Personal Development | Inspiration
The Secret to Achieving More: Embracing the Power of the Pause
The Transformative Power of Pausing
Are your days jam-packed with activity? Do you ever find yourself rushing from one project to the next? The pace of life today can be exhausting, with so much to do and so little time to do it. What if I told you there is a way to relieve some of this tension while making better progress? That’s an easy sell, isn’t it? Why not slow down and take a few minutes to read this article about how anyone can do it?
The power of the pause
Some years back, in the middle of my hectic life, I came across an idea that significantly transformed my career and life. I went from a fast-paced life to slowing down and accomplishing more. It may sound contradictory, but it is true. There is a simple way to achieve this. It is all in the power of the pause.
While I had discovered parts of the concept some years prior, the idea of pausing crystallized when I found a book by Kevin Cashman titled The Pause Principle. Cashman clarified what many had experienced, but few could explain.
The basic concept is in the subtitle of Cashman’s book, “Step Back to Lead Forward.” It applies to anyone with a busy life…
