In his work, i have noticed two common patterns that typically emerge when teams lack clarity of purpose. In the first pattern, a team becomes overly focused on winning the attention of the manager. And we do a similar thing in our personal lives as well. When we don't have a clear sense of our goals, our aspirations, our values, we make up our own social games. We waste time and energies on trying to look good in comparison to other people.We overvalue non essentials like a nicer car or a house, or even intangibles like the number of our followers on twitter,. As a result, we neglect activities that are truly essential, like spending time with our loved ones
How clear are you on what’s essential in your life right now?
Pretty clear? Really clear? Completely lost and overwhelmed?
Regardless of where you fall on this spectrum, becoming clear on what’s most important will help you find purpose and direction in your life.
In this episode, I discuss how you can gain greater clarity by creating an essential intent. And I share the simple structure I use to create my own essential intent.
What's Essential Podcast
Greg McKeown
Scratch Audiohouse
Credits:
- Hosted by Greg McKeown
- Produced by Greg McKeown and Scratch Audiohouse
- Executive Produced by Greg McKeown, Brent Montgomery and Ed Simpson
- Produced by Derrial Christon