Harry M. Kraemer, Jr. - Your 168

1 COVER

2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

3 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

4 INTRODUCTION: THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER MY FAVORITE NUMBER THE VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP JOURNEY

5 SECTION ONE: DEFINING BALANCE CHAPTER 1: BECOMING SELF-AWARE THE REALITY CHECK EMBRACING SELF-REFLECTION MY SELF-REFLECTION JOURNEY WHAT GOES UP ALWAYS COMES DOWN (AND VICE VERSA) RECALIBRATING YOUR LIFE BALANCE NOTE CHAPTER 2: WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED? BECOMING MORE AWARE THE COST—AND CONSEQUENCE—OF BEING UNAWARE COGNITIVE DISSONANCE WHEN LIFE GETS COMPLICATED SURPRISES WON'T WAIT UNTIL IT'S CONVENIENT NO AGE LIMIT ON SURPRISES NOTES CHAPTER 3: HITTING THE BRICK WALL FOLLOWING OTHERS INTO TROUBLE THE FORK IN THE ROAD THE SELF-DISRUPTED LIFE WHAT WILL THE NEIGHBORS THINK? IT TAKES TIME TO RECOVER NOTE CHAPTER 4: BUILDING NEW HABITS HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK—AND BUILD SEVEN STEPS TO BUILDING NEW HABITS SELF-REFLECTION FROM START TO FINISH NOTES CHAPTER 5: THE ART OF BEING PLANFUL—AND SPONTANEOUS SPONTANEITY: THE BETTER HALF OF BEING PLANFUL THE PLANFUL CONTINUUM FOCUSING ON WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TRIAGE PRIORITIZATION WHEN PEOPLE MATTER MOST KEEPING LIFE FLUID

6 SECTION TWO: THE BALANCING ACTION PLAN CHAPTER 6: LIFE BALANCE IN REAL TIME KEEPING YOURSELF ON TRACK TAKING A LOOK AT YOURSELF SETTING BOUNDARIES AND SAYING NO WHEN YOUR LIFE PLAN CHANGES THE HORIZONTAL LIFE PLAN BUILDING TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY LIFE BALANCE AND PERSPECTIVE NOTES CHAPTER 7: STRENGTHENING FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY MY FAMILY LIFE A STRONG FAMILY TO SUPPORT BALANCE THE FAMILY CHALLENGE BALANCING THE FAMILY BUCKET KNOWING HOW TO SAY NO THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIPS BUILDING YOUR COMMUNITY THE WORKPLACE AS A COMMUNITY CELEBRATING THE BROADER COMMUNITY NOTES CHAPTER 8: HEALTH: THE ALL-PURPOSE BUCKET IN OUR YOUNGER DAYS THE CORPORATE ATHLETE MAKING HEALTH A PRIORITY SLEEP: IT'S NOT OPTIONAL YOUR MENTAL HEALTH CREATING LIFETIME HABITS THE FITNESS PROJECT THE LIFELONG ATHLETE HEALTH AS A TEAM SPORT PURSUING HEALTH HOLISTICALLY THE BUCKET CONNECTION NOTES CHAPTER 9: THE IMPORTANCE OF FUN WHAT FUN MEANS TO YOU A FULL FUN AGENDA NOTES CHAPTER 10: FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY: STRENGTH AT THE CORE MY FAITH JOURNEY THE FAITH BUCKET FORMING MY IDENTITY THE THREE-DAY SILENT RETREAT FOCUSING ON THE COMMON GROUND SHARING STORIES AND EXPERIENCES WHEREVER YOU ARE, START THERE NOTES CHAPTER 11: MAKING A DIFFERENCE: THE LEGACY YOU LEAVE NOT BEING POSSESSED BY POSSESSIONS DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO SHARE? YOU ARE “THOSE GUYS” PAYING BACK BY PAYING IT FORWARD SAVING THE WORLD WHERE YOUR PASSIONS LIE THE GOOD THAT YOU DO NOTE

7 EPILOGUE: YOUR VALUES-BASED LIFE JOURNEY CONTINUES

8 INDEX

9 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

1 IntroductionTable I.1 One example of a life grid with targeted time allocations for each buc...

2 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Examine the goals and hours spent in your life buckets.

1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Your life trajectory will never be a straight line. Rather you wi...

2 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 For many of us, our personal relationships are defined by family, f...

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“Harry Kraemer's Your 168 goes to the heart of what helps people manage not only their time, but also their energy. All of us can be energized by multiple sources—family, exercise, spiritual well-being. These sources, combined with meaningful work, can lead to a full and integrated life. For anyone who seeks to lead a values-based life, Your 168 is a personal and inspiring guide to making the most of what matters.”

—Alan Mulally

Retired CEO of Ford Motor Company and Boeing Commercial Airplanes

“I love Harry Kraemer's work! He is my role model for exactly what he teaches – Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life. Your 168 will help you keep focused on what really matters in life. I could not recommend a better book to help you have a great life!”

—Marshall Goldsmith, two-time Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the World, the #1 Executive Coach for 10 years, and New York Times #1 bestselling author of Triggers, MOJO, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There

“Harry Kraemer elegantly connects his rich legacy of leadership experience with a sense of deep human caring for you in one loving package, capturing the essence of living life with more purpose, meaning, engagement, satisfaction, and fun. After reading this book, I'd be surprised if you're surprised that 168 becomes your favorite number, too.”

—Mark C. Thompson, Global Leading Coaches #1 CEO Coach and New York Times bestselling author of Success Built To Last: Creating a Life That Matters

“In Your 168 , Harry Kraemer helps us to stop and think: What is most important now? How should I use my time? Too often we act before we think, thinking we'll get more done. This book will help you to be mindful, to use your time both more shrewdly and more productively, and in the end to live a life of greater joy and freedom.”