Sweep Your Own Porch

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I spend a lot of my time helping people make better choices about how to spend their time. What do I see when I do this? I see a lot of different things and one of the most fascinating is how much time people spend worrying about how other people are spending their time.

Think about it for a minute. Did you spend time today thinking about how your spouse spent their time? It could sound something like this, "Why didn't he do the dishes? What on earth has he been up to?" Or it perhaps it sounds like this, "Well, if she would just run the errands all at once on the way home from work then she would be able to get it all done".

Do you try to figure out when and how someone will do something before you ask them? Why use any of your precious time figuring it out? Just ask them. If they are going to do something they will figure out when to do it - regardless of any wonderful plans you may have made for them in that regard.

What do you gain by worrying about how/when/why people do what they do? Is it moving you closer to the life you want to live? Probably not. I highly recommend taking that time and energy and harnessing it to do things that move you closer to your extraordinary life.