*Spend 10-15 minutes on Step 1*
Over the next three months, determine what resources you have available to invest in your projects.
<aside> 🫀 Consider your emotional capacity: what bandwidth do you have now, and what bandwidth are you likely to have over the next three months?
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<aside> ⌛ What’s your time availability? Take note of any upcoming events, trips, holidays, or commitments coming up.
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<aside> 💸 How much flexibility do you have in terms of money? How much can you invest?
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<aside> 💰 If you have your own business, whether full-time or side hustle, how much money do you need to make during this period? How much can you afford to not earn?
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<aside> 😴 Reflect on your physical needs, including health, sleep, and general well-being.
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<aside> 💠What are your goals for the next three months? Reflect on what you hope to achieve and the outcomes you desire.
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In this step, we will customize your list of the criteria that are important to your decision-making.
When we’re through, you’ll have a totally personalized set of factors for your decision-making in your Weighted Decision Matrix (below).
There are the four criteria I teach in the Creative Focus Workshop that most commonly enter into most people's decision-making when it comes to projects, and they’re pre-loaded into your Weighted Decision Matrix. These may or may not be important for you right now. If one or more of these don’t matter, you can rename them to something else in your matrix.