DOING is IMPROVING
The more you do something, the better you will get at it.
The better you get at it, the more people will ask you to do it, or pay you to do it.
The more people pay you to do it, the more time you will have to spend doing it.
EXAMINE WHAT CURRENTLY OCCUPIES YOUR TIME AND ASK YOURSELF: IS THIS REALLY WHAT I WANT TO GET BETTER AT DOING?
Do you want to get better at forwarding joke emails? Driving in traffic? Data entry? Answering customer phone calls? Spreadsheets? Meetings? Cleaning?
It's a subtle thing, but it's the way we get roped into going places we really don't want to be, and it's an extension of the mantra "Work To Learn (not to earn)". Once you've learned enough to get by, ask yourself if you really want to get any better at it.
If you don't want to get any better... STOP.
Find a way out: hire someone else, find someone who likes to do it more than you do and trade skills, find a way to cancel or switch activities that make you do those things, or simply avoid those tasks.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GET BETTER AT?
Find a way to spend more time doing THAT.
August 24th, 2010 - 12:30
Angela,
This quite a brilliant yet simple concept” EXAMINE WHAT CURRENTLY OCCUPIES YOUR TIME AND ASK YOURSELF: IS THIS REALLY WHAT I WANT TO GET BETTER AT DOING?” See, the possibilities are limitless and help one to prioritize what’s really most important. I’ve lived a few years and still have small children. This has caused me to reflect on how I want to live out my remaining years. This concept has been extremely helpful in helping me decide where to begin. Bravo! thanks a million.
August 27th, 2010 - 14:09
Hi Dave! Children are a major question-mark for me, certainly, but I think one’s life is defined by the small moments… not the big achievements. Do you want to get better at answering email on your blackberry… or making your kids blackberry pancakes?
Enjoy youth!