How To Identify Your Critical Areas For Growth In Less Than 5 Minutes

Benjamin Franklin once said...

"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning."

That explains why we are all so obsessed with becoming a better version of ourselves.

We want the world around us to be bigger, better, faster.

And we want ourselves to be more successful with time.

That is all very possible. It's always within arms reach.

But those last few inches we need to acquire the success we desire will always be the hardest.

Most professional athletes, creatives, and specialists understand this phenomenon.

When you're a beginner, you soak up knowledge like SpongeBob and you grow at an unprecedented rate.

But after awhile it takes so much more time and effort for the tiniest amount of improvement.

It's why billion dollar Fortune 500 companies strive for 10% yearly growth while young startups look for 200% gains.

We humans are no different.

We're all a work in progress. And you can't just quit when the work outweighs the progress.

So here's a foolproof method to identify your key areas for improvement.

There's a million different ways to find where to focus your energy for growth as person.

Many people just throw shit at the wall and hope for the best.

"Wow that girl is so fit. You know what, next year I want to get in the best shape of my life!"

Or...

"Nobody liked my pictures on Instagram. You know what I'm going to become an Influencer to get better with social media."

As silly as that strategy is, I commend those people for committing to some progress.

They may not be the smartest of the bunch, but they're WIPs all the same.

But for my high achievers at the top of the class, here's the one strategy you should be using.

And that strategy is called...

People.

Plato the great philosopher once said,

"People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die."

And that philosophy has never been more true than now as we become ever more connected to people.

If you want people to help your growth you should use them as your feedback.

They are the only things you have near perfect communication with that see you from a million different angles.

People are living mirrors. We must learn to not fear our reflections.

So every few months, you should embrace your living mirrors.

There are three simple questions that I send through text in 5 minutes...

1. Hey BLANK, can you describe me in 3 words?

2. On a scale of 1-10 how BLANK would you say I am?

3. How do you think I could improve to make BLANK a 10?

These questions all hold a lot of power in their specific wording and lack of bias.

You must remember a few things to really make this work for you.

1. Only ask these questions about areas you're actually interested in improving. Don't ask questions you don't want to hear the answers to.

2. You have to ask more than one person. One persons answer is an opinion, multiple people's answers are insights.

3. Ask people in few different areas of your life and with a few different levels of closeness. So acquaintances to best friends and even family.

4. It must be a 1-10 question, so months or years later you can track your improvement.

5. Don't take anything personally.

If you do all these things step by step, you will always know where and how you can evolve into the best version of yourself.

It takes less than 5 minutes to send these texts. And the data you get will last a lifetime.

If you're a true Work In Progress, challenge yourself to do this practice every year and track that growth.

And before I go, I want to ask one last thing...

Reader, reader, on this page...On a scale of 1-10 how helpful is this newslett...

In progress,

Tim Lightwork