The Now Button

What’s Really Important

It’s 10:45 PM on a Monday night. I just finished wiping down the bench tops in the kitchen after scooping myself of the couch. Had a relaxing night after a bit of a hectic Monday.

Amongst the usual daily grind of a Monday, I had set about trying to redesign the work space that I have in the house. Working from home has presented several (okay thousands) of logistical challenges, and I figured now is as good a time as any.

Between the meetings and emails today I set about researching different options for desks, monitor setups, cable management, draws, etc, etc, etc…

Whilst sitting at my laptop around 5:30 PM I looked over and saw my 2 kids sitting having dinner. My son (almost 2 and a half) was eating spinach pie (yes I liked Popeye as a kid) and my wife was feeding our 7 month old daughter.

Now just picture it for a minute. I am fortunate enough to work from home and to be around for dinner time with the kids at 5:30- most people are still fighting off the last few emails at that time. I was so engrossed in all of these options for a new office setup and the endless list of toys that I could purchase, I was missing what was staring me in the face.

Two beautiful kids and a lovely wife in an amazing home.

I doubt I am alone on this one.

How long has it been since you stopped for even just a few seconds and thought about what you have and what is really important. Is the latest gadget the most import ant thing (I am a gadget freak so this would normally be a tough one for me), or is it family. If you even needed to think about that then you really need to THINK ABOUT THAT.

After you read this, take just 5 minutes to figure out what is really important in your life. Friends, family, pets, your health…whatever it is just make sure you know what’s really important to you.