On Wednesday 24 Oct 2007 5:38 pm, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp >?ml_action=get-article&articleID=R0710B&ml_issueid=BR0710&ml_subscriber=true >&pageNumber=1&_requestid=54814 > >
> Steve Wanner is a highly respected 37-year-old > partner at Ernst & Young, married with four young > children. When we met him a year ago, he was > working 12- to 14-hour days, felt perpetually > exhausted, and found it difficult to fully engage > with his family in the evenings, Surprise Surprise! > The rituals and behaviors Wanner established to > better manage his energy transformed his life. He > set an earlier bedtime and gave up drinking, > which had disrupted his sleep. As a consequence, > when he woke up he felt more rested and more > motivated to exercise, which he now does almost > every morning. In less than two months he lost 15 > pounds. After working out he now sits down with > his family for breakfast. Wanner still puts in > long hours on the job, but he renews himself > regularly along the way. He leaves his desk for > lunch and usually takes a morning and an > afternoon walk outside. When he arrives at home > in the evening, hes more relaxed and better able > to connect with his wife and children. Duh. I could have told him that. There are only 24 hours in a day. The problem is that people are not religious enough. If people were more religious they could apply to God and ask it to make 36 hour days. Failing that, sticking to what is ho hum boring well known is the ONLY solution. shiv
