{"id":1194,"date":"2022-05-12T14:50:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisnorton.org\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2022-05-12T14:58:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:58:20","slug":"how-to-create-more-urgency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisnorton.org\/blog\/how-to-create-more-urgency\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create More Urgency"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"font-weight: 400;\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<table width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<table width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><em><strong>\u201cWe all die. The goal isn\u2019t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will\u201d<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Chuck Palahniuk<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400;\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<table width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Hi\u00a0Friend,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<p>Imagine you are a soldier who will be deployed to the battlefront of a war in one month. While you don\u2019t assume you are going to die, you understand there\u2019s a real chance it could happen. I want you to think about how you might go about your day differently&#8230;\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<p>How might you treat your family and loved ones?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>How would you view the minor annoyances of spilling coffee on your shirt, breaking your phone, getting cut off in traffic, or dealing with an upset child?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>How much time would you spend on your phone, computer, or watching tv? All of a sudden priorities change.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<p>This is how I\u2019m creating more urgency and getting a broader perspective\u2014 I\u2019m thinking about death\u2026 But not in a morbid or depressing kind of way. It\u2019s a reminder to treat each day as a gift. Sometimes we forget we don\u2019t live forever.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<p>A healthy reminder of having limited time helps keep what\u2019s important or not important in its proper place. Understanding we have an end date prioritizes relationships, encourages being present in the moment, and creates urgency to utilize our time meaningfully.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<p>Stephen Covey\u2019s 2nd habit of <i>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/i> is, \u201cBegin with the end in mind.\u201d You want to visualize the end so that you can live each day with purpose and clarity of who you are trying to be and what you are trying to accomplish. Think about what you want people to say about you at your visitation. The ancient Stoics also mediated on mortality with something they called Memento Mori. This reflection helped inspire them to make their words and actions matter.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<p>I hope you can see there is nothing wrong with thinking about death. In fact, there are some great benefits by reflecting on it. When you are on your deathbed ready to take your last breath you will think about two things: How\u2019s my relationship with God? 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