Tips to an Early Grave

For those of you with persistent fast-forward personalities, let me save you a little time by giving you these tips:

• Make sure your job comes first and your personal and family life second.
• Go to work evenings, weekends, and holidays so you won’t be interrupted.
• When not at work, spend time at home thinking about or doing work to catch up or get ahead.
• Drive fast because you can’t waste time getting where you need to be.
• Consistently plan meetings for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
• Avoid time wasters like hunting, fishing, golf, gardening, and regular exercise.
• Be involved in as many organizations, committees, meetings, and banquets as possible.
• Take vacations only when absolutely necessary.
• When out of town for work, schedule an early morning appointment for your first day back at your office to help keep you on track.
• Do not delegate responsibility; you can do it better and faster yourself.

One thing is for sure: You’ll never get too busy to attend your own funeral, whether or not it was in your schedule.