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Your week is a portfolio of investments
Treat your week like an investment portfolio, not just a schedule. Compare where you planned to invest your time with where it really went.
Every week you invest a limited number of hours, and like any portfolio, every investment has an opportunity cost.
The goal is not equal time for every area of life. It is to allocate your time on purpose, based on what matters most in this season of your life, and to rebalance as your life changes.
The eight investment areas
- Health
- Family and relationships
- Meaningful work
- Learning
- Personal growth
- Rest and recovery
- Freedom building
- Contribution and legacy
Reflection questions
- Where did most of my time go this week?
- Does my calendar reflect the life I want?
- Which area is underinvested?
- What should I intentionally increase next week?
Your challenge this week
Look back at the last seven days and estimate the share of your time that went into each area. Choose one area to increase next week and protect that time in your calendar.
Next idea: The Opportunity Filter