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Welcome to Thrive Thursday...This Week's...3-2-1: The Antidote To A Bad Day, Teaching, and The Healing Power of Story!

Overcoming Obstacles Session 15...Let me ask you this question:  Would you rather be talented or be tough?  

It's an interesting question.  In this session, we’ll compare the two.

This Week's Challenge: Eliminate the Unimportant

Quadrants 3 & 4 (Not Important Urgent & Not Urgent) are time robbers...activities that steal time from you without giving back.

- Make a list of timewasters and distractions

- Circle the one that is the biggest culprit

- Do something today to eliminate or cut back on it.

Ask Yourself:

How much time am I spending in Quadrants 3 & 4?

What price am I paying to stay there?

"You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage, pleasantly and unapologetically, to say "no" to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger "yes" burning inside." - Stephen Covey

Welcome to Thrive Thursday...This Week's...3-2-1: , How to Build a Career in 7 Steps, Paying Attention to Boredom, and Setting Boundaries!

This final session in Module 2 will summarize and reflect on the lessons in this motivation module.  

Reflection helps you to apply the lessons to situations in your own life, so you can succeed in your endeavors.

Our character is revealed when we choose between our Quadrant 2 (Important / Not Urgent) priorities and the pressures of the moment.

We are effective when we align our choices with our mission, roles, and goals.

- Think of a situation in which you find it hard to stay true in the moment of choice.

- Figure out a tactic you can use to achieve your Quadrant 2 priorities in that moment.

Ask Yourself:

- What pulls me away from following through on my Big Rocks (KPI's / Key Actions)?

- How do I feel when I give in to the pressures and neglect my true priorities?

"As you go through your week...the urgent but not important will threaten to overpower the important Quadrant 2 activities you planned.  Use your independent will and maintain your integrity to the truly important." - Stephen Covey

Thrive Thursday...10.07.21 Welcome to Thrive Thursday...This Week's...3-2-1: Leave Room for the Unexpected!

Overcoming Obstacles Lesson 13…In the session I give you strategies to shore up your motivation during tough times.  Join Me...You Got This!

The Week's Challenge: Plan Your Week

Effective people plan every week, taking time alone before the week begins. Your goals, roles, and Q2 activities are your "Big Rocks"...schedule them first and the "gravel" of less-important tasks will fit around them.

- Find a quiet place to plan for 20-30 minutes 

- Connect with your mission, roles, and goals. 

- Choose one or two "Big Rocks" for each role and schedule them. 

- Organize the rest of your tasks, appointments, and activities around your Big Rocks.

Ask Yourself: What are the one or two most important things I can do in each role this week?

"If you were to ask me what single practice would do more than any other to balance your life and increase your productivity, it would be this: Plan your week...before the week begins." - Stephen Covey

Welcome to Thrive Thursday...This Week's...3-2-1: On The Measure of Success, Courage, and Knowing What You Want!