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Time Thieves by Jim Stovall
Throughout my 40-year business career, there has been a proliferation of books, videos, and training courses on the subject of time management. Any number of experts will take your attention, effort, and money to fulfill the mission of helping you to manage your time. Managing time is as absurd a concept as managing the weather. You can’t control the weather. At best, you can prepare by equipping yourself with an umbrella, a warm coat, or rain gear. Whether you prepare or not, the weather will do what it’s going to do, and whether or not you and I are organized or productive, there will always be 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, and seven days each week.
A Cup of Retirement by Jim Stovall
There are many factors in 21st-century life that we must plan for. We should have car insurance to cover us while we’re on the road as well as homeowners or renters insurance to cover our possessions at home. Everyone should have a will whether they are wealthy or not. Many people who do not have significant assets believe there is no need for them to have a will. However, if you have children and die without a will, your state government is going to decide who raises your children. If you’re incapacitated, the state government will decide who handles your money and health care needs. While each of these eventualities can be covered, and may or may not occur, all of us will eventually retire if we live long enough.