The million dollar question

"Would you do anything differently if you knew you only had a year to live?" my mentor asked me.

High performers derives satisfaction from the success that comes from work. When they run into difficulties at home, for example, the temptation is to bury themselves at the office.

Many of us are conditioned to think that the harder we work, the more successful we will be.

If you find yourself thinking "if only", it's time to say, "it's now or never. There's no later." Putting an imaginary limit on your time you have left is a way of refocusing your attention.

Here's the wake-up call: Be bold and take a risk. Would the world end if you gave yourself permission to go home at lunchtime for a meal with your spouse and child?

You have no second chance at this time in your marriage or at your children being at this age. My son will not be 9 again.