The other day, I met a woman who asked me what I did.  When I told her that I help people make desired changes in their lives so they can be their best selves and enjoy greater success and satisfaction, she asked me if I could help her switch over from a hard copy calendar to an electronic one.  I asked her why she wanted to do that.  Her answer: “I don’t.”  “So, why then, do you want me to help you do it,” I asked.  She went on to tell me that everyone she knew seemed to have converted and she thought she ought to, too.  I was tempted to ask her the question my mother used to ask me when I was little and wanted to do what my friends were doing.  You know the one… “If Suzy jumped off the Golden Gate bridge would you do it too?”  But, I held my tongue.  Here’s what I did ask her:

1.  Does what you are doing now work for you?

2.  Do you like doing it the way you are currently doing it?

3.  Does how you’re doing it now work for the people in your life that are affected by it?

She answered ‘yes’ to all three questions.  Then I asked her one final question:

Do you think your life or the lives of others who matter to you would be enhanced in anyway by your changing how you keep your calendar?

Her answer to that question was no.

So, if it ain’t broke, and enhancing it won’t provide benefit, don’t mess with it!  There are plenty of challenges you can take on in your life that are worthy of your effort.  Focus your energy on those and leave the rest alone.