Creating the time, space and energy for what really matters
The 'essentialist' knows that the discipline currency is limited so they use it to build a routine, a way of operating. That means they don’t have to make the decision again and again”, said Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Greg McKeown was explaining how we all wake up every day with a limited amount of what he refers to as “discipline currency” – the ability to get things done. He suggested that we use up this limited currency by spending our time making and remaking the same decisions. We should rather, he says, be ‘saving’ it for the most critical decisions and tasks. To do this, we need to create a system that makes executing what is essential as easy as possible. Now, think about how the businesses you work with every day are actively putting this principle to work, successfully. Businesses and organizations of all types can build and automate their daily routines (the processes) that are the foundation of their businesses, t...