Self help, executive coaching, life management. Takeaways: (a) Live in the present - When you want to be happy and successful. Focus on what is right now. Use your purpose to respond to what is important now; (b) Learn from the past - When you want to make the present better than the past. Look at what happened in the past. Learn something valuable from it. Do things differently in the present; (c) Plan for the future - When you want to make the future better than the present. See what a wonderful future would look like. Make plans to help it happen. Put your plan into action in the present.

It explains why purpose and staying in the moment are so important. I like Spencer Johnsons books find them real treasures.

EVERYONE needs to read this at least once a year!! It takes about 10-20 minutes to read and is the ultimate, simple truth about appreciating what we have and not dwelling on what we want. Living in the present is a simple, understandable concept but, let's face it, how many of us actually do it???? This may be a little sentimental and cheesy, as one reviewer put it, but a little cheese is necessary sometimes to offset the whine of regret and desire. Read it to your children too...they get it!!

Spencer Johnson's approach to self motivation and personal change is always so simple. You can't help but smack your forehead and let out an audible, "Duh!!" when you read his books. Simple doesn't take away from the overall message. I have gifted this book on more than one occasion. Be cognizant of where your stepping today.