A handy list to accompany my recent audio blog about getting round to what matters, joyfully – beyond simple productivity. The idea is you ask yourself these, to help you decide what really matters.
I use variations of these when I think/feel/sense my way through my week ahead, figuring out what needs to be done, and where to focus my dwindling energy/f*cks.
- What do I really care about?
- Where am I needed, right now?
- How do others fit into all this?
- Where am I in the midst of cycles or repeating patterns?
- Where’s the fun, joy, play?
- What feels right?
- How have I checked in with my head, heart and body about this?
- What’s on my mind? Where’s my mood today?
- What scope is there here for getting things wrong?
- What’s expected of me? What do I expect of myself?
- How do I feel about doing this, over this?
- Where’s the self-care in all this?
- What’s the story I’m telling myself?
- What would shift my mood/state, right here and now?
- What am I saying “no” to, if I say “yes” to this?
- What does “letting go” mean?
- What will not get done, regardless?
- What’s the least I can do, to make the biggest difference?
- What would I rather be doing?
- What other questions do I want to ask myself?
