Lesson 1
Time Management - Applying Pareto's Law And More
In this lesson, Nik covers Pareto's Law, Your Zone of Genius, Delegation, and Deletion, which allows you to claim your time back. This is one of the most important parts of being able to become a leader who can focus on the bigger vision, instead of getting bogged down with loads of tasks.
Grab a journal and pen and take notes!
Some questions that you may want to journal about are provided here:
1) What does Pareto’s Law say about productivity and time?
2) When I look at my work and my results, what are the 20% of actions that make up 80% of my results?
3) What is my unique skill set (or zone of genius) that only I can do?
4) Out of the 20% of actions that make up 80% of my results, what of those are in my zone of genius that only I can do?
5) What of those actions/tasks that are left that I can delegate and to whom?
6) Are there any tasks left that can be completely deleted?
7) Looking at your task list now, how much time will you be saving each day/week?
8) What will you do in the rest of your time, so you can become a better leader? (Eg. spend time connecting with my team, fostering relationships, envisioning next steps, professional development, etc).
Come and drop your biggest insights from this lesson and what you’re going to do in your spare time in the questions section of this course! Have questions? Pop them into the space too! I can’t wait to hear your insights.
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Lesson 2
Finding Fulfilment In Your Work
In this lesson Nik covers two key ways to start to bring back the spark into your leadership role: Vision Alignment and Mission Alignment. These are two important factors for making your work more fulfilling and satisfying!
Grab your journal and take notes!
Below are some journalling questions for your reflection:
1) What is the first way you can be values-aligned in your work?
2) What is the second way you can be values-aligned in your work?
3) What are your top three core values?
4) Currently, is your work values aligned? And how could it be more so? What would have to change?
5) From 1-10 What is your commitment level to making this change? (1 being not committed at all, 10 being I’m all in, let’s do it!).
6) What does mission alignment mean?
7) What is your mission? Why are you here on this earth?
8) What are three ways that you can fulfill your mission in your work?
9) How can values and mission alignment help you prevent stress and burnout?
10) What were your biggest insights from this lesson? Come and share them along with any questions you may have. I can’t wait to hear your insights.
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Lesson 3
Letting Go - A Key For Relieving Stress
In this lesson, Nik talks about the concept of "letting go" and its ties to the Buddhist concept of "impermanence" and the spiritual concept of "detachment".
Grab your journal and take notes! // Questions For Your Self-Reflection:
1) What two spiritual concepts does “letting go” relate to?
2) What does “letting go” mean to you?
3) What do you need to let go of? Highlight the top three things that if you were to let go of them, would relieve the most stress!
4) If you’re having trouble letting go, answer this question: How does this thing serve or benefit me? What does it allow me to be, do, or have?
5) How does letting go prevent stress and burnout?
6) How does letting go allow you to become a better leader?
7) What is your understanding of impermanence?
8) What is your understanding of detachment?
9) On a scale of 1-10 - How much do you worry about the outcome of something? (1 being worry very little, 10 being I think about it constantly!).
10) On a scale of 1-10 - How do you feel when something doesn’t work out the way you want it to? (1 being I feel okay about it, I move on quickly, 10 being I play it over and over and make it mean something about myself and my abilities as a leader).
11) What can you believe in that would help you let go more easily? (I gave the example of believing in a higher power that I co-create with, what is a helpful belief that you can adopt?)
12) What are you letting go of? Come and share your key things with us along with any other insights and questions you may have. I can’t wait to read your comments!
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Lesson 4
Quieting The Mind
In this lesson, learn how having a quiet mind helps you to lead more effectively. You will also be offered some tools to quieten the mind that Nik recommends for her clients.
Grab your journal and take notes!
Below are some questions for your self-reflection:
1) Why do you want to quieten the mind?
2) What are the benefits of quietening the mind as a Leader?
3) On a scale of 1-10, how quiet is your mind daily? (1 being extremely quiet and peaceful, 10 being extremely busy and loud).
4) Does this number change during the day?
5) At what times or situations is your mind most busy?
6) What is the distinction between practices that distract the mind and practices that quiet the mind?
7) What practice/s that quiet the mind, are you committing to? How many times a week?
8) Come and drop your biggest AH-HA’s and your commitment to practice into the comments along with any questions you may have! I can’t wait to cheer you on!
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Lesson 5
Meditation: Letting Go Of Stress So You Can Have A Great Night's Sleep!
Make sure you are in a quiet space, undisturbed for about 13mins. In this meditation, Nik guides you through a practice to let go of your stresses so you can rest and recover well. It's advised to do this right before bed, but can be done during the day to reset your mind.
Enjoy!
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