Work Backward and Defeat Procrastination

When I was a teenager, my grandfather laughingly said to me, “Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?” “No, Grandpa, that’s not right!” I said.”You shouldn’t put things off!” At that time, I thought Grandpa’s advice sounded silly, and I wondered why he gave it to me. He may have seen that, […]

What Kind of a Game-player Are You?

Along with my grandchildren, I love playing games.  They enjoy sports, such as baseball, soccer, and basketball, as well as board games. Not being good at sports, I prefer board games. This summer, we’ve been playing Uno, Dominoes, Chess, Rummikub, and Yahtzee. We can get pretty intense in our game-playing. Most of the time it’s been fun but […]

How I Benefited from a Sabbath Day

One of the goals that I set for myself on January 1, 2015 was to submit the manuscript of my book, Emotional Freedom: The Choices We Must Make, to my publisher by January 31. I missed that deadline, changed it to February 28, then to March 31, then to June 30, and then stopped setting deadlines. I […]