Course 3: PL 102 - One Key Metric (Discussion 5)

@GlenM

Identify the key metric you'd like to improve

-Time management to ensure I can maintain a work-life-7 cups balance

2. (TW: themes that deal with death) Read chapter 12 and do the exercise where you imagine it is the end of your life. Please share how the exercise impacted you.

It allowed me to realise what is really important in this life.

1. Work with your team or mentor and identify the key metric you are hoping to help move. Post daily (or the cadence that makes sense) in the  3 key things thread to highlight what you are doing to help us move 7 Cups forward.

The key metric is maintaining harmony with everyone in the community.

1) Today I helped resolve a mixup with a listener

2) I worked on my leadership skills

3) I practiced good communication skills to help maintain good rapport with others

Please post here why this goal of choosing a single metric is important. Think of how this is important in your professional life, but also how this can help you personally as well. A single metric can be like an anchor or rudder that keeps us from getting blown off course. We can avoid spending hours chit chatting when we could chit chat for a while and still get the things done we need to do.

2. (TW: themes that deal with death) Read chapter 12 and do the exercise where you imagine it is the end of your life. If comfortable, post what you imagine people saying to you at the conclusion of the exercise.

They never gave up on me.

They were full of laughter.

They really took life seriously and did not fritter away their time.

They treated me like I hoped to be treated

They taught me so much

I am so grateful.

They always did a good job at work.

They took things seriously but still had fun.

They retired at the right time.

If not comfortable, then please share how the exercise impacted you. This is a release a letting go an acceptance.

What you imagine them telling you is your compass.

If you are acting in a way that is consistent with what they are saying, then it is very likely that you will end up living a meaningful life. Remember to listen to and follow this compass so as not to be distracted by the clock.

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1. Work with your team or mentor and identify the key metric you are hoping to help move. Post daily (or the cadence that makes sense) in the  3 key things thread to highlight what you are doing to help us move 7 Cups forward. Please post here why this goal of choosing a single metric is important. Think of how this is important in your professional life, but also how this can help you personally as well.

The key metric I am hoping to help move is participation in group support. I can measure my own contribution towards this by how many discussions and Sharing Circles I have hosted or supported and the feedback I receive for these. It is important to choose a metric in order to keep focussed and make sure our energies are being directed into the right activities. In the slightly crude words of Ron Swanson from Parks and Rec, "never half-a** two things, whole-a** one thing."

2. (TW: themes that deal with death) Read chapter 12 and do the exercise where you imagine it is the end of your life. If comfortable, post what you imagine people saying to you at the conclusion of the exercise. If not comfortable, then please share how the exercise impacted you.

I don't feel comfortable sharing the details, but this exercise had a huge impact on me and made me quite emotional. It's an incredibly powerful way of seeing and understanding what is truly important to me.

1) #DONE and it's important so we could achieve goals and it'll make our paths easier since we know what we need to do.

2) I learned that we need to manage our schedule wisely. It's because time can't be bought and more precious than golds. We need to live our life to the fullest and do good to others.

Please post here why this goal of choosing a single metric is important. Think of how this is important in your professional life, but also how this can help you personally as well.

Choosing a single metric is important because in life there are many many things society expects you to pursue. A successful career, marriage, a family, wealth, so on and so forth. However, I personally may not be interested in pursuing all of these goals, and I may have other things that I am pursuing which I find meaningful. Without a single key metric, I might find myself lost among a sea of goals, all the while losing sight of the pursuits that are most meaningful to me. This also helps me to identify if I am satisfied with the direction of my life, by showing if I am making real progress in the areas of my life that mean the most to me. In this way, it helps me to focus on the things that are most meaningful to me.

Read chapter 12 and do the exercise where you imagine it is the end of your life. If comfortable, post what you imagine people saying to you at the conclusion of the exercise. If not comfortable, then please share how the exercise impacted you.

Partner: She always had one goal in mind her entire life: to love the people around her. And love she did. I will never forget how she always listened to me when I needed her, how she encouraged me when I was down, and how she would extend kindness to every person she met.

Child: She was the rock in my life, the one who always supported me no matter what. I never had to doubt her love for me, even as a teenager, and she was never afraid to put her foot down when she felt I had gone too far. She taught me to love, to care for others, to respect others, to work hard, and most of all to listen.

