I recently heard someone say, “Life is a cruel joke and I ain’t laughing.” I agree wholeheartedly. In fact, the majority would agree that life comes at you fast, doesn’t play fair, and is downright unpredictable! Wouldn’t you agree? Since life doesn’t play fair, why should you? If you plan to excel, you’d better learn how to “hack” life and make it work for you. Hack life, what in the world is that? “A life hack a clever solution to a tricky problem,” according to UrbanDictionary.com.
You Are The CEO of You, Inc. (God is Chairman of the Board)
One of the best ways to “hack” life is to think of your life as a corporation (You, Inc.) and ask: “Would you invest in You, Inc?” Think about it…if someone with $1o million dollars to invest decides to invest in You, Inc., how would you react? What if they requested your financials…ran a credit check…would you pass? Wise investors look into a corporation’s financial history, credit worthiness, vision, and track record before they invest their resources. If you are not strong in the aforementioned areas, it may be time to bring in a consultant – YOU.
Step Outside of You, Inc. & Think Like A Consultant
Every month I try to step outside myself and view my life (You, Inc.) as a consultant. It’s difficult because I’m too familiar with me and have learned to compensate for my flaws. However, it’s a great exercise and I invite you to try it! As a consultant to You, Inc., I’ve discovered three facts that could potentially “hack” life and make you more productive.
They are as follows:
- Identify and fix what is about to immediately kill You, Inc. In my experience, every person has something or someone that could potentially kill their vision & momentum. The scary thing is that it’s not always obvious. There may be a painful solution, but if you don’t do it, You, Inc. will lose momentum and metaphorically die.
- Identify You, Inc’s. weaknesses. These are things that are not going to kill You, Inc. right away, but if you don’t address them, then they will hurt You, Inc. in the long run. After identifying the weaknesses, I’d put together a short-term plan to address them. This isn’t a quick fix; it’s a ongoing strategy.
- Duplicate You Inc’s. strengths. You are really
goodgreat at something, so I’d identify what You, Inc. could be the best at and do more of it. You can’t let your weaknesses kill you, but you can maximize your strengths to grow.
You don’t have to wait till next year to work on You, Inc. Do it NOW! Act like an outside consultant and go to work on You, Inc. Or bring in another person (a mentor or life-coach) to help you work through these things.
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