Our time and attention are two of our most important currencies.  If you truly thought of your time and attention as a pile of gold, what would you invest in?

It’s your gold.   Where will you invest today?

In the midst of change or challenge, it can be easy to get stuck focusing on what we don’t know, or can’t control, and harder to generate productive focus and action. Often, it can be quite freeing to ask, “What do I know?” about this situation?

With this question answered, we can then ask, “What do I not know?” and often find access to some new perspectives.

Harvey McKay once wrote that “exercise does not take time, it makes time.”   (Think less stress, more effective thinking, and more energy….)   The same is true with a daily practice of stepping back, reflecting on priorities, and planning accordingly.

What do you need to make time for in your life? 

What’s the first step to make that happen?

When will you start?

One might be surprised to connect this to leadership.  Consider this though: any place we hold a grudge, it is like a sea anchor, slowing us down, holding us back.  We forgive in order to free ourselves. 

Where are you holding anger or resentment against another? 

What benefit do you gain by maintaining that emotion?   What does it cost you?   If you turn slightly, away from blame and towards learning – your own learning – what can you discover that you learned from the underlying situation?  If you could look back 2 years from now, and honestly say, I am glad this situation unfolded because… what would you say?