1: “On a regular basis I catch myself saying, ‘I wish there were ten more hours in a day,'” John Mark Comer writes in The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.
Time is a problem. A limitation. A challenge.
“It doesn’t matter if we’re the CEO of a multinational corporation or a retired school bus driver, John Mark notes, “if we’re single or raising a family of seven, if we live … continue reading
1: New Year’s resolutions don’t work.
“A survey of over 31 million activities by the team at Strava found that most New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by January 12,” Anne-Laure Le Cunff writes in her book Tiny Experiments, “which they called Quitter’s Day.”
So, why do New Year’s resolutions fail?
Because we “overcommit to a bunch of lofty aspirations,” Anne-Laure explains. “The human mind has a love/hate relationship with … continue reading
1: In 2018, Oprah Winfrey provided Harper’s Bazaar with a detailed overview of her average day, Dan Martell writes in his book Buy Back Your Time.
7:01 a.m.: Wakes up surrounded by nature at her home in Montecito, California.
8:00 a.m.: Brushes teeth and takes her five dogs outside. Makes her favorite espresso.
8:30 a.m.: Enjoys a series of spiritual exercises like meditating, reading, and silence.
9:00 a.m.: Works … continue reading
1: “I can’t do this anymore,” Dan Martell‘s finance said. She laid her engagement ring down on the counter.
His “once future wife” wanted out “four months shy of my wedding day, on a seemingly normal day when I’d been working since the crack of dawn,” Dan writes in his book Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.
“Apparently,” she reasoned, “if … continue reading
1: Fred Kofman was five years old. It was the night before he was to start first grade.
“I had a meltdown in bed,” he recalls in his book The Meaning Revolution: The Power of Transcendent Leadership.
“My parents heard me crying, so they came to check on me. When they asked me why I was crying, I told them that I was afraid that they would get mad … continue reading
