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To-Be List


Do you actually know the kind of life that you want, and the kind of person that you would like to become?

One of my mentors told me once about the importance to prioritize our To-Be list as much as, if not more than, our To-Do list. While our To-Do list represents tasks that need to be accomplished, our To-Be list focuses on the person we want to become, the skills we want to achieve, and the values we want to embody.

Since then, I found this as a very important and enlightening process. My To-Be list is like a blueprint of how I want my life to happen, how I set my priorities and how I make better decisions. I also learn to become more resilient, as I am better at handling setbacks and challenges when I am grounded in my values and focus on my greater purposes.

I found that some small changes in my daily life, really support my To-Be list;

• Block 4-5 hours of my mornings for myself to work on who I wanna be. To exercise, read, write, and create. Exercise, we all know why. Reading allows me to learn. Writing allows me to extract, memorize, and transfer what I've learnt. Creating is how I put value on my life.

• Plan the night before. Morning is time to execute, so I plan the night before for everything that I wanna read, write, create, and do. Including the chores that I will handle that day.

• Be very purposeful and specific on the To-Do list, that they have to support your To-Be list. When I spend a day with my friends, my only to-be is; a good friend. And the only thing on my to-do list that day is to really be present with them. I clear my day for them from other tasks until we parted and I might add some bonus tasks to be done. The same goes with when I have a family day, or client-meeting day. That's how I do work, too.

• Be more mindful on mobile and social media use. Instead of just consuming, I choose to create more. For me, it doesn't have to be profitable in economic value, but it has to be useful in the sense of building better community of the people whom I am surrounded with.

My To-Be list doesn't change as much or as fast as my To-Do list, but when it changes, I invest 100% of my energy and dedicate my time towards building it.

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- Aim for a better tomorrow through healthy lifestyle, diverse insights, creative arts, and minimalist living. - 

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