Erich Stauffer

  • Big Rocks

    In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, when Stephen Covey is going over Habit 3, “Put First Things First,” he tells a story about “big rocks,” which I wanted to share: In the middle of a seminar on time management, recalls Covey in his book First Things First, the lecturer said, “Okay, it’s time…

  • My First Day of Work After Quitting My Day Job

    While I started my own business in 2007, I have been working full time since 2001 doing various things for banks and other institutions. However, my heart was almost never in the work I was doing. I was doing it, but without joy. Eventually, I didn’t feel right thinking about my ‘other life’ for most…