Do you consume a lot of information, but don’t know how to “map it out”? 🤔
For the past 3 years, I’ve read many self-help books. Books on:
- finance,
- business,
- success,
- time management,
- organization,
- psychology, and
- philosophy
Using these, I’ve built a mental map in my mind, about how I operate in life.
Let’s begin navigating through this map!
🌍 Purpose and Principles
This is how you operate in life, daily.
This is your definition of what you were born for.
Your principles will help you decide what you say “Yes” or “No”, to.
On the map, these are your navigation rules.
🔭 Vision
This is your idealized future state.
If everything went perfectly, this is how your life would look like.
Your vision embodies your purpose and principles in life.
This is where we want to end up.
On the map, this is the end goal, the final post of our journey.
🎯 Goals and Objectives
These define the road between our current state and our future state (our vision).
Every goal should bring you at least one step closer to your vision. If not, then ditch the goal.
On the map, these are our intermediary steps/milestones.
🔬 Areas of Focus and Accountability
Once you’ve defined your goals, you must assume certain responsibilities to achieve them.
To achieve each goal, you have to define an area of focus and accountability.
All of these collectively, will define your everyday activities.
These should answer questions like:
- What should I focus on?
- What am I accountable for?
- What are my responsibilities for today?
On the map, these are all the different activities you’ll need to monitor, review and do.
🔀 Changes
Everything can change.
- Your focus may shift.
- Your goals may change.
- Your vision may evolve into something different.
- You may discover that your purpose and your principles in life need revision.
As you act, you get feedback. Some things may not turn out to be what you expected.
That’s fine. Just adapt to everything that it affects.
There’s no point in aiming towards goals that are no longer in sync with your vision.
TL;DR
🧭 Your purpose and principles are your compass
🏁 Your vision is your end goal, your finish line
🚩 Your goals are your intermediary milestones
⚙️ Your areas of focus define your everyday activities to achieve all of the above