If you see managing your personal time as a way to make you feel even worse than before, this is not your booklet. The author believes that life is about putting together a series of high-quality experiences, one of which might be work, but the point is to get your tasks done and be free to enjoy the rest of life too. Why learn some new trick to fit more things into an hour? The idea is to manage your personal time so well that you never feel rushed again, even in high-pressure circumstances. People of different faiths and even non-religious faiths, who rarely agree with each other, all seem to agree on the question of time! Whether you believe this life is all there is (when you're done, you're done) or you see this life as a gateway to another life (which will include responsibilities), we all see one thing the same . We all believe, with passion, that time should not be wasted! No matter from what perspective, all human beings find the breadth of their lives valuable. Maybe you are the big duck in a big pond. Maybe you're a little duck. Each of us has some influence on someone else. As a leader of some kind (boss, mentor, parent, or friend), one of the best ways you can help the people you supervise is to manage your personal time so well that there is always time for important relationships to take over . time they need to develop. Kipling was born the same year the American Civil War ended (1865). He found his young life reading books and later writing articles, poems and short stories that are still loved today. Married in 1892, he had children including a son, John, born in 1897. In 1899 he prepared an advance birthday present for his son's 21st birthday which would not...... middle of paper.... ..r the following: If someone broke into your house and stole some of your best stuff (high-end laptop, giant screen TV, prosumer digital camera, and your Lamborghini); there would be no problems... uh... in the end. Why? Thanks to the joint efforts of the police and the insurance company, all your belongings would be replaced in a very short time. Consider further: If someone broke into your house and stole all of your $58,000 in cash in your old rusty mattress; there would be no problems. Why? Because, once again, the combined efforts of the police and the insurance company would replace all your money (and add a stupid charge to your monthly insurance premium), in very short order. But, if something you're doing right now (like reading this executive briefing) is wasting your time, how will you ever get it back? Once your time is wasted, it's gone forever!