So many of us say… “I don’t have time for that”; “if only I had more time”; “there’s not enough hours in a day to get it done”; etc… We all have the same 24 hrs. It is just a matter of how we choose to spend them! Many of us are rushing from one meeting to the next. Meetings run over and you’re late for the next one… it seems you can never catch up. When you take “time” to break down your typical day to see how much energy you are spending on things that are not aligned… read more →
I was recently at a friend’s mom’s funeral and was moved by the eulogy and the remarks made by those at the service. It struck me as how little was said about the work she did. Many of us spend most of our lives working when you start to break it down… Begin at age 22 to ~65 (43 years!) What mattered most was to recount the many memories created over the years with family and friends. I thought about how I will want to be remembered and spoken about when it is my time… it is definitely more in the lines… read more →
We make choices everyday on how we will spend our precious time here. Some of us have been called “workaholics”, others have been called ”adventurous”, “free-spirited”. Whatever, your title, is it how you want to be remembered? The first step to creating change in our life is to be aware of how we are spending our time and then deciding if we want to continue as is or choose another path. Think about your typical work day… I mean really THINK about it! Does it excite you? Fire you up? If not, what about it can you stop doing immediately and replace with something you want to… read more →
It’s summertime which translates to the well-deserved vacation time. The question is: will you put down your Blackberry long enough to jump in the water and swim with the kids? We all get so wrapped up with what’s going on in the office… Afraid we may miss something… Or better yet, feeling guilty that we are on vacation. A few thoughts to ponder: relax, you earned it! – vacation is the time to create beautiful memories for all of you – your work will still be there when you return – it’s rewarding for others to fill in while you are gone… Just take a breath,… read more →