I have been reading several books lately that are encouraging me to use my time wisely and helping me realize I can accomplish whatever I want to do.
My wife is also starting up a life coaching business soon, http://jessicashepherd.coach, and all of this has got me thinking of ways for me to improve on a daily business.
For about a year now, I have been tracking things I want to do to improve. I have a journal that I write in nearly daily. At the beginning of each month, I decide on a few things that I want to focus on for the month, draw a little chart, and track those things each day.
Last month I came up with a nifty acronym to help me focus on things. At first I wanted it to be MOST, to make the MOST of each day, but I couldn’t think of anything for the “O”, so I came up with the next best thing; BEST, as in make the BEST of each day. Each letter stands for something to focus on each day.
B = brain. Do something to make you smarter.
E = exercise. Work your body.
S = spiritual. Do something to get closer to God.
T = talent. Do something to improve an existing talent or start learning a new one.
So this month, to make each day the BEST, I’m working on
B = brain: reading The Success Principles by Jack Canfield and Janet Switzer
E = exercise: give 100% when running, stretching, and 100 pushups program
S = spiritual: read from the Ensign
T = talent: write a book. I have always wanted to write a sci-fi or fantasy book, so I am!
You can also see that I’m trying to be creative with lettering the month and year, and the design for filling in each days box, and miserably failing. Perhaps that will be a talent goal for a future month…
