Retirement Time Analysis (RTA)

The Retirement Time Analysis (RTA) provides time benchmarks to help you understand the the impact that retirement will have on your approach to life should you choose to stop working.

Stop Letting Your Day Collapse: Try This Simple Bookending Strategy

My wife, a pastor, has a vast collection of books. (Yes, the stereotype is true! Theologians have a lot of books!)

As her library grew, bookends became essential – simple tools to maintain order and prevent chaos. This got me thinking: why not apply the same principle to our workdays?

Just like bookends keep books upright and organized, “bookending” your day with intentional morning and evening routines can transform your productivity and well-being.

In this article I highlight 5 activities you can do to better control your time during the day.

1. Begin with Intention, Not Reaction
2. Create a Physical and Mental Transition Ritual
3. Implement Strategic Afternoon Closure
4. Generate a Shut-Down Sequence
5. Bridge Work and Personal Life with a Buffer Activity

Take a read and see how it can help you.

The Pain of Perfection

The phase “production before perfection” has been a proverb for many years. Are you stuck in the endless cycle of planning, tweaking, and never launching?

For 15 years, I’ve carried one powerful phrase from Tony Jeary’s Strategic Acceleration that focused my approach to my career: “Production before perfection.”

This simple concept has saved me from:

- The paralysis of overthinking

- The anxiety of never feeling “good enough”

- The burnout of chasing flawlessness

I’ve discovered that embracing imperfect action creates more quality time, reduces stress, and generates real progress.

The most common question I ask myself now? “Why didn’t I start sooner?”

I’ve outlined 10 practical strategies to help you shift from perfectionism to productivity without sacrificing quality.

The Power of Guilt Free Personal Time

I battle work guilt. During my personal time I can let work invade and feel a sense of need to interrupt my time off and engage back into professional activities. In this article I discuss how to plan for guilt-free personal time.

* Ruthlessly Prioritize and Protect

* Create Deep Work Blocks

* Have Beginning and End of Day Habits

* Know What You Will Do After Work

Adopt these and you’ll have quality time in both sides of life.

Shifting the Self Worth Equation

Is Your Self-Worth Equation Dominated by Work? 🤔

The average person's often looks like:

Self-worth = (80% Professional Life) + (20% Personal Life)

This imbalance isn't just about hours—it's about energy. While work consumes 40% of our waking hours, it drains disproportionately more of our mental and emotional resources.

I've found through my time management assessments that what we call "work-life balance" is actually a mirage.

Life doesn't maintain equilibrium—it pulls us in different directions, with work typically taking precedence.

Are you sacrificing personal care and sleep to compensate for an overloaded schedule? It might be time to recalibrate your self-worth equation.

Curious how to create a formula that encompasses all aspects of your existence?

Read the full article to discover practical strategies for enhancing quality time across your entire life.