For most people, a frenzied schedule makes up the pace of contemporary life. Setting a personal pace to your life, however, is essential for sanity and survival.

Success means setting priorities, organizing, and refocusing your attention. Part of that means accepting you’ll never get everything done and, of those thing you accomplish, not everything will be perfect. But you’ll focus on the critical things and they’ll get done first and best.

The most successful person is usually someone who tackles and refocuses on one activity after another. Finding your personal pace is difficult – it may seem like just another task on your already long list of things to accomplish. It’s important, though, to find a focus that works for you. It will make answering the phone while typing a presentation and making a note to pick up dinner seem almost easy!