The Not-to-Do List

I completely, fully, and unapologetically stole this from Jordan Freed. Since I don't at all struggle with humility (or sarcasm) I'll also just go ahead and admit that I am nearly certain that Jordan created the thought of the Not-to-Do List FOR ME. I mean, it's truly the only logical conclusion I can make with how much this activity has changed my life. If you've been in my world for longer than 6 months, chances are that we have begun working on 1 (or more) of YOUR very own Not-To-Do Lists.... you're welcome. 

The concept (the way I see it) is simple. It's creating a list of items that you shouldn't be doing moving forward... for a variety of reasons (you aren't good at them, you don't like doing them, you are worth more per hour than what someone else would charge you to do them, it's an undesirable activity you know you shouldn't be doing, etc...) The POWER comes, though, not in the initial activity, but in the consistency of the activity. Here's what I mean: Sit down and do the activity. Depending on your current level of pain, you may be able to add 15 or even 20 items to your Not-To-Do List. The real meat and potatoes isn't that initial list, though. Set an alarm to go off at 9pm each night moving forward (or whatever that safe time is for you where you are by in large done with the demands of the day... When that alarm goes off, force yourself to stop what you're doing until you've added something to your not to do list. Simple. 

4-7 days into the activity, you'll start thinking of things that you COULDN'T have added to the list that first day you sat down to do the brain dump... and by the 7-8 day mark, our subconscious is looking for the item to add to our list throughout the day so that we don't have to be INCONVENIENCED when that alarm goes off later that evening. It's a whole different way to ask what type of leverage do we need. And I'm not exclusively talking about business leverage. 90% of the time, my groceries are delivered to my front door... someone else mows the lawn... the best leverage often starts at home.

Part B of the activity is obviously to analyze your list (Can I take it off MY to do list? Do we stop doing it all together? Do I delegate this to someone else (and if so, who)?)

Will you accept the challenge? Begin creating your ever evolving Not-To-Do List. It can quite literally change your life.