Dogs Love a Good Walk

We humans are not so different; go give it a go. Walk long, walk hard. In the wind and rain if necessary. And ideally with your trusted companion.

Go be human.

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Compass Point 5 is Fun. After all, what’s the point if you are not having some? And six is contribution or give back as you are smart, good-looking and have a few dollars in your pocket and someone out there needs a bit of assistance.

Go set your personal compass. Go be human.

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Compass Point 4 is Relationships.

If a relationship is important to you, give it attention. But different relationships require different attention. A mother, a real newsy letter; a team member, some coaching; a friend, a listening ear.

The two ‘A’s: Attention and Awareness of difference.

Go Be Human.

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Personal Compass Point 3 is Finance. A broad goal is to build your assets so each month it’s worth doing the calculation assets-liabilities. Broadly you seek that figure to be positive and growing. Of course different life stages such as a massive mortgage in your thirties will have an impact; but you get the idea.

Remember: save, then spend; standard of living and quality of life do not equate exactly, chase the latter not the former; own only that which is either beautiful or useful.

TBC

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Your Personal Compass sets your direction. PC point 1 is your career. Consider tough questions such as why would anyone want to employ me? Where’s my role in a world of AI? And thus what steps should I be taking now to protect my work, as work is not just about money; it is about purpose.

PC point 2 is my wellness. That’s MEDS, meditation-exercise-diet-sleep. To which aspects do I need to give a touch more focus?

TBC

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How do you choose/prioritise from your Master List? Not by order. Nor ease. Nor he/she who is shouting loudest. But by payoff against your objectives.

Your objectives? That’s your Personal Compass, your personal agreement of direction.

TBC

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You need a ‘bag’ which collects all the things you have to do; all the things you want to do; those crazy ideas; those hopes and wishes and desires. Get them in ‘the bag’ and then you can decide what to do with them.

For me, ‘the bag’ is The Master List. That’s one list in one place on which you capture everything to which you want to give attention. I use a pad of paper. You might use a word doc or an excel sheet or Notes or an app. But great productivity starts with ‘the bag’.

TBC.