Today is 20th of December. It means most of us are wrapping the presents and finishing tasks. Despite modern life alters our behavior - following traditions and spending Christmas together with the family is a popular choice. It’s been a busy year for me and honestly I have entire list what I need to do before the end of the year. And this is what I want to share today.

The list of items was growing since the beginning of the December. I was doing more and there were more ideas coming to my mind how to use this time, how much I can achieve. It could be good. I might be productive, I might achieve some steps and become a bit more satisfied because checkboxes are ticket. But today I realized something is missing.

When I sit down and opened up a list: I saw a list of someone’s eager to become succesful. Someone’s who wants to help and make people around happy. A guy with ambitions and big heart. But there was one thing missing. The guys himself. Just like years ago I forgot to put there what matters to me.

And there were simple, straightforward items: “get rest” and “spend time with family”. It does not mean I’m giving up on goals and plan entirely. Instead it helps to evaluate priorities. There are no other to-do items that are more important and valuable.

There is no reason to abandon plans entirely - I know I will get bored at some point and creating is the way to deal with boredom the right way. Big things are built with small steps. Even smallest counts.