Appreciation vs Depreciation

Which of your belongings depreciate with time?

Which of your belongings appreciate with time?

For what reason are you holding onto them?

What else could you buy if you sell them?

Most of us accumulate things over our life.

The majority of things depreciate with time.

Once an item has served its purpose,

we should not hold onto it any longer.

Think of what you need right now.

Items that appreciate have this purpose.

Body Break

How much do you listen to your body?

When does your body tell you it is enough?

How does your body tell you?

How often can you ignore the message?

Most of us don’t listen to our bodies.

Most of us will keep going,

and going and going, till it is too late.

At some point, we won’t be able to ignore any longer.

Take a break when your body tells you.

It will make you take that break forcefully otherwise.

Literal Communication

How clearly do you communicate?

How literal are you in your communication?

How well do people follow your instructions?

How could you improve your instructions?

Often, we do not communicate clearly.

Ambiguity riddles our instructions.

We use implicit speech instead of direct.

Concise, direct, clear yet polite instructions,

are what will deliver good results.

Otherwise, those who follow literally,

will create chaos in your projects.

Sellable or Throwable

How do you decide what is sellable?

How do you decide what is throwable?

How much do you need to invest?

How much can you gain?

To sell or to throw away -

is a question we all face regularly.

To sell or give away requires resources -

time, money, energy and opportunity.

It serves to evaluate diligently if it is worth it.

Often, the better option is to dispose of the item.

Value and the Eye of the Beholder

What do you value highly?

What do people around you value highly?

Can you understand others’ perspectives?

How can you balance this?

Each of us values different things differently.

This is why value and price are often not aligned.

It is sometimes difficult to understand others

and why they value something the way they do.

Yet, if you can understand their perspective,

walking through life becomes a great deal easier.

The Tiger’s Eye

Are you looking the tiger in the eye?

How frequently do you?

How does it feel when you do?

How can you make it comfortable?

We should all do a reality check regularly.

Be it with our health, relationships, or career.

Not doing so will create problems.

For you, your colleagues and your family.

You will miss opportunities in life.

Behind vs Ahead

How much do you have ahead of you?

How does this make you feel?

How much do you have behind you?

How do you feel now?

What is the relationship?

We are often so focused on what is ahead,

that we forget what we have behind us.

The progress we made is crucial.

It shows us that we can tackle what is ahead.

Our past is a teacher, our future is an opportunity.

Unreasonable Demands

How do you handle unreasonable demands?

How do you feel about them?

How well can you see from the other’s perspective?

What is the agenda behind the demands?

We all encounter unreasonable demands.

Sometimes they are only unreasonable for us.

Sometimes they are indeed unreasonable.

Often, they are made to pressure us.

Or they have a hidden agenda.

Be careful in how they make you feel.

Denied Wishes

What do you do when you are being denied?

How do you react to it?

How hard do you fight for it?

How do you try to achieve your wish?

At times, our wishes are being denied.

Often, it has nothing to do with us.

Sometimes we might be the problem.

It rarely serves to give up fast.

Often, there is a route to your wish.

Unreasonable Demands

How do you handle unreasonable demands?

How do you feel about them?

How well can you see from the other’s perspective?

What is the agenda behind the demands?

We all encounter unreasonable demands.

Sometimes they are only unreasonable for us.

Sometimes they are indeed unreasonable.

Often, they are made to pressure us.

Or they have a hidden agenda.

Be careful in how they make you feel.

Compensation

How fairly do you get compensated?

What is the value of your work?

What is the value-to-compensation ratio?

How well do you feel treated?

Our time is finite.

Our time needs fair compensation.

This is not always attainable.

Yet, it should always be the goal.

Money alone is not compensation.

Recognition, joy, experience, growth, etc.

are also part of fair compensation.

Priority Clash

How often do priorities clash for you?

In what situation does this happen?

How well do you deal with it?

How overwhelmed are you?

Our priorities can clash at times.

What we perceive as top priority

may quickly slide down a notch.

Yet, we are not prepared to handle this.

Usually, in situations of overwhelm.

Take a deep breath and think.

Then you can formulate a plan.

Protecting Essentials

How well do you protect what’s important?

How aware are you of what is important?

What is essential to perform your job?

What is essential to enjoy life?

We are often negligent with essentials.

We do not protect what is crucial.

We do not prepare and plan accordingly.

Before jumping into anything,

plan to protect your essentials.

Order System

What is your order system?

How important is it for you?

What are the consequences of a bad one?

What can you do to improve?

The way we sort our things is important.

Not having a good system has consequences.

However, there is a point of good enough.

Obsessing over it is a waste of energy.

A simple system is the way to go.

Value over time

How do things change in value over time?

Which things do you hold onto?

Which things do you let go of?

When have things been worth keeping?

Some things increase in value over time.

Most things decrease in value over time.

For most, the sooner you sell, the better.

Value can fluctuate; timing is crucial.

Most things are not worth keeping.

Bit by Bit

How do you tackle enormous projects?

How do you feel when you do?

How do you decrease overwhelm?

How do you best get started?

Enormous projects are best tackled bit by bit.

They are often also best just started.

Pick a small task that needs doing and do.

Build momentum and add to it.

Every enormous thing is made from many small things.

Step by step, the end will be reached.

When to interfere?

When do you interfere?

How do you know it is time?

How do you know if you should?

What are the consequences of it?

Sometimes we need to interfere,

in other people’s business,

in other people’s situations,

in other People’s relationships.

We might suffer consequences if we don’t.

The others might suffer consequences if we don’t.

Yet, interference always brings its own consequences.

Your Type of Good

What does good look like to you?

What is good in the eyes of others?

How is this influencing what you do?

How can you focus more on your good?

We all have different beliefs and perspectives.

This influences what we see as good and bad.

This influences what we see as good enough.

If you do not know what good looks like,

other people will tell you.

This will ultimately lead to resentment.

Goals and Failure

How often do you reach your goals?

How often do you fail at them?

How much do you focus on them?

What else could you focus on?

You can be great at what you do,

yet you might still fail to reach your goals.

You can be the best at it,

yet still fail your goals.

Focus on a way of being.

Focus on consistency.

Focus on a greater vision.

Then goals become unimportant.

The Stress Sleep Relationship

How do you handle stress?

How do you adjust your workload?

How do you adjust your sleep amount?

Which suffers in favor of the other?

Increasing our workload is a typical response.

Decreasing our sleep amount is another.

Yet, the right move is the other way around.

Less sleep increases stress and exhaustion.

Exhaustion decreases productivity and quality.

This increases the amount of stress.