Though it’s quite simple, it may be difficult for you to do… but one way to improve your business and your family life is to turn off the television.  When I was much younger the newscast would last for thirty minutes and that would be it.  Today, the news is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Without even realizing it, you can get hypnotized to the television set and just sit there for hours.

Do you really need to watch one of those reality programs when you’ve got a life to live?  It’s easy to get transfixed on the television.  Televisions have come a long way since the black and white screen television sets that only provided you with local channels, signed off at a certain hour during the night and had antennas or rabbit ears, as they use to be called, for picture reception.  Today’s televisions provide high definition (HD) viewing for a sharp, clear, lifelike picture on big flat screens through a cable network.  Televisions have come a long way over the years and programming certainly has changed too.

I’m not suggesting to give up television or your favorite TV show.  I’m not suggesting to give up being informed about local, national and world news and opinion.  Most of the news programs on the 24 hour cable cycle say the same thing over and over again.  Chose your programs carefully so they add something to your life.  Don’t be a zombie television viewer.

The most valuable thing you have is time.  You can’t replace it.  You can’t get more of it.  By selectively choosing your television programs and viewing times, you are making space for other things that are important to you.  It gives you the opportunity for more time to spend with the family, maybe an extra hour or two to plan the next business day.  You can even read a book or just sit in silence and think about all the challenges you want to take on and the things you want to experience in business and in life.

By watching less television, you’ll have more time to do all the things you want to do.