So be prepared to live a new life! And remember that the secret to extraordinary results is to ask a very big and specific question that leads you to one very small and tightly focused answer.

And don’t forget time blocking. Time block with yourself to make sure the things that matter get done and the activities that matter get mastered. In some cases, you’ll want to block time to find your answer and, other times you’ll just need to block time to implement it.

The five most common were these: I wish that I’d let myself be happier—too late they realized happiness is a choice; I wish I’d stayed in touch with my friends—too often they failed to give them the time and effort they deserved; I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings—too frequently shut mouths and shuttered feelings weighed too heavy to

Go live a life worth living where, in the end, you’ll be able to say, “I’m glad I did,” not “I wish I had.”

Getting your focus as small as possible simplifies your thinking and crystallizes what you must do.

Personal energy mismanagement is a silent thief of productivity.

If you have to beg, then beg. If you have to barter, then barter. If you have to be creative, then be creative. Just don’t be a victim of your circumstances. Don’t sacrifice your time block on the altar of “I just can’t make it work.”

Your time is finite. If you don’t make your life about what you say yes to, then it will almost certainly become what you intended to say no to.

When life happens, you can be either the author of your life or the victim of it.