Last On Your List Won't Last

What's at the bottom of your to-do list? It might be time to reprioritize it. Find out more in this mini podcast.

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Transcript

Last On Your List Won’t Last

You ever look at your to-do list and notice the same things sitting at the bottom . . . week after week, month after month, year after year? Yeah—me too.

A buddy of mine, Ned, used to make these really ambitious priority lists. But after a while, he noticed something: the stuff at the bottom? It just kept showing up again and again. Things like “learn Spanish” — never happened. Not because he didn’t want to do it, but because, deep down, it was never really a priority. It was something else.

And that got me thinking—maybe the things we leave at the bottom of the list aren’t priorities at all. Maybe they’re actually . . . obligations.

Try this: Say those two words out loud: priority, obligation. Feel any difference?

For me, “priority" feels lighter, and has energy behind it. It’s something you truly want or need to do.

But "obligation"? That’s heavy. Feels like a weight pulling you down.

And this doesn’t just apply to tasks. It applies to people, too.

When someone is a priority in your life, they know it. They feel it.

But when someone is an obligation? When they’re always at the bottom of your list?

They feel that too. And it doesn’t feel great for them or you.

So here’s a thought: If there’s something—or someone—who’s constantly sinking to the bottom of your list, maybe it’s time to make a judgement call.

You can do what Ned did: Let go of the stuff that’s just taking up space. Free yourself of the guilt.

Or, if it’s a person, you’ve got two choices: either move them up the list and truly make them a priority . . . or be honest and let them go.

It’s my experience that if someone’s always stuck at the bottom, eventually—they’ll remove themselves, and it won’t be a pleasant parting.

But you do have a choice. It might not be easy, but it’s a lot better than carrying around a list that’s forever weighing you down.

Prioritize what matters. Let go of what doesn’t. You’ll feel lighter—and you and the people in your life will feel the difference.

All the best,
 John