Randall exposes mass market books that propose one-minute management techniques, that offer one-size-fits-all prescriptions, or that treat symptoms instead of causes. Instead, he presents a compelling case for living the time of your life by taking care of yourself. First, he shows that time management problems are actually caused by a fragmentation within a leader's personality, and not by having too many things to do. The loss of the self leads to a loss of direction or a loss of stability. Randall sets forth a useful chart for the levels of self/time managment that helps the leader place the self on any given day. One person might be living in "ambulatory" time. Another might be operating for "revealed" time. Randall teaches the leader how to do self-assessment. Then in separate chapters, he shows how self/time management will lead to more fulfilling and care-oriented preaching, more effective and wise church adminstration, and above all, the most helpful and healing pastoral care that a minister can offer.