When I saw this old timer I could almost hear the shrill ringing when the time was up. So many thoughts came up…Time Out for a naughty child, baking a cake, games where there is a time limit, and the times I used to tell my children that they only had to spend seventeen minutes cleaning up their rooms. Time is a powerful motivator. Getting to the airport in time to go through security, and get to the gate before boarding stops, is a dramatic example. What about the more subtle things? Sometimes the dinner cooks too long or you miss returning an important phone call before the person leaves for the day. Time continues to pass, no matter what we are doing. Tomorrow will come with another opportunity. Make yourself a promise that you will create a plan for your future; Make that plan include steps that will bring you closer to where you want to be. Education, weight control, debt reduction, family reconnection, and travel are just some of the categories that are impacted by the passage of time. Give some thought to activities that are “goal achieving, not just tension relieving”. I learned that from Denis Waitley.