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💡 Operating principles transcend specific tasks; they reflect your overall philosophy and unique approach to business. Save a copy of this page to your Notion dashboard to fill-in the blanks below.
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Categories to consider, from the Free Time Framework:
- Align: overall approach, values, strengths, energy
- Design: time, process, systems, automation, communications
- Assign: accountability, task tracking, documentation
Additional questions to help you articulate your underlying principles:
- What already guides your thinking? (Quotes, mantras, or sayings)
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- How do you define professionalism or excellence in thinking, behavior, and output?
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- What frustrates you? Why? What “rules” are being broken in those moments?
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- What are your favorite companies? What makes them stand out in terms of customer experience? What do you perceive makes them great on the back end, behind the scenes?
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- What are your own areas for improvement or bottlenecks that might be missing effective guiding principles? How do you decide what to drop, delegate, and automate?
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- What helps you create more joy, ease, and efficiency in your work?
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- What qualities do you admire most in coworkers, contractors, mentors, and friendtors?
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- Bring to mind a business leader you respect. What do they credit for their success? How do they make wise decisions? How do you imagine they decide what to say yes or no to?
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- Do you disagree with, or do things differently, from any practices in this book? If so, what is your twist or unique take?
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