Change the Pace and Win the Race

If you're constantly sprinting through life, a change in perspective may be just the thing

Take time to engage those around you. George Rudy/Shutterstock

A famous song of the Great Depression was “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” Today we might change that title to “Mother, Can You Spare Some Time?”

If you’re in the peak years of your life, odds are you’re sprinting through most of your days. You’re running flat-out as fast you can, like so many others around you, and you’re getting lots accomplished, which is all to the good.