…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.

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About Real Life E®

Elizabeth Grace Saunders is the founder and CEO of Real Life E® a time coaching and training company that empowers individuals to achieve more success with less stress through an exclusiveSchedule Makeover™ process. Real Life E® also increases employee productivity, satisfaction and work/life balance through custom training programs. McGraw Hill is publishing Elizabeth’s first book in January 2013: The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Inves tment: How to Achieve More Success With Less Stress.

Elizabeth has appeared in Inc magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Forbes and on NBC and is a monthly contributor to 99U.com blog on productivity for creative professionals. She was selected as one of the Top 25 Amazing Women of 2010 by Stiletto Woman and as a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Council featured in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Mashable, and many other media outlets.

Elizabeth’s time coaching clients have the opportunity to go through her exclusive Schedule Makeover™ life transformation process through phone coaching and custom action guides or in-person training.