The Challenge of Prioritizing

Multiple paths can’t be traveled all at once. Prioritizing is the key to choosing their order.

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I love to have a lot to do. Frankly, when I have nothing to do, I get restless.

Hence, there is more than one path I am on at this time. Each path takes me to an overall end goal of feeling more connected between myself and the world.

But I am just one man. I can’t be in two places at once (okay, truth is, I CAN sort of be in 2 places at once. Thank you, technology — I can be in my home office and online at the same time. However — this is still an absurd digression). Nobody can walk two or more paths at a time — except when they become one-in-the-same. For example — I-80 and I-90 are the same interstate highway for a while from Ohio to Indiana.

I am on the following paths right now:

• Increasing book sales to earn more money
• Getting into better shape and meeting my goal weight
• Daily writing and editing to produce sufficient material to earn my living
• Helping other people with mindfulness, conscious reality creations, et al

That’s four different paths. While they sometimes intersect with one another and even blend into one, they are…