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38activitydriven. Don't think it's time management just because you have a list. You must establish priorities.Your \reflect the really important things you want to see done in your life. Each day when you shape a \the four major areas of your life. Move toward the accomplishment of your passion, purpose, people or praise goals. There are all kinds of books out there on goal setting, but they don't tell you the most important thing. They tell you how to make a billion dollars. But none ever mention that one day you will stand before God in the Judgment. God is going to call that billionaire a failure if he didn't construct his life around the goals of doing what is pleasing to God. Paul said \Run in such a way as to get the prize.\mile or a marathon, you've got to go in the direction of the finish line. \run like a man running aimlessly...\guy takes off in another direction? How ridiculous that is! But that's what so many people do with their lives.Your challenge will not be separating the good from the bad; your challenge will be grabbing the best from all possible good. Therefore, plan your day around your goals.D. Focus on the important over the urgent.Most people organize their lives around two things: the urgent and the unfinished. We wake up in the morning and we think: What's urgent today? What fire do I need to go stomp out? Remember that which cries the loudest is seldom the most important. You need to prioritize what's really important. E. Spend time on your strengths.We've discussed living the maximum life by doing less of what you're not shaped to do and doing more of what you are shaped to do. Do less of what God isn't expecting you to do, and do more of what you are created to do. One of the sad realities about un-seized time is that it tends to flow in the direction of our weaknesses. We tend to spend more time doing things of what we're not verygood at. But with proper planning, we'll spend more time on doing those things than what we do very well.Don't misunderstand. We need to budget some time to improve our weaknesses and to develop skills. But that should not be most of our time. \created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.\