Achieving Much Greater Results in Life

How much of the time we spend during our day contributes to our success in life?  How much of what we do really helps us?  According to the Pareto Principle, 20% of what we do gives us 80% of our results.  What does this mean?  It means we could be doing so much more to maximize our time.  It means we could be achieving much greater results in life. 

In today’s world it is time for us to be efficient.  The economy is slow, the world is flat, and competition is fierce.  Therefore, for us to succeed in life, we must spend our time most often on those things that produce results.  For us to be successful, we don’t have the leeway we perhaps once enjoyed in times past to not take advantage of every moment of our day.  Much like businesses today, as individuals we must “cut the fat” out of how we spend our time and make sure we are focusing on those things that help us get results and matter most.

So how do we know what 20% of our time is helping us achieve 80% of our results in life?  This is a good question and I believe if we are truly honest with ourselves, we probably have a pretty good idea.  For the most part, time spent watching TV or movies, playing video games, surfing the internet, or perusing social media sights is probably time not very well spent.  As a society, I worry we spend too much time doing these things, and by so doing we rob ourselves of the opportunities that surround us.  It is time for us to invest in ourselves, to take control of our lives, to be disciplined, and spend our time in making us better.  It is time we give ourselves the chance to succeed by doing what we know will help us achieve results. 

So how are you spending your time?  If we are a Pareto Principle statistic meaning 80% of our results are coming from 20% of our time, then we are not doing good enough!   We can do better, we owe it to ourselves!!  Each day is a blessing and an opportunity to be better.  Break the Pareto Principle trend and find ways to invest more time in those activities that lead to success.  It won’t always be easy, but I believe it will be well worth it when all is said and done.