61. Build Boundary Walls : Identify What Matters Most & Say NO to Everything Else

Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 9 a.m.

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How many times have you said \\u201cyes\\u201d to something and regretted it? How many times have you put more time / effort / energy into other people rather than yourself? How many times have you felt anxious / overwhelmed trying to balance everything you\\u2019re involved with?

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The key to avoiding all this madness is identifying what matters most to US, build routines so that we stay consistent & getting real good at saying NO!

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Topics :

  • Being a Top 2% Uber Driver taught me to build boundary walls around my time
    • Every ride meant more $$$ in my pocket, I was in control of when / how much I worked
  • Without boundaries, it\\u2019s impossible to make progress in any bucket of our life
    • We\\u2019re going to be pulled in a million different directions
  • Tips for Building Boundaries
    • (1) Identify What Matters Most to YOU
      • When we start to break down where we want to spend our time, we can make better decisions about what to do & when
      • We\\u2019re cutting up our Cake of Time and making sure every piece is accounted for
    • (2) Schedule Important Routines
      • Now that we\\u2019ve identified what matters most to US, we can begin to plot when / where we should do something
      • They help us stay disciplined on a day to day, week to week or month to month basis\\xa0
      • They help us create the motivation to do \\u201cx\\u201d because we don\\u2019t have ANY energy to debate when to do it
    • (3) Hand Out \\u201cNO\\u201d Cards Unapologetically
      • Rule of thumb : If something doesn\\u2019t completely excite you & it\\u2019s NOT an immediate yes\\u2026 say no
      • The secret to saying no is how you communicate it
      • Saying no creates more space for us to say yes to the things that do matter
    • (4) Reevaluate The Walls When Needed
      • Our priorities / goals change with time just as we do
      • I\\u2019m constantly evaluating the walls that I\\u2019ve built around myself to see if
        • They\\u2019re standing strong
        • If they need some patching up
        • Or if they need to be completely torn down
  • Challenge for the listeners\\xa0
    • Take 10 minute today to identify what matters the most to YOU
    • Once you have that list, ask yourself if you have these tasks committed on your calendar & if not - start today
  • Questions from the BMC
    • Eric D : Talk about Essentialism\\xa0

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