How Much is Enough?

What does it matter how much we do
if what we’re doing isn’t what matters most?
–Stephen Covey
Why are Americans working so much harder? A number of factors affect this. The economic boom back in the 1990s provided a surplus of work for Americans, while the economies of Europe and Japan grew more slowly. American psyche and [...]

Posted on September 28, 2009 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.

We don’t plan to fail; we fail to plan.
When you go on a road trip, do you just get in the car and drive, or do you plan how to get from where you are now to where you want to go? If you don’t care about the destination, you may not be concerned with [...]

Posted on September 10, 2009 Filed Under Self Help, Time and Life Management | Leave a Comment

You CAN find the time!

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”
- Stephen Covey
Do you ever feel as if your schedule was in control of you, instead of you being in control of your schedule?
A client recently said to me, “I love my work, but I’m working harder and harder and can’t seem to get [...]

Posted on September 8, 2009 Filed Under Business, Get Organized, Time Management | Leave a Comment

An “On Purpose” Life

At the fitness club where I exercise, I overheard Anthony, a personal trainer, talking with an older woman, who was obviously a prospective future client. If you’ve ever gone into a gym and looked at all of the weight and cardio machines, you know that it is not transparently obvious how to use each [...]

Posted on September 6, 2009 Filed Under Time and Life Management | Leave a Comment