What would you change to improve your chances of happiness?

Going Under Tonight - TV Pilot.

The importance of getting it wrong.

Making your life better.

You may be spending a lot of time and trouble trying to get a better life. A more productive approach is to make the life you have, better.

Some decisions are smarter than others...

Assuming a car costs $25,000, in the first year of depreciation you will see the value drop between $6,000 and $7,000 – assuming a buyer can be found at all on a one year old vehicle.

Many people selling after just one year experience a higher percentage loss, as they are selling into a market in which the buyer has many financing offers from car companies on the brand new models.

Buying a car second hand is often smarter, more satisfying and way cheaper in the long and short run.

The Fear Of Failure.

Many people are afraid of failure. Yet failure holds no fear for many others.

While living in Africa I learned to fly small planes. I have an enduring love of flight. As disturbing as it might sound, even the smell of aviation fuel sets my heart racing. I spent many happy hours flying over the highveldt in South Africa.

Of all the thrills one can derive from life, no moment can possibly compare to the first time you land an aircraft alone. There is no room for error. It’s a wonderful experience. And the idea of failure is frightening. And yet, it is worth it. At this point in my life I can barely remember the fear I experienced at the time, but I will never forget the rush of the airfield coming into view, the way the plane was lined up and the steady and safe descent. The elation of that landing will remain with me forever.

Failure has no power when you realize the risks of failure are far outweighed by the joys of success.

Three simple ways to get your work life under control.

My clients often tell me that they work so hard they have no time for themselves. I hear it all the time.

Here’s three simple tricks that will free up a lot of time.

1. Remember voicemail? That’s right, so does everyone else. It’s fine to let the majority of calls go to voicemail, people know what it does. Work through your messages in the mid morning and mid afternoon.

2. Focus your energies on what works. Remember the 80/20 rule. Eighty percent of your revenue comes from twenty percent of your clients. Identify the twenty percent and focus your energy there. What do they have in common? What’s the easiest means to reach them? You just rebuilt your marketing plan.

3. Keep focused! Delegate the tasks that don’t need your attention. Automate what you can, so you can keep your eye on the ball.

When a client is too busy to go to yoga, the chances are they need to go to yoga more than ever before.