Every year, like most people, I make my New Year's resolutions on Jan. 1. And then I battle with them for the rest of the year.

If someone were to look at how you are living, would your actions support the priorities you deem most important? Are you making the time to clarify, then focus, on your priorities? Are you ensuring that your actions follow suit?

Our to-do lists may not always be as carefree as a game chasing bubbles, but it certainly does not have to overwhelm us if we know how to approach things. There are four things we need to do to keep this game running smoothly.

The secret of lifetime happiness isn't doing less. It's learning how to enjoy all the responsibilities that make your life worth living.

Remember, as human beings we run on energy. Occasionally our tank is drained and we need to fill it up again before we can keep going. It's up to us to maintain a level of full engagement in our lives.

Human beings aren't designed to do two cognitive tasks at the same time (much less three or four). The research is clear that we're far more efficient when we do activities sequentially, rather than simultaneously.

There are so many time-stealers these days. Here in New York, people are moving so fast that they are almost flying through the streets. But where are we really going?

If you are among the many for whom the New Year has already lost its sheen of hope and rejuvenation, this post's for you.

Until I had my children, I never really appreciated what it felt like to get to dinnertime and wonder what you really accomplished that day -- yet feel exhausted.