'Bout time I give a synopsis of my book, yeah? Here’s how I look at productivity. It’s not about maximizing your potential; it’s about optimizing your impact. Being busy means nothing. Being balanced and effective? Now we’re talking. So here is your ultimate (but abbreviated ) guide to six commonly overlooked principles that will help you optimize productivity. Gratitude Feeds You and Frees You. To have clarity in your purpose, you must be clear on what you’ve been given. EMBRACE a new...

It's always basketball season at our house. Kelly is 6'4" and I'm 5'10" so you can bet we've got some ballers in the home. Two have graduated so we're not spread as thin between all their activities, but our two youngest play on four separate teams when basketball season comes around. That's a lot of games to attend and a heck of a lot of practices to drive to. But they love it! At our youngest daughter's game last year I witnessed something you'd only see at a 6th grade girls' basketball...

I vividly remember scanning the room as we knelt down. Taking in all the evidence of celebrity, I saw it for what it was--debris. Worthless glitter, mocking us with its uselessness.