#Prioritize September 10
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Today for the 30-Day Literary Lesson Coach4aday Challenge is about a technique to help someone PRIORITIZE.
The concept comes from Jim Collins on his formula for living a fulfilling life. He has authored a number of books I have read including “Good to Great”.
Jim Collins has been a guest on the Tim Ferris Podcast twice. In each episode Jim defined the concept of a “fulfilling life”. The first was in 2019 and the second in November 2020. Here is a link to the 2019 transcript of that episode and here is 2020 transcript of that episode. I have included a link from an article written by August Birch on “Jim Collins Simple Secret Formula for a Fulfilling Life”
The secret to a fulfilling life according to Collins is this.
- More simplicity in life
- More time spent in deep work/flow state
- More time with loved ones
Literary Lesson Technique
To determine if he is PRIORITIZING each day Jim Collins has a tracking system that has become a daily habit for him. He takes a simple spreadsheet and does the following. At the end of every day, he records three things. Each metric will reveal to him if he is living a quality life. Those metrics are as follows.
- How many hours spent doing creative work.-His goal is 1,000 hours a year
- A quality score for the day (+2, +1, 0, -1, -2) that relates to simplicity of life and time spent with loved ones
- A note of what happened that day-1 to 2 sentences
I do believe the first metric can be altered to measure what you want to spend time on. Maybe it’s not the job you have but the things you are truly passion about. For me spending creative time in 2022 enhancing my ability as a coach and leader is important.
I created a sample spread sheet in Excel that I use to make sure my PRIORITES to have a fulfilling life are on track. If your life is not fulfilling, consider making some changes to your daily routines.
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