STEP 1 | DEFINING WHAT'S ESSENTIAL

What is something essential that you are under-investing in right now?

→ let go of judgment, write whatever you think is worth writing

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Why does it matter to you?

How much time will it take?

What needs to change?

What does success look like?

<aside> 🟢 SOME THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND

• Build dedicated time into your week to focus on your essentials. (e.g. the think week of Bill Gates → here is a good video on this)
• Review everything that has happened in the week
• Look ahead to the next week and decide where you need to place your focus.
• Consider using paper and pen for planning sessions, to minimize distractions. </aside>

STEP 2 | ELIMINATING THE NON-ESSENTIAL

Make a list of all the things you're over-investing in.

→ anything less essential than items in step 1 goes here.

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• Practice saying 'No' more deliberately

• Change mental frame ⇒ from "I have to..." to "I choose to, because if I don't...".

• Remember there is a choice, and in that choice is the space to negotiate.

• Don't agree to anything too quickly. Take time to consider agreements.

  "We've got to learn the art of the slow yes and the fast no."