30 days: Change your habits, Change your life

Just
to make sure that you don’t skip it!
It’s kind of sad that I have to
mention it, but when I interview leaders and executives, most of the
time what comes up is that they just cannot (?) spend a lot of time
with their families!
In Bronnie Ware’s book “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life
Transformed by the Dearly Departing” (see also Chapter 94), one of
the top regrets of the dying is to not have spent more time with their
families and having spent too much time at the office! Don’t become
one of them and 
start making time for your family NOW!
And if
you are with the family…do everybody a favor and BE FULLY with
the family.
During our vacation in the Florida Keys last year, I saw an absurd
situation. A family was on a sightseeing walk with the father running
ahead in the front making a business phone call, while the wife and
daughter were following looking kind of sad, which is
understandable. It was even a Sunday! It seemed like something
taken out of a comic book, and yet it was very real and sad to see.
WAKE UP!
Value your family and friends. They are your constant
source of love and mutual support, which increases your self-esteem
and boosts your self-confidence.
Questions:

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How are you going to find more time for your family? (Tip: Use the
Time Management tips in this book) What will you stop doing to find
more time?

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86
Don’t be the slave of your phone
Men have become the tools of their tool.
—HENRY DAVID THOREAU
Going back to the busy father mentioned in the last chapter, this tip
comes in handy. 
Don’t always pick up your phone each time it
rings;
your phone is supposed to be for YOUR convenience, not for
those who call you. Give yourself the freedom to continue what you
are doing and let the call go to voice mail. Some time ago, I always
got very anxious when I didn’t take a call.