This particular blog is the newest to the Steve L. Vail site. My plan is to write and provide articles that will assist its readers in the area of working smarter, not harder. I realize that working harder sometimes is just simply unavoidable. However, it is not about those instances that I am making reference. Rather, I am referring to those times when the degree of increased effort does not yield the same degree of increased output or accomplishment. I think we've all been there on multiple occasions. It's at these time we need to step back and re-evaluate our actions. I have found that asking myself the following questions to be quite helpful...