Grace Massoud published this article in MTV website:
Anyone can succeed in work and in life, and I mean just about anyone.
There are daily habits incorporated to invest both your time and energy wisely and optimally. That is the trick that most people aren’t aware of. If they did know about it or were willing to put in the work, there’d be a heck more wealthy, happy and successful individuals.
Vanessa Van Edwards recently shared on the Mel Robbins podcast the amazing findings of studying high achievers. Being the founder of The Science of People, a behavior lab that investigates high achievers and the science of confidence and body language, she is an authority on the subject.
Optimizing your life goes a little something like this and it will guarantee success and happiness in doing what you love and what you should be doing. Split the tasks and social energy you have during the day into A, B, C and D categories:
In the A bracket, include the things you’re outstanding at, you’re famous for and the people in whose company you feel most alive.
In the B bracket, write down the tasks you’re pretty good at and people you’re ok with.
In the C bracket, mention work you’re average at and maybe a little ashamed of, and people you’re neutral with.
In the D bracket, put in work you’re bad at, you’re worse than most folks at, and people who push your limits and suck the energy from you. When you’re with them, you feel like you’re surviving not thriving.
Your life’s mission should be to focus on doing A work, finding ways to turn B work into A work by learning about it, and delegating C and D work. Never delegate your A work even after becoming successful, you could share it with a team member in instances. Partner up with people whose A work is different than yours so you can give that away to them and actually pick up a thing or two along the way. When D work is acknowledged individually and, in a group, teamwork makes the dream work. Get it done, get it done fast, and in an enjoyable setting, with some music in the background for example, thus using buffers to alleviate the pain.
Where social energy is involved, do the things you enjoy the most. If it’s dinner at a seafood restaurant for example with your best friends, make a point of incorporating it as often as you can.
Highly effective people have this way of life down to a science. They’ve got it figured out. They don’t rush things and take a lot of reflective pauses throughout the day, the most critical one being at night and in retrospection. They have macro and micro quests which give their life meaning, meaning being the instigator of purpose behind their actions and their days.
When taking the time to do this assessment, you will enhance your life and in case you haven’t found a fulfilling career, this will guide you in the right direction. The goal is to be happy in the moment, relishing in the means and in the ends, and not constantly delaying your happiness, for “I’ll be happy when…” is the most self-destructive of illusions.
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