If you rummage around in your desk drawer or supply cabinet, you’ll likely find one of the most powerful and life-changing tools available today: the humble 3x5 card.
When I first read the book Oola: Finding Balance in an Unbalanced World, its authors—Dr. Dave Braun and Dr. Troy Amdahl—recommended their own daily strategy for getting things done and achieving goals that will change your life.
It’s this:
Grab a 3x5 card and divide it in half by drawing a vertical line down the center. List the things you have to accomplish for work on one half—and the things you have to accomplish at home on the other. Whether it’s finishing that sales report or running errands—whatever is important today—write it down.
When you do, that 3x5 card may surprise you.
If you find your card is filled with busy tasks, errands and calls that don’t really move you closer to your biggest life goals (we call those “Skittles”), it’s time to reassess your priorities.
For example, if your goal is to be debt-free, could you do one thing every day toward eliminating your debt?
Instead of writing down “Order that bracelet for Gennifer’s birthday,” your 3x5 card might read: “List outstanding bills in a spreadsheet.”
Instead of “Start new car shopping,” your card could read “Move $100 from vacation fund to auto loan.”
See what I mean? Once it’s written down, you can see what makes sense (or not), and write a different to-do list that gets you closer to your best life ever: your “new normal" - the "normal" that YOU CREATE.
As a Certified Oola Life Coach, I help clients create a list of goals, then prioritize their tasks and—most importantly—stay accountable to accomplishing them week by week.
We, at Oola, refer to your lists as “Oranges & Skittles”.
You may already know that I am passionate about equipping, empowering and supporting others to create a healthy, energetic, more balanced life with less stress, more happiness and greater purpose – one choice at a time.
In fact, I’ve joined forces with Dave and Troy to bring my followers the Oola formula via a 10-week coaching experience designed to transform your life, your finances, your relationships and more.
Message me and we can jump on a call together to chat about it.
Just for fun, drop a comment below and tell us the one thing you’ve decide to do asap. Let’s share!
But for now, pull out a 3x5 card and write your must-do’s for tomorrow. I hope they include getting closer to your goals?!?
Did you use the recent shutdown to do some dreaming about the life you really want?
While we’re all still stressed from the global health crisis (among other things), it’s a perfect time to hit the pause button and do some planning.
If your life isn’t giving you the satisfaction you want—
if you’re not happy, balanced and growing—
let's work on deciding what you really want your life to look like.
Below are those 7 key areas I talked about in my last post.
If you did your homework assignment and made a list of what’s not working, now’s the time to turn things around and ask yourself:
What DO I want?
What would make me happy?
What’s the one major thing in my life right now that, if I changed it, would bring more joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment in my life?
For instance, do you want to:
👉Fitness: Slim down, eat better, get sober or something else?
👉Finance: Eliminate debt, earn more at work or buy a house?
👉Family: Improve your marriage or handle a tense situation?
👉Field: Change jobs, get a promotion or start a side hustle?
👉Faith: Reconnect with God, join a Bible group or pray daily?
👉Friends: Find more supportive friends? Find some mentors?
👉Fun: Make time for weekly fun or plan annual adventures?
If you make your “dream list,” then resolve to improve your life and create a “new normal” you love, why not use the best-kept secret of top achievers: coaching.
Of all the things successful people do to accelerate their path to the healthy, balanced and financially secure lifestyle they want, working with a coach is at the top of the list.
The Oola Coaching Program is the formula I discovered that has transformed not only my life, but the lives of countless people around the world.
Not only will it help you define the goals you want to achieve, it will keep you accountable to doing those things every day that bring about the results you want in your life.
Check out Oola Coaching and and consider working with me every week to find balance and calm the overwhelm in major life areas like finances, fitness, family, field (career) and more.
For now, comment below (or message me) with the career, fitness level, finances, faith walk, and family relationships you’ve decided you want for your life.
I’ll be your biggest cheerleader and most supportive guide to getting there‼️💙
