By Allen Vaysberg
Long ago my wife came up to me while I was watching a three-hour Cubs game and asked a simple question? “Why do you watch other people live their lives instead of living yours?” That insight from my brilliant wife hit me like a ton of bricks. Why was I investing so much of my own time watching from the sidelines? I pondered that for a moment and went back to watching the ballgame, saw the Cubs lose, got upset and spent the rest of the day sulking; which, of course, proved her point further. I should have done something else with my free time.
From that moment on, however, her question stayed with me and has become a part of my internal guidance system. I am now very conscientious of how I occupy my time and do my best to spend it wisely. I also teach how to do so to my clients. Thus, in addition to sports on TV, here are nine ways to check if you are living your life or someone else’s.
