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It doesn't have to be like this. You can escape this pattern.

Here are 10 principles you can use to get more done in less time--and get back to a healthy balance between

time spent at work and home:

1.Set Goals. et speci!ic goals with actions and incremental milestones that you can track. "e!ine your goals in

terms that create a vivid mental picture o! your desired end-state. #ritten goals help you establish clarity o!

purpose and provide accountability. $egularly review them and your progress against them. %ike going on a road

trip& you will get to your destination much easier i! you map the best route.

2.Focus on the Important. #ith the many communications channels and other distractions vying !or your

attention& staying !ocused is a constant challenge. "on't let the urgent& the convenient and the immediate distract

you !rom the important. tay !ocused on reaching the milestones that support your goals. e proactive. (reate

the habit o! working intentionally. )inimi*e your distractions. )ake a +not to-do+ list and adhere to it.

3.Set Your Own Standards. "on't mindlessly !ollow social and cultural norms. Instead& !ollow your own values.

,stablish your own principles o! operations. "e!ine the !ew principles by which you will operate your business

and your li!e. %et them guide you instead o! !ollowing the latest !ads and over-hyped products.

4.Learn to Say "No."You cant do everything. You can't attend every seminar or go to every social !unction. You

can't even go to every !amily gathering. ! course you might like to& but there ust aren't enough hours in the day.

%earn to say no. r i! it is truly worthy& learn to use +yes& i! ...+ instead o! ust +yes.+ In other words& put conditions

on activities you can in!luence like adding +i! you can make the !ood this time+ or +i! there is a way to shorten the

event to a hal!-hour.+

.!eleate. /ust because there are activities that you can't say no to doesn't mean you have to be the one that

does them. o one is success!ul on their own. olicit the help o! others. utsource activities that others can do

as well as or better than you. "elegate responsibilities to people that have more bandwidth than you. I! you have

a house to clean and a teenager at home who needs some spending money& outsource the cleaning to them. It's

a win-win solution !or you both. I! you were hit by a bus tomorrow and had to spend the net month in a hospital&

consider who would do your work and start delegating it to them now.Here's my list& in no particular order:

#y LIS$

%1&I have !ree will and can choose to wage battle against my yetzer hara,my lower sel!. I am responsible

!or my actions. 2here are no ecuses& only eternal conse3uences. 4od is !ilming everything& and isn't going

to turn a blind eye. He epects the most !rom me. (hoose li!e5

%2&2he only real !ailure in li!e is not trying. "on't be a!raid to take on new challenges and risks. I never

know what good will come !rom my !ocused e!!orts& but I do know what wil l come !rom not trying.

%3&6m I nurturing my most important relationships7 e a!!irming& positive& giving to others.

%4&I have an obligation to learn and know the entire 2orah. #hat is my plan to accomplish this7 #hat am I

doing about it7

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%&6m I making 4od welcomed and com!ortable to be with me in my day to day li!e7 6m I thinking

inappropriate things7 6m I viewing inappropriate things7 6m I wasting time7 %osing my temper7 eing

critical and udgmental7 6m I even thinking about 4od7

%'&6m I taking care o! my health7

%(& 2his world is a corridor to the et #orld. )y li!e 8 right here& right now 8 is to create eternity by

choosing wisely& to connect to 4od and become more and more like 4od. 4et moving9 this opportunity is

3uickly evaporating.

%)&It doesn't matter what others think o! me. )y sel! esteem comes !rom recogni*ing that I am a pure soul&

loved by 4od& striving to do my best.

%*& I am responsible !or the /ewish people. #ith the maority o! /ews intermarrying and assimilating& there

is a grave spiritual crisis& as well as a serious physical threat to /ews everywhere. #hat am I doing about

this7 #hat else can I do7

%1+& I! I'm not pushing mysel! beyond my com!ort *one& I'm not really living. %i!e in this world is !or growth

and struggle.

%11& I know I said 10& but how can I not include this one7; 4od is the ultimate reality& the transcendent

source o! all eistence. 2here are no accidents9 everything happens !or a reason and is somehow !or my

good.

2hat's my list. #hat's yours7