Friend: Hope was the kindest, most thoughtful person I have ever known. She loves listening to us talk about our lives and our children. I've often told her the same story multiple times by accident, never realising until the end because she refused to interrupt or signal that she'd already heard it. She supported me through my darkest times, and never gave up on me.

Coworker: Hope was the most patient coworker I have ever had. She also listened kindly when we had complaints, and would work them into her work, guidelines, and projects. She made our workplace a happier, warmer, and more understanding place.

1. The goal of choosing a single metric is important as it allows us to avoid losing our focus while trying to chase a million little things. We are capable of great things when we dedicate ourselves to them, and by picking a single metric, we maximize our chances of doing so.

2. This chapter was a heavy one—but in a good way. I first thought to the negative things people may say—about my stubbornness, my neuroticisms, and my occasional coldness. I quickly realized that although those character traits are a very real part of who I am, they were not what I would be remembered for, as I am also helpful, deeply loyal, and always eager to cheer people up. Those are the traits that I think would come to people first and foremost, and perhaps they would even think of my faults in a positive light. I spend a lot of time feeling bad about my faults, wishing I could eliminate them, but this is of course an unachievable pursuit. I am better off cultivating my positive traits than I am spending all my energy trying to stifle my faults.

@GlenM

1. Done

2. Please post here why this goal of choosing a single metric is important. Think of how this is important in your professional life, but also how this can help you personally as well.

It makes you be focus driven, well developed on one aspect at the time. By choosing a single metric, you are bringing quality instead of quantity, which is essential for one`s path to success.

3. Read chapter 12 and do the exercise where you imagine it is the end of your life. If comfortable, post what you imagine people saying to you at the conclusion of the exercise. If not comfortable, then please share how the exercise impacted you. What you imagine them telling you is your compass. If you are acting in a way that is consistent with what they are saying, then it is very likely that you will end up living a meaningful life. Remember to listen to and follow this compass so as not to be distracted by the clock.

This exercise is really intense and insightful. Many times, I used to think nobody would care if anything happened to me and that it would not be a difference. However now, thinking of it deeply, I have realized what an impact each individual has on this Planet and the overall system. My acquittances have been deeply moved by my passing; I could imagine their shock on their faces and in their voices.

1. Post in the 3 key things thread - done.

Why this goal of choosing a single metric is important? Think of how this is important in your professional life, but also how this can help you personally as well.

Choosing a single metric can help me keep focusing on my goals while making sure that I am on the right path to get to them and I am doing it correctly.

2. How the chapter 12 exercise impacted me:
It made me think on the values I should maintain while I live. The values will correct, remind and motivate me to move forward and do better.

@GlenM

Work with your team or mentor and identify the key metric you are hoping to help move. Post daily (or the cadence that makes sense) in the 3 key things thread to highlight what you are doing to help us move 7 Cups forward. Please post here why this goal of choosing a single metric is important. Think of how this is important in your professional life, but also how this can help you personally as well.

* Priority List: It’s currently my key metric in life generally. Think thoroughly and put everyone one and everything in your life in that list with an importance order, so when things or persons get conflicted together in a critical time situation, you already know what to prioritize.

* It is important to choose a single metric to work toward because it makes sure we are doing everything we can to be the very best when it comes to that aspect. You want to set out to accomplish whatever it is you're doing within that metric and to not get distracted along the way.

(TW: themes that deal with death) Read chapter 12 and do the exercise where you imagine it is the end of your life. If comfortable, post what you imagine people saying to you at the conclusion of the exercise. If not comfortable, then please share how the exercise impacted you. What you imagine them telling you is your compass. If you are acting in a way that is consistent with what they are saying, then it is very likely that you will end up living a meaningful life. Remember to listen to and follow this compass so as not to be distracted by the clock.

It was tough to read but not new. I’m usually familiar with the idea and faced it many times. One of the things that you need to acknowledge and be prepared for in life. No one is gonna be here forever.

1. Choosing a single metric is important as it shows us what we need to do to work towards a goal.

2. Reading chapter 12 gave me goosebumps. It made me realize how much of an impact we have on orhers and that we choose if that impact is good or bad. We have a bigger impact on others than we think, and people may forget some things you say, or do, but they will never forget the way they made you feel. If you want to be seen for something good, now is the time to take action and improve yourself.