I am starting a personal mission to remove the word “busy” from my standard response when someone asks me how things are going. I have been replying with this overused word for more years than I care to admit. “Oh, you’re the one who is busy?” We are all busy! I have used it as a symbol of awesomeness. After all, people who are worth something are busy, right? People who are worth something have more demands on their time than time in the day. Well, there is another side to this. It could just be that when I say I am busy I am actually saying, “I haven’t prioritized my time well enough.” Prioritization fails happen when we stop wielding the ultimate club – the word “no.” No forces us to make choices. No forces us to keep our promises. No is used to keep us happily producing for the long term. What if we said it more often?
First day of the rest of your life or all downhill from here
"Every day is better than the next." I missed it the first time I heard this line in the movie, "There's Something About Mary." This time, I got it. After laughing I realized something. I have spent years of my life on the wrong side of the equation. "Every day is...