…at the end of a hectic day. In an attempt to loosen some of the tension in your shoulders, rest your eyes, and regain the ability to focus, you had leaned back in your chair, putting your torso at an obtuse angle with your work surface and allowing your feet to splay out a bit in front of you.

You squeezed your eyes shut and then stretched them wide open a few times. Blink. Blink. Blink. You rolled around your neck. Crickle. Crack. And you extended your fingers out and then clenched them into tight fists. Out. In. As if this action could get your internal pistons firing enough to squeeze the last bit of productivity out of a day that had already left you dry—or, more accurately, parched.
But then you somewhat abruptly sat up, your body at attention and alert. Someone . . . or something . . . had delicately brushed a fingertip along your shoulder.

“Crazy!” you thought. “I’m the only one here. But yet I’m sure I felt
something.”

Cautiously, you swiveled your head like a submarine periscope looking for danger. You don’t see anyone, but you do hear a whisper in your ear….”

This is the beginning of the introduction to Chapter 1 in The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment.

To hear me reading the rest of the introduction (complete with my dramatic interpretation of the text), click here to watch the YouTube video of “The Seductress & The Couch Potato”:

I hope you enjoyed that parable. If it got you thinking, please share it with your friends and tell them about how they can not only make but also achieve their resolutions in 2013 with The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment: How to Achieve More Success With Less Stress.

To your brilliance!

Elizabeth Grace

“This book offers key insights on what it means to live life well by getting things done and enjoying the ride.” ~Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times bestselling author, in regard to The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment.

About Real Life E®

Elizabeth Grace Saunders is a time management coach and best-selling author who empowers individuals who feel guilty, overwhelmed and frustrated to feel peaceful, confident and accomplished. She helps people struggling with new levels of responsibility after receiving a promotion or becoming a parent, who aren’t meeting expectations at work, or who need better work-life balance to overcome burnout.

Elizabeth was named one of the World’s Top 30 Time Management Professionals by Global Gurus and is a member of Forbes Coaches Council. McGraw Hill published her first book The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment: How to Achieve More Success with Less Stress. Harvard Business Review published her second book How to Invest Your Time Like Money. Elizabeth offers a Christian time management approach through her third book Divine Time Management, published by FaithWords. Elizabeth has written time management articles for Harvard Business Review and Fast Company and has appeared on CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox. Find out more at www.RealLifeE.com