61. Build Boundary Walls : Identify What Matters Most & Say NO to Everything Else

How many times have you said “yes” to something and regretted it? How many times have you put more time / effort / energy into other people rather than yourself? How many times have you felt anxious / overwhelmed trying to balance everything you’re involved with?
 
The key to avoiding all this madness is identifying what matters most to US, build routines so that we stay consistent & getting real good at saying NO!
 
 
Topics :
Being a Top 2% Uber Driver taught me to build boundary walls around my time
Every ride meant more $$$ in my pocket, I was in control of when / how much I worked

Without boundaries, it’s impossible to make progress in any bucket of our life
We’re going to be pulled in a million different directions

Tips for Building Boundaries
(1) Identify What Matters Most to YOU
When we start to break down where we want to spend our time, we can make better decisions about what to do & when
We’re cutting up our Cake of Time and making sure every piece is accounted for

(2) Schedule Important Routines
Now that we’ve identified what matters most to US, we can begin to plot when / where we should do something
They help us stay disciplined on a day to day, week to week or month to month basis 
They help us create the motivation to do “x” because we don’t have ANY energy to debate when to do it

(3) Hand Out “NO” Cards Unapologetically
Rule of thumb : If something doesn’t completely excite you & it’s NOT an immediate yes… say no
The secret to saying no is how you communicate it
Saying no creates more space for us to say yes to the things that do matter

(4) Reevaluate The Walls When Needed
Our priorities / goals change with time just as we do
I’m constantly evaluating the walls that I’ve built around myself to see if
They’re standing strong
If they need some patching up
Or if they need to be completely torn down



Challenge for the listeners 
Take 10 minute today to identify what matters the most to YOU
Once you have that list, ask yourself if you have these tasks committed on your calendar & if not - start today

Questions from the BMC
Eric D : Talk about Essentialism 

 
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