Time Management

The reality of keeping a roof over your head until everyone knows how talented you are is a tough act to maneuver. Getting to a job on time, fighting traffic, household chores and other life obstacles can zap energy and kill one’s creative fire. For myself, I know stress can make me want to give up and take the path of least resistance. Sometimes I waste time on something mindless (like watching an entire hour of a reality show just to see how bad it is) instead of working toward what I really want.

Henry Ford closes our show with his quote on success as it relates to how time is spent. Founder of the Ford Motor Company and business model pioneer, Ford began one of the greatest automobile empires. He rewarded his employees handsomely, but not without a price. He believed in keeping tabs on their personal lives with a group he called The Social Department, several individuals hired to delve into his workers’ habits to make sure they were of good moral character.

Despite his faults, prejudice, and paranoia, Ford had a keen sense of people and how things worked.

Ford is quoted as saying:

“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.”