The other day I gave myself some extra time to get to work and you know what I discovered? It was awesome. It was only 5 extra minutes BUT it gave me more time to do a few things…

- enjoy the line up at Satrbucks

- wait an extra subway until one came with enough space to sit down

- time to get off one stop earlier and walk the few extra blocks.

The extra 5 mins put me in such a better mood. I discovered when you’re not rushing, pushing past people or on to the subway you have more time to look up, skip a little and enjoy this beautiful city.

As the new year approaches, I suggest you add ‘leave 5 minutes earlier’ to your resolutions. Think what a better moods we’d all be in if we all did this? And how much more enjoyable our morning commutes would be?