Business owners and professionals who struggle to manage the demands of their work and personal life on a daily basis all have one thing in common: feeling overwhelmed by trying to do too many things for too many people.
You can't be it all and do it all, so it is important to choose wisely.
Clarifying your focus is essential.
There is a simple strategy in business that applies to life, as well.
Successful businesses have a clear mission statement that guides ALL activities of the business.
The mission statement provides clarity of focus.
Consider this: When you want a hamburger fast, you go to McDonald's.
McDonald's mission statement is: "McDonald's vision is to be the world's best quick service restaurant experience.
" Their mission statement guides ALL decisions about business activities and keeps the business focused.
McDonald's has never tried to provide a fine dining experience.
You don't go to McDonald's for a fine dining experience.
You go elsewhere when you want that.
Having a mission statement in your business helps you to make the important choices on a daily basis that allow you to stay focused and deliver a quality product or service.
The same applies in life.
What is your mission statement for your life? Knowing your purpose in life helps you to "clear the decks" and focus on what is important.
Your life purpose helps you to make the decisions on a daily basis about how you will spend your time.
Your life purpose clarifies your focus.
You can't do it all, so choose wisely.
What is your life purpose? Simple question.
Big answer.
Your answer has broad implications for how you run your life and career.
Although it may be hard to put words to your life purpose initially, with some reflection, it becomes clearer.
Coaching can be helpful in clarifying your life purpose to keep you focused.
And, when you work from your life purpose, work becomes effortless.
You can't help but be successful.