Rich Fettke

Take A Snapshot of Your Life

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Rich Fettke.

"A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it. -Herbert Spencer

One of the most useful tools I have shared with my readers, audiences and coaching clients is the Life Balance Wheel.

It’s an interactive graph that allows you to get a "snapshot" of your current life so you can assess what needs attention, where to set new goals, and how to be more focused, balanced and effective.

After you have filled out your own Life Balance Wheel, you will also find other tips and ideas on how you can use this powerful tool to not only create a more balanced life, but to also clarify what goals and actions you can take to expand your success in your personal and professional life.
 
To create your own Life Balance Wheel go to free forms.

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What Are Your Daily Rituals?

Posted on 15. Nov, 2009 by Rich Fettke.

"There is only one success — to be able to spend your life in your own way."-Chistopher Darlington Morley, American Novelist

A "homework" assignment I often give to my coaching clients is to create a list of their helpful daily rituals. So often we just go along without really stopping to think what actions we can take on a daily basis that will add better health, success, joy and peace of mind to our lives.

It’s a pretty simple exercise, really. Make a list of those actions that you know — or you believe — would benefit you (and/or others) if you followed through with them on a daily basis. Below is a list of many "daily rituals" that I have seen from a variety of clients over the years. Many of these I follow myself and I can personally attest to the value of reading my "daily ritual" list on a regular basis.

• Jump out of bed with a smile at 6 am
• Go for a morning walk
• Do Yoga or a stretching routine
• Pray, meditate and/or visualize
• Work on most important project before reading email in the morning
• Plan the day and clarify the three most important items to focus on during the day
• Read or listen to something inspirational/educational every day
• Go for a walk at lunchtime
• Take a risk a day to build my business
• Connect with at least one friend each day
• Connect with at least one business contact each day
• Review my calendar and mail out any birthday or congratulations cards
• Exercise
• Sit in my car for a few minutes after work and give thought to how I want to be when I get home
• Read or tell stories to my kids
• Kids to bed by 8:45 pm
• Set up coffee maker the night before
• Layout clothes for morning walk the night before
• Visualize my top 3 intentions/goals/dreams before bed
• Be in bed by 11 pm

Choose your favorites from the list above and also add your own to create your own list of Daily Rituals that will add better health, success, joy and peace of mind to your life. Once complete, read your Daily Rituals at the beginning and/or end of each day. Over time, notice how these small actions make a big difference.

Winner of the Extreme Success Challenge

Congratulations to AnnaBelle Carrasco from Fort Worth, Texas! She entered last month’s Extreme Success Challenge by sending in her 30-day goal and then reporting the results of her goal back to us. She had made a commitment to join a weight loss center and to hire a fitness trainer. She followed through on both of those commitments. From all the people who replied on the results of their goals, AnnaBelle’s name was randomly chosen as the winner!

AnnaBelle will receive a signed hardcover copy of Extreme Success.

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Beware of the Buffet Syndrome

Posted on 23. Feb, 2009 by Rich Fettke.

"It’s a funny thing about life – if you refuse to accept anything but the very best you will often get it." -Clyde Abel

Many years ago, my wife and I were enjoying our honeymoon at Club Med in Tahiti. If you’ve been to an all-inclusive resort, you’re familiar with the massive amount of food they have at the buffet. Well, as I walked down the buffet line, I started to load my plate up with a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I was about half way down the counter and food was already falling off of my plate and on to the floor — I just couldn’t fit any more on my plate! I quickly learned that the best way to approach this challenge was to first take a look at what was available, and then pick the foods I liked the most.

This "buffet syndrome" also happens in life. We start adding things to our lives — a little bit of this and a little bit of that. We try to learn too much,do too much, help too much, work too much, etc. Things begin to fall off the plate that may have been what we actually love. We then end up with what is just "okay." When we force ourselves to try a little of everything, we often miss out on what we really enjoy.

By first taking a look at what is available to us, and then choosing what is truly the best for us and what we most enjoy, we can begin to say "no" to the things that fill up our time and keep us from living with greater joy and ease.

ACTION IDEA:

Take a look at your life and notice what you are currently doing that you do not enjoy. Got it?

Now, how could you take that activity off of your "plate?" Could you just stop doing it? Could you delegate it? Could you pay someone else to do it?

Challenge yourself to take one thing off your plate this week (just one for now) and you will most likely notice that you can have more of what you want with greater joy and ease.

 

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