What Matters Most?

What Matters Most?

FACTS

The average person spends:

  • 100 hours a year commuting to work, compared to 80 hours of vacation time.
  • 91 hours a week at work for dual-career couples with kids under 18.
  • 1.8 hours a day doing household activities.
  • 2.6 hours a day watching TV.
  • 8.6 hours a day sleeping.

Time is a non-renewable resource. Once it’s used up, you can’t get it back.

TAKE ACTION TODAY

  • Stop and think … then make a list of What Matters Most to you.
  • Take the What Matters Most Urgency Analysis.
  • Create a list of how you currently spend your time each week.
  • Organize your list of weekly activities and identify activities that are required and those that are optional or waste time.
  • Take steps to rearrange your schedule or reduce the optional activities so you can spend time doing What Matters Most.
  • Don’t waste time.

YOU MATTER

What really matters most to you? Your relationships with family, friends, and children? Helping others? Passions? Faith? Security? Health? At the end of each year, don’t you want to look back and see that you made a difference? That you matter? Today is the start of a new year. Start it off by making a difference in you, your life, and the lives of those you love. This is your opportunity. Time spent on What Matters Most is never wasted time.

Comments

66 Responses to “What Matters Most?”
  1. Mary says:

    What matters most?
    Helping
    learning
    loving
    organization
    Being well thought of
    finishing projects
    Being the rescuer

  2. Marcia says:

    What matters most?
    God – Health (so I am there for others) – Spouse – Kids – Parents&Siblings – Ministry – Other (work, activities, extended family, friends, etc.)

  3. What matters most is my personal devotional time I spend with the Lord early morning of each day. The more consistently I do it, the more meaningful my day becomes.

  4. Erin says:

    What Matters Most To Me:
    1. Family
    2. Friends
    3. Health
    4. Home
    5. Finances
    6. Travel

  5. Pedro Galdamez says:

    What matters most to me the most is:
    God
    parents
    Faith
    brothers
    my happiness
    family
    dogs

  6. Seneca Bright says:

    Things that matter most to me is….
    1.friends
    2.school
    3.iPod
    4.Happiness
    5.fun
    6.sports
    7.my phone:)

  7. kk says:

    the things that matter most……
    1.him<3
    2.family
    3.friends
    4.sports
    5.dogs
    6.happiness
    7.grades
    8.phone
    9.love
    10.clothes

  8. Amjad Pathan says:

    For Me What Matters Most;
    1. Family
    2. Faith
    3. Health
    4. Love
    5. Career

  9. Linda P. says:

    What matters Most?
    1) Wife & son
    2) Oscar (dog)
    3) Immediate family
    4) Work
    5) Finances & House
    6) Others Happiness

  10. Niki says:

    the things that matter most …..
    my relationship with my savior Jesus
    my robert
    my family
    my friends
    love that i give, and the love i recieve
    what i can do for others
    my health
    my happiness
    ……….. and i do love my chapstick and my iphone.

  11. Sheanna says:

    what matters the most?
    helping family and friends, and as of right now, looking for a job to get everything i need, starting a family at my age is hard. I need to take the time to do that. A baby on the way is difficult

  12. Jason says:

    What Matters Most to Me

    1. My Lord and savior, Jesus Christ
    2. My family
    3. My friends
    4. Loving others
    5. My pets
    6. My health
    7. My happiness
    8. My career

  13. tiffany lebert says:

    what matters most?
    1 my son and soon to be husband
    2 school and my grades
    3 my job
    3 cooking
    4 cleaning
    5 shopping
    6 my friends
    7 my family

  14. Tabitha says:

    What matters most to me;
    -Family
    -Love
    -Friends
    -Pets
    -Graduation

  15. Brian says:

    What matters most?
    Faith
    Family
    Health
    Friends
    Environment
    Less Fortunate
    My Culture
    Society
    Future
    My Personal Impact On Those Around Me
    Love

  16. Niki says:

    1. my family: kids (3) and husband
    2. my extended family (mom, godmother, brother, sis, nephew, and one on the way!
    3. my friends
    4. Running…
    5. my health
    6. my sanity
    7. Paying it forward (helping others, volunteerism, being a good friend.person)
    8. Taking personal time
    9. Enjoying a glass of wine (preferably red and with friends)
    10. Having a clean house

  17. Patricia C Hernandez says:

    *God
    *family
    *carrer
    *finances

  18. Sue says:

    What matters most?
    Faith in Jesus Christ above all other things. Then:
    1. Love of a good man (my husband).
    2. Three beautiful daughters
    3. Five great grandchildren
    4. One kitty kat
    5. Hobbies
    6. Health
    7. Home

  19. Kelsey says:

    What matters most?
    Loving people as their self
    God
    Faith
    Family
    Friends
    Helping Others
    Animals
    Health
    School
    Life
    Above the Influence

  20. nicole says:

    what matters most:
    -family
    -friends
    -FAITH
    -hope
    -love
    -inspiration
    -creativity
    -happiness
    -animals
    -compassion
    -education
    -caring for others
    -passions
    -MUSIC

  21. Sarah says:

    My saviour, Jesus Christ.
    Family.
    Friends.
    Health.
    My happiness/happiness of those around me.
    Fun/spontinety intake.
    creativity/inspiration.
    how i inspire/impact others.
    my future.
    grades.

