I often find that my clients complain of not “having time.” I think that the sheer speed of modern life and their extreme future-mindedness sneaks up on them and robs them of the present. I believe this because I used to  suffer from the feeling myself. I was doing more and doing it faster, only to then categorize any hours that were unscheduled as a waste. One book, Timeshifting, by Stephan Rechtschaffen, M.D. helped me to recognize this pattern and re-define my relationship with time. I came to learn that doing more, doesn’t always translate into living more fully. I recently asked Stephan to elaborate on his premise of shifting the way we think about time as we realize that every moment is filled with rhythms and possibilities that we could not otherwise imagine.

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It takes time to get a business up and running. It also takes time to learn how to work smarter, vs. harder. All the while, we need to make space on our calendars for connecting with others, caring for our families and tending to our homes. We all have the same 24 hours in a day. So why do some people seem to accomplish so much more? I asked my mentor, Michele Woodward, Master Certified Coach, successful author, advice columnist, speaker, teacher, mother and friend, how she “makes the time.”

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