Third Article in the Series:
Making Work Play
The last message asked, “What if?” What if 75% of what you did in a day reflected your passions, utilized your strengths and was in alignment with your values? What could you accomplish?
Did you give some time to that last question, “What could you accomplish?” If not, then do it now. Consider all the possibilities if you could do the things you do best for most of the day. Wow! It would be a dream, wouldn’t it? It doesn’t have to be.
Sketch out your ideal day in light of the life you want to live. Include internal and external meetings, problem-solving time, networking, marketing, planning time, reflection, personal and family time. Include all the activities that would allow you to develop a business that reflects what you want to achieve. This is not a business plan; it is a life plan for how you see yourself utilizing the scarcest and most valuable resource – time.
To get to this ideal day, ask yourself the following questions:
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What resources do I already have to make this happen?
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What resources do I need?
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What do I need to let go of?
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Who do I need to trust?
In answering these four questions, you will find that your ideal day is much closer to your reach than you think. You just haven’t invested the time previously to think strategically. That hamster wheel of life has you trapped into thinking you just have to keep on keeping on, doing more and more, faster and faster to get where you want. If you haven’t gotten there yet, do whatever it takes to throw yourself off that wheel and see that more, better, faster is simply the way to run yourself ragged, or worse.
I’ll ask again – what is the biggest hurdle to your ideal day? Is it you?