The man who works from 8 to 8 every day … 

will both be very successful and fondly remembered …

 by his widow’s next husband.

 Why do so many smart business people work too hard, live too fast, and then feel strongly ambivalent about their success?  It’s simple.  They’ve never taken the time to figure out what they really, really want, and they’ve never learned the skills to make it happen.

There are many things in this world that are valuable … work, family, health, possessions, and so forth.  But it could be argued that the most valuable thing you’ll ever have in this world … outside of your health … is your TIME. 

The great violinist Paganini was performing before a most distinguished audience. Suddenly, all but one of the strings on his violin snapped. The audience gasped, but the master musician just raised his famous Stradivarius violin, and with outstanding skill, finished his performance on a single string. The audience gave him a tumultuous standing ovation.