Gauge and Grow
Measuring things started way before we all can even comprehend. It traces back to the 3rd or 4th millennium BC. Even the very earliest civilizations needed a measurement for agriculture, construction, and trade purposes. Starting in the 18th century, modernized, simplified and uniform systems of weights and measures were developed, with the fundamental units defined by ever more precise methods in the science of metrology. The discovery and application of electricity was one factor motivating the development of standardized applicable units internationally.
We see measurements everywhere in our life. Time, money, and life quality and quantity are all measured and ranked against some kind of baseline for us to achieve and improve upon. This brings us to an important realization that if you don’t measure what you do, you cannot make it better.
The theory of constraints (TOC), Scrum, Kanban, and LEAN are other popular processes applied today as very strong roots on measuring the quantity and quality of the work getting produced to improve the overall efficiencies.
The tools we described can be used with or without measuring the progress we made. But by measuring, it will provide us with the current position for us to understand if we are on the right track or if we need to pivot and drive ourselves towards our end goal quickly.
Measuring and charting over a period of time will reveal our trends and behaviors. The insights we get from these will provide pointers to the immense potential waiting to be unlocked.
Time Machine – Measure your time investments in new learning, productivity, fun, and distractions.
Egg Hunt – Measure the number of dots and the number of connections you make on the weekly basis.
Dream Projector – Measure the number of dreams you captured and how many became desires to pursue.
D2D Marathon – Measure how much progress you are making every week and make an estimate on how much time it will take to achieve your success.
Yogic Practices – Measure your consistencies on how you performed daily practices.
Measure what matters to you.