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After my business partner had a serious health scare 18 months ago, I started asking myself three questions every day:
1) What would I do differently if I could shed the fear of being judged?
2) What would I start or stop doing if I only had three years (I think three years is a better framework than six months) to live?
3) What would the shifts I’d want to make look like if they were easy?
I shared the backstory to this in my interview with pro triathlete turned entrepreneur Nicole DeBoom last year in Run this World Episode 139 - Elizabeth Kraus Asks Herself Three Questions Every Day.
I started falling out of this habit a few months ago and have decided that it’s time to get back on the horse. I’m also going to add a fourth question:
After this is all over, what do I want to be able to say about how I spent my time during this pandemic?
In many ways, I want to just be done with 2020, but as my partner Sue reminded me, we may never have a chance to hit a reset button that’s as big as the button many of us are seeing now. I am incredibly grateful to be employed and healthy. I’ve been given a fortunate opportunity that I don’t want to waste.
Listen of the Week: PERSUASION: How to Change People’s Minds. Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger lays out his formula for removing barriers to change.
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