  22. James says:

    What matters most:

    -My Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ, above all .
    -Treating each and every body I meet with the love of God.
    -Proclaiming God by the way I live, and by my actions.
    -My family.
    -My education.
    -My health.

  23. Adrian Madrid says:

    -God
    -family
    -school
    -sports
    -health
    -my future
    -faith
    -happiness

  24. Mike Hatfield - NM says:

    -How I see myself
    -Family
    -Making a difference in my students lives
    -Improving myself daily
    -Being a good person
    -Leaving something behind to be proud of
    -Providing for my family in the long term

  25. Eli wizzle says:

    how i look
    what kind of fitness i get
    my family
    my chick
    sports
    my friends
    my ride
    my muscles
    and my cheese gradder abbs

  26. Chris Smith says:

    1.Family
    2.Girlfriend
    3.My chevy truck
    4.Things that involve my friends
    5.School
    6.My job
    7.My music
    8.Things that involve my Mom
    9.Watching my Brothers learn
    10.My Jeep

  27. Blondie says:

    1) Family
    2) Friends
    3) Sports
    4) School
    5) My Life
    6) Decissions
    7) Health
    8) Love
    9) Happiness
    10) Food

  28. marika says:

    what matters most to me:
    *my family
    *my friends
    *god
    *health
    *my future jobs
    *if i get into college
    *the environment
    *the confidence that i have in myself!!

  29. Renee says:

    What Matters Most For Me Is:

    -Family

    -Friends

    -Music

    -Passions

    -Caring For Others

    -Health

    -Inspiration

    -Love

    -Being A Good Role Model For My Little Brothers And Sisters

    -Keeping My Family And Friends Out Of Trouble

  30. Ryan Ramirez aka mac daddy says:

    -god
    -family
    -friends
    -my baby girl
    -sports
    -my other baby girl
    -school
    -health
    -my inner being:)

  31. Eric Oskey says:

    top ten most important:
    Family
    Music
    School
    Friends
    Future
    Health
    Religion
    Country
    Career
    Self Esteem

  32. Miranda H says:

    What Matters To Me Most…?
    1. Family
    2. My Grades Now
    3. Music
    4. My Homegurl Mary Jane hahaha
    5. My Future
    6. My Culture
    7. Animals
    8. Not getting Messed Up to early into the Party haha
    9. Having a clean house
    10. Blah

  33. Nikki says:

    1.God
    2.Family
    3.Education
    4.Friends
    5.Love <3

  34. kani.. :) says:

    1.Family/confidence
    2..My decisions/enducation
    3…live everyday at its best/no regrets
    4….fate/faith/love
    5…..sports/health
    6……friends& environment
    7…….outlook on life
    8……..

  35. Nikki says:

    1.God
    2.Family
    3.Education
    4.Friends
    5.Music

  36. joel o. says:

    first wrestling win
    first bmx trophy
    wrestling
    football
    friends
    grade
    family
    life
    always improving
    baseball

  37. shawn says:

    What matters most to me.

    *God

  38. Dustin Jaramillo says:

    1.-God
    2.-My Family
    3.-School
    4.-Friends
    5.-Sports
    6.-health
    7.-making myself stronger
    8.- making a difference
    9.-living to the best ability

  39. Miranda Armijo says:

    - GOD
    - parents
    - brother and sister
    - education
    - future
    - grandparents
    - friends
    - always improving
    - health
    - HAPPINESS

  40. shawn says:

    What matters most to me.

    *God.
    *Family.
    *Health.
    *My future jobs.
    *The Envirment around me.

  41. Mariah says:

    -family
    -god
    -friends
    -school
    -my appearance
    -food
    -succeeding

  42. Shanise C says:

    Most Important Thing Your Life?
    1.My family and friends.
    2.What I am going to become in the future.
    3.What is life really going to become.
    4.This test is going to become a real person

  43. Nallely says:

    Mostly the important thing in my life?
    1.My family
    2.My dog
    3.Were my family lives
    4.What i am going to do with my ife
    5.friends

    Well this test mostly helped you realize what kind of person you are really!

  44. Taariq says:

    Things that matter most to me.

    1.My character.
    2.How to improve my character.
    3.How others see me.
    4.My Health.
    5.My love life/Social Life.
    6.My Music,or my escape from problems.
    7.My words.
    8.My actions.
    9.My family.
    10.My willpower to do things.

  45. Miranda Armijo. says:

    - GOD
    - PARENTS
    - BROTHER & SISTER
    - GRANDPARENTS
    - HAPPINESS
    - EDUCATION
    - FUTURE
    - HEALTH
    - FRIENDS
    - ALWAYS IMPROVING

  46. Seth says:

    1. God
    2. reformation of humanity
    3. survival of the Earth
    4. health
    5. faith

  47. Jordan Lewis says:

    1Family
    2music
    3health
    4The way i spend my time
    5being succesful

  48. Edward Archie says:

    1 Religon
    2.school
    3. Family
    4. Health
    5. Animals
    6.Goals
    7. Laws/rules
    8.faith

  49. Bobbie Jo says:

    What matters most to me is:
    Family*mom, sisters, dad, neice, and nephew*
    Friends*the ones i talk to everyday all day*
    Soccer
    School
    My Soccer Teams*teams switch every session*
    My Singing Ability

  50. Cody Howell says:

    1.life
    2.faith
    3.happiness
    4.family
    5.friends
    6.school
    7.future

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