Word: started
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...professional in the growing field of "work/life quality" as a partner in the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Levin counsels employees who are overwhelmed by their work and family obligations to carefully review their commitments--not only at the office but at home and in the community too--and start paring them down. "It's not about getting up earlier in the morning so you can get more done," she says. "It's about saying no and making choices." Working parents, she adds, should be fully home when they're home...
...start by leaving work, and thoughts of work, behind as soon as we start the trip home. Think about how to make the most of the upcoming time with your family. And do something to get yourself in a good mood, whether it's listening to music in the car or reading a novel on the train, rather than returning calls on the cell phone. When you get home, change out of your work clothes, let the machine take your calls, and stay away from e-mail...
...from medical attention--whether it's hiking all day or sailing a mile offshore--can quickly feel as if it's in a remote wilderness when an accident occurs. As Dr. Frank Hubbell, one of the founders of SOLO, notes, "When you get to a trailhead, you have to start thinking like a pioneer...
...harm until medical help arrives, which in urban areas is usually within 15 to 30 minutes. Indeed, Red Cross instructors now tell their students that if they're alone when they need to give someone cardiopulmonary resuscitation and a phone is at hand, they should call 911 first, then start administering...
...Everest with a Sherpa tied to them by a 3-ft. rope, one behind and one in front. Their beds are made when they reach camp. Someone has put a chocolate mint on the sheets. They don't tough out their problems, and they say they climbed Everest. They start out assholes, and they end up assholes...