Sunday evening, as I headed into the week, I felt confident and ready. My days were planned down to the hour. Every major priority had a place. Every meeting was accounted for. I even built in flexibility for the unexpected. Then Monday arrived. Then the week began and major changes occurred. A customer asked for […]
Aligning Your Lifestyle Smile with Your Spending Smile Even though I am in my sixties, I still consider myself blessed to have a mentor who has played an important role in my career development. Ben has assisted me in many ways, and he has been so helpful sharing with me how he makes the most […]
Perfection Wastes Time. Rushing Creates Rework. Kevin can be obsessive. As a production manager in a manufacturing plant, he has high standards and wants everything to be perfect. His desire for flawless processes can cause frustration with his boss, who says, “It’s good enough! Get it going and we can adapt as needed.” Emma likes […]
Perfection Wastes Time. Rushing Creates Rework. Kevin can be obsessive. As a production manager in a manufacturing plant, he has high standards and wants everything to be perfect. His desire for flawless processes can cause frustration with his boss, who says, “It’s good enough! Get it going and we can adapt as needed.” Emma likes […]
You’re Losing 10% of Your Time Every Day As a Christian, there is a concept of giving called tithing. Based on examples in the Old and New Testaments, it is an intentional action of reserving a portion of your earnings and giving it back to God. Typically, it is 10%. Yet there is also an […]
Why Managing Energy Can Beat Managing Time Time management quietly collapses when your energy runs dry. Have you ever flown internationally? The battle of jet lag is real. As your body and mind acclimate to the time change, it is more about energy than it is time. For many, travel or not, time management is […]
When Planning Fails to Stop Distractions For long-time readers of my newsletter or read my book The Time-Optimized Life, you know I have battled distractions for decades. I still do. I am a big proponent of proactive planning to address this challenge. Environment proof yourself to stay focused. Plan your calendar our at least two […]
Empowering Couples to Find a Shared Lifestyle Voice Most couples believe they are aligned about retirement. They’ve talked about when they’ll retire, how much they need, and where they might live. What they often haven’t talked about is how they will live their days together once work disappears. Data collected from the Retirement Time Analysis […]
The Power of Everyday Memories In the middle of a morning walk, my wife and I began to discuss what trips we might want to take and activities we wanted to do. I have talked about bucket lists in this newsletter before; aspirational opportunities that you plan but may not complete. We were reviewing these […]
The Retirement Budget Often Overlooked Retirees anticipate endless days of freedom, but a financial advisor can help prepare them for the realities that await them. This article first appeared in Rethinking65. Tim may not have considered himself retired. To keep himself busy, he had a variety of real estate properties, and he had his own […]
