To get started on the changes I cover in this book, you’re going to have to address your number one barrier: time. Remember that life takes practice so here’s how you can start. Practicing: With your newfound awareness, move through your day recognizing your misperceptions or misuse of time. This will slow you down for about a week, but that’s what

the everyday, that’s where my real life occurs.

Now I put potential Bright Shiny Objects through the filters of: Why am I doing this? Is this just a distraction? What am I really seeking? And do I already have it? What are other ways to achieve the same thing? What should I really be focusing on right now?

Your everyday life makes up your whole life.

Now I know… This is my whole life. This. The everyday, the mundane, the regular... This is found in the moments, the minutes, the hours and the days that make up my whole life. So I changed from thinking there was more out there someday and realized then acted on the fact that more isn’t out there. I must put more into my regular, more into my ever

Want more specifics on your why? Answer these questions for yourself. » What about you isn’t able to shine currently in your everyday life? » If you were given a free day every week to do whatever you wanted, how would you spend it? How about a free hour in every day? » If you weren’t currently doing what you do for work, what would you like to do

Do any of the activities that fill your days (which remember, make up your whole life) get you to where you want to go or at least bring you joy in the here and now?

Step 1: What You Want Identify (or declare) what you want, even if what you want is a resounding “I don’t want that!”

These are the underlying meanings when someone says, “I don’t have enough time.” My environment is filled with inefficiencies, barriers and triggers that are sucking up my valuable time. I am ambitious and have high standards, but I don’t know exactly how to structure my day and week to tackle everything. My ambition has clouded my understanding of