![]() What’s really important to you? What should be a priority in your life? Maybe you’ve been putting something off you know you should make time for. So ask yourself right now, what is it that you SHOULD do today that could be put off until tomorrow. Whether it’s the travel or the time and attention my job requires, both take away from spending time with them. It’s ironic, then, that the one thing that allows me to provide those opportunities for family togetherness is also the one thing that takes me away from my family the most. I work so we can do things together as a family that we enjoy. I like the challenge of the work and the sense of accomplishment it can provide. I have a great job working with people I really enjoy, respect, and admire. And my lesson from this has been that I need to make sure I have my priorities straight. Not long ago, I wrote about this old adage: “No one on their deathbed ever said they wished they had worked more.” Well, there’s nothing like two people close to you losing their lives suddenly and tragically to get your attention. Alan, if he were still here with us today, would tell you that he should have hired someone to run his company years earlier so he could spend more time with family and friends doing the things he loved most with the people he loved most. They didn’t put off until tomorrow making time for activities that were important to them. Luckily, both Mark and Alan died doing something they loved. There are many things we can do today, but how many of them are really important? What are the things we SHOULD do today? Which things are so important that we should not delay in getting them done? ![]() It’s a subtle change, but I believe it’s an important one. Don’t put off until tomorrow what you SHOULD do today. I’d actually change one word in his quote-the “can” would become a “should” in my version. It’s why we should heed Franklin’s advice not to put off the things we can do today. There are lessons for all of us when someone loses his life so suddenly and with so much life yet to live. He had replaced himself as CEO in the business he had owned and ran for 30 years so he could spend more time working on the farm that he and his wife owned together. And Alan was working on his farm on a tractor. ![]() There were few things Mark loved to do more than fish. My brother-in-law had spent the day fishing with a friend.
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