“Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them – Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you’re keeping all of these in the Air.

You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.

But the other four Balls – Family, Health, Friends and Spirit – are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it.”

WORK EFFICIENTLY DURING OFFICE HOURS AND LEAVE ON TIME. GIVE THE REQUIRED TIME TO YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS & HAVE PROPER REST.

Time management

One thing that always amazes me is that a poor person has 24 hours in a day. And a rich person also has 24 hours in each day. What makes the difference, why can a rich person use that time to become rich?

On one of his CDs John Maxwell said: “Imagine you have only one week left to live. Make three lists. List No 1 is about all the things you have to do. List No 2 is about all the things you want to do. And list No 3 is about all the things you neither have to do nor want to do. Then scrap list No 3.”

This is excellent advice. I implemented it in my daily schedule and suddenly I have an hour or two extra each day.

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