Well, if you have been following me long, you know that I have already started reading Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. In fact, I just finished it over the weekend. Let me tell you, this is a great book! I typically do not finish a book unless it is a good one, but Essentialism is so good, it is going on my Reread List. This means, I plan to read it over and over throughout my life on a semi-regular basis. I see why Michael Hyatt added it to his Top 10 Favorite Books of All Time. So why did I title this post “Starting Essentialism?”…
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Read with Me: Essentialism by Greg McKeown
I just listened to an amazing podcast. Last week Michael Hyatt and Michele Cushatt interviewed Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, on the This Is Your Life podcast. Go here to listen to this podcast episode. This interview was so good, I plan to listen to it on at least an annual basis to refocus me on the things I really need to be doing. Here are some of the notes I took. 1) Don’t be busy and unproductive. 2) What do I need to do and what do I need to stop doing? The first part here is the most important. What is essential? Everything else is…
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6 Books for Idea Addicts
The following is a list of six of my favorite books for Idea Addicts. Hope you enjoy them. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg GTD aka Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport Vision ADD: From Ideas to Work That Matters by Adam Suter StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath If you have read any of them, what did you think? Please share below.
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Unimportance
“You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything.” ~ Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
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Priorities or Priority?
“The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very first or prior thing. It stayed singular for the next five hundred years. Only in the 1900s did we pluralize the term and start talking about priorities.” ~ Greg McKeown in Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less In our crazy busy times…with all there is to do and get done…with so many needs to be met…is it possible to have one priority? If it is possible, what is your priority?
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Get Away On A Personal Retreat
This past week I took a couple of mornings away from family and work to do a Quarterly Offsite. It was a great time of goal setting, prioritizing my life and resting. I was able to refocus on what is most important and add margin back into my life. Time, Information and Relationships Typically I have taken a trip out of town each Spring to do a Personal Retreat. Normally I would focus on my vision, and then prioritize, according to my vision, the three areas of my life that tend to creep and consume: 1) Time – Sometimes this would come first because I typically have multiple ideas…
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I Don’t Believe in Tradeoffs. I’m Wrong.
Right now I’m reading Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. Join in with me if you aren’t already. I read through the section on trade-offs. The idea is that with each decision one makes, you are making a choice. If you say “yes” to something or someone, you are saying “no” to several others. I have written on this before (Say No & Say No Today). I have to admit, I have been living the life of a non-Essentialist. I believe I can do it all. I can say yes to everyone and do everything. As a result, I have what one friend calls “Vision A.D.D.” I…
