities all wrong. I needed to put God first, my family second and my job third. So I started rearranging my life.”
President and CEO of Shasta Pools and Spas, the top pool builder in America, wonders what else is there?
Turning the control of his business to God produced phenomenal growth!
Paul realizes that there is much more to life than money - and he is a bank owner.
"Material things just don’t count. Being in God’s will is most important. Regardless of what you do, just follow God’s will.”
In 1979, three years after he had founded Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI), Dr. Jim Leininger was facing the bugbear of entrepreneurs everywhere - bankruptcy.
I was bored. Fame, fortune, a spot in the history books: I had it all. But instead of addressing my problems, I took my eyes off the moon and put them on money.
Terry and Robert also realized they needed to “exorcise” their lives of a number of habits and possessions they had acquired during their pre-Christian spiritual journey. For Terry, that meant getting rid of dozens of New Age books and materials.
“We know our days are numbered. So what can we do with the time we have to make a difference, even for one person?”
“I believe that if someone is in business just for the money but does not give back either some of his money or his life, then he is certainly missing out on a huge blessing.”
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