Your Help with the Sub-title for My New Book - SOMEDAY is Not a Day in the Week?

A little help? My publisher and I are looking for a better sub-title. We've been getting feedback that some people don't know what "hacks" are and this sub-title is too "preachy." 

So, I am reaching out and asking for your input. Could you please vote for your favorite option below? AND feel free to suggest something better? Thanks in advance for taking the time to share your ideas. Eager to hear them.

SOMEDAY is Not a Day in the Week:

1. If Not Now, When? (which is from Hillel the Elder)

2. Adventures in Mid-Life Clarity

3. Be Wealthy in What Matters - Now Not Later

4. Change At Any Age - for Good

5. Lead Your Best Life NOW

6. Have the TIME of Your Life - Before It's Too Late

7. One Day or Day One. Decide. (which is from Paulo Coelho)

8. ???

Switching gears. In case you're wondering what "Be Wealthy in What Matters" means ... it's an epiphany from my Year by the Eater and is a chapter in the book. Here's a brief excerpt in case you're interested.

Be Wealthy in What Matters

“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” – Albert Einstein

Einstein was right. What counts can’t be counted. But it can be noticed, appreciated and imprinted. Many people I encountered on my Year by the Water told me they’re not happy because they have money problems. They tell me they’ll be happy when they get a raise, have more savings in the bank, pay off debt or can afford more nicer things.

Certainly, money matters. Just ask a friend who has a Go Fund Me campaign to help pay for an expensive surgery for a brain tumor that is jeopardizing her life. Just ask out-of-work individuals who have mounting bills and can't find a job. Just ask young people who can’t attend college because they don’t qualify for a scholarship or a loan and can’t afford tuition.

So, money is important. But it is not the key to happiness. That’s not just my opinion. Studies have shown there’s a certain “number” people need to be happy. And the number is $95,000. I’m not making that up. A study done at Purdue concluded that, “$95,000 is the ‘ideal income point,” but that earning more than this “threshold amount” can actually result in lower overall life satisfaction. More money does not equal more happiness.

What Does Money Mean to You?

“The most important things in life aren't things." - Ann Landers

You may have heard of the curse of lottery winners. “70 percent of people who receive a cash windfall lose it within a few years,” according to the National Endowment for Financial Education. A surprising number of winners say they wish it had never happened. Jack Whitaker ($315 million in a West Virginia Lottery) said, “I wish we had torn the ticket up.” Abraham Shakespeare ($30 million lotto) said, “I would have been better off broke.”

A SOMDAY salon attendee. Will, did NOT agree with this.“Give me the money. I’ll show you can be rich and happy. The only people who think money isn't important are the ones who have it.”

I told him, “Point taken. You’re right, money matters.... up to a point. It can buy the good life, but it can’t buy a good life.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Years ago, I had an opportunity to speak for Young Presidents Organization. The opening keynote speaker was Notre Dame professor Tom Morris. Tom skipped perfunctory remarks and jumped right in with a question, ‘What does it mean to live the good life?" People called out, ‘Money. Fame. Success. Travel. Good food. Fiji.”

He continued, ‘Okay, what’s it mean to live a good life?’ The answers instantly changed. ‘Health. Integrity. Freedom. Giving back. Legacy. Peace of mind. Family.’

In sixty seconds, Tom had introduced a provocative and profound concept. The all-important difference between living the good life or a good life. Or, what the Greeks call, “eudaimonia,” which means “human flourishing, prosperity, virtuous excellence.”

What would be your answer to that question? Are you living the good life or a good life?

Is it Time to Switch Your Story About Money?

“I wish everyone could be rich and famous so they would know for themselves it's not the answer." - Jim Carrey

The Washington Post featured a column called Life is Short in which readers share a 100 word story. My all-time favorite, James Boeringer (who looked about 80 in his photo) said, “I’m getting on, but I still find ways to be useful. For example, this morning I noticed our salt was in the shaker with the little holes and the pepper was in the shaker with the big holes. I got two pieces of clean paper and emptied the salt onto one and the pepper onto the other. Then I funneled the condiments into the appropriate container. My wife, who had been watching, asked, ‘Why didn’t you just switch the caps?’”

Arggh. Is it time to switch a story you have about money? If you perceive you don’t have enough to be happy, could you rethink that? Are you already wealthy in what matters? Are you already leading a good life?

Happiness doesn't require money; it requires meaning. And meaning is free. We can have meaning in our life right here, right now and it doesn't cost a thing. All we have to do is look around and SEE everything we have to be grateful for. Happiness is available anytime we want - for a moment's notice.

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Sam Horn, CEO of the Intrigue Agency, is on a mission to help people create a quality life-work that adds value for all involved. Her TEDx talk and books Tongue Fu!, POP!, and Washington Post bestseller Got Your Attention? have been featured in NY Times and on NPR, presented to YPO, Boeing, Intel, NASA, Cisco, Capital One and Nationwide. Want Sam to share her inspiring keynote with your group? Contact [email protected].