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

1. Actually, I have posted in the "3 Key Things" thread in the past, but I will definitely start sharing my key metrics regularly! Choosing a single metric is definitely important so that you can focus on accomplishing a certain goal without distractions or denials. It can help you professionally, since by setting a goal for yourself, you can complete a certain task. However, it can also help you personally by allowing you to center yourself and giving you a direction to a healthier and proactive lifestyle.

2. This exercise was both enlightening and solemn. Seeing how much your loved ones, your peers, and your colleagues care about you can really put things into perspective! It allows you to understand what is most important in your life, and what priorities your should take. I can just imagine all of the guests talking about how I was such a wonderful and caring person who always supported them! That's how I want them to see me, and that gives me a direction on how I should prioritize my life!

@GlenM

Thanks for this amazing course it has really impacted very well on my personal development.

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.

I would like to share how this exercise impacted me. Honestly, after this exercise I can understand how important time is in our life. We are all playing a game of life where we have limited time and in order to achieve the best we need to manage the time to the best extent. The four quadrant theory too is a very nice approach to do so and I will practice it according to it. Meanwhile the stone theory is also very impactful one should always keep that in mind too.

@GlenM

Thanks for this amazing course it has really impacted very well on my personal development.

My responses against the questions are as follows.

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. Â

I have decided to work in the community chats. It is because it will allow me to interact with more and more people in the community and spread positivity.

@GlenM

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.

Choosing a single metric is important as it provides us with a specific path and directs us in reaching our goal. In professional and personal lives, it is very important to meet certain objectives and have healthy and fulfilling relationships.

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. 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.

I am not comfortable sharing. But yes it helps us in increasing self-awareness. Highly impactful.

@GlenM

1. My key goal is to always be kind no matter the situation. "the world is full of kind people, if you can't find one, be one" simple.

Choosing a key metric is important because it helps us stay in track and guide us. It will also help us at the time of confusion.

2. I would like to share about how it impacted me, it made me feel happy, I think about this very often, whenever I leave this world I want people to know me for my kindness and know that after every dark night there is always a bright morning coming.

@GlenM

1. Work with your team or mentor and identify the key metric you are hoping to help move. Please post here why this goal of choosing a single metric is important.

   
   Key metrics that will help me move towards my goal and stay on track: happiness. The goal of choosing a single metric is important because it helps us determine our general, overall drive that makes us work towards our goals, not just in our professional lives but also in our personal lives. In addition, choosing a general metric could branch off into other metrics that motivate us too. For instance, my ultimate metric is happiness. However, happiness could also branch into accomplishing financial stability and success (professional), as well as self-confidence and love (personal).

2. 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.

My partner: I’m so sad you’re gone, I’ve missed you so much ever since you were gone. But I’m glad that you’re in a better place right now. You deserve to be free from your suffering, can’t wait to see you on the other side.

Son/Daughter: Thank you so much for being the best mother I’ve ever had. It’s so hard now that you’re not here. But you’ll always be in my heart.

Best friend: Thank you so much for being my best friend for all these years. I will never forget all the great times we’ve had, as well as all the hardships we’ve endured during our friendship. Take care!

@GlenM

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.

I have already identified the key metrics and have posted them already. This goal of choosing a single metric is important as it helps us identify our "direction", where we want to go, what we want to do. Goals help us stay focused and motivated on 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. 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.

The exercise was enlightening, to say the least. It helped me see how people might think about me- with love, care, and support- who or what I should prioritize, what has been distracting me, etc. I will surely try the exercise again and again, whenever I feel lost.

@GlenM

1. 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 it gives us a clear, straightforward goal to work towards. This helps make things less overwhelming as we don't have to do 27319823782379839201238 things all at once just to reach our 1293891238733289038943847 goals :) Professionally, it helps us be more in touch with our aspirations and maximize productivity while personally, it helps sustain our mental capacity to do more good in the world.


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. 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.

I imagine people gathering around me and telling stories about my life. I want laughter, appreciation, positivity, and hope. If it were the end of my life, I want my accomplishments to be acknowledged, my struggles to be validated, and the story of my life to be passed down to my kids, their kids, and my grandkids too. I'd also want failure to be talked about as a chance to grow and learn instead of the values instilled in me that are very much opposed to children growing up recognizing failure as something acceptable.

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.

I often think about the way I want to be remembered and what will people say ? But I guess this activity really help ground me and ponder upon it - how do I really want people to remember me ? This activity was one of the best things in the course and I hope to become a better version who will be remembered by people for good and doing good.