What,That,One,Thing,Your,Life, DIY What’s That “One Thing” In Your Life?

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800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}Many years ago I enjoyed seeing the movie“City Slickers”.  In the movie, BillyCrystal plays a man named Mitch going through a midlife crisis.  As a way to get away from things, along withtwo of his buddies, he goes on an adventure which involves being part of acattle drive.  While Mitch and the otherson the drive are inexperienced in this type of endeavor, they are guided bymore experienced ranch hands.  One ofthem is an old time cowboy named Curly, who is played in the movie by JackPalance.  During one scene, Mitch isalone with Curly to go after some strays from the herd.  While camping down for the night, the twocharacters get into a conversation about the meaning of life.  Curly informs Mitch that the meaning of lifeis just “one thing”.  Crystal is confused and asks Curly what hemeans.  Curly indicates to him, that iswhat he has to figure out.     TheCurly character subsequently dies in the movie, and Mitch is left wonderingwhat the message his words are looking to convey to him until the end of themovie. By that time, after going through some very dangerous experiences, Mitchlearns for him the “one thing” that is most important to him in his life is hisrelationship with his family.  He also realizesfor each individual it is a different thing depending on where they are intheir life at that moment.      Themovie scene came back to me a few days ago. There were a number of items I was looking to catch up on in mylife.  However, at that same time I knewa venture that I had started about a month ago ultimately was going to have themost important long term impact on my business and the clients I am meant toserve.  While I could justify the timethat I was spending by paying attention to the items calling for my attention,I also knew in my heart they were keeping me away from that one thing that wasin need of my primary focus.  Since thatpoint, I have made a commitment to allocate the time that I feel is mostappropriate toward that top priority, and let secondary priorities be addressedas I am able to get to them.    Another point to keep in mind about that one thing that is mostimportant to you is that it likely will require a supreme effort from you ingiving it the attention it deserves.  Forexample, if your goal is to clean out your bedroom closet, and your desire isto have it done by the time the weekend is over, it’ not going to get done ifyou choose to address ten other errands before starting on the closet.  Or if you are actively looking for a job,just sending out a few resumes, or waiting by the phone for the head hunter youhired to call is not going to do the trick. You will need to research the type of job you want, research companiesthat have that type of position, and make contacts with those who are part ofthose companies to get in and express your interest to those in a position tohire you.  The item that is that onething that is most important to you deserves a majority of your time and effortuntil such time that it is replaced by another more important priority.  Yes, that “one thing” may change for you asyou move from one phase of your life to another.   However, as long as you know at the momentthe one thing that is driving your efforts, then you know the item thatdeserves your complete attention.  Assuch, anything you need to do to accomplish it or at least continue moving itforward, is where your time needs to be spent.      So when youfeel distracted or uneasy ask yourself, what is the one thing that is mostimportant which I want to accomplish at this point in my life?  Are the everyday tasks you are performingaligned to that purpose?  Or are youtaking care of a number of other tasks which while helping you get things done,are keeping you from achieving what you have determined is the item you mostwant?  When you have a clear focus onthat one thing, you are most likely to be happy and contented with the life youare leading and enjoying the experience of life for what it is at that moment.   However, it is up to you to define that “onething”.