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A monthly ritual that changed my life (and may change yours)... The Think Day: Pick one day each month and carve out a few hours to step back from all of your day-to-day professional demands: • Separate from your normal environments • Bring a journal, pen, and open mind • Shut off all your devices. The goal is to spend the time thinking and journaling. By doing this, you create the free time to zoom out, open your mind, and think creatively about the bigger picture. Start with a two-hour block for your first one and work your way up from there if you enjoy the process. To spark your thinking, here are five question prompts to start with: 1. If I repeated my current typical day for one hundred days, would my life be better or worse? How would your actions from a typical day compound in your life? Would they be driving you forward in the direction of your goals and vision? Would they be steering you off course? Course correct early and often. 2. If someone observed my actions for a week, what would they say my priorities are? There are two types of priorities in life: • The priorities you say you have • The priorities your actions show you have For many of us, there is a significant gap between 1 and 2. The goal is to identify the gap and adjust our actions to close it. 3. If I were the main character in a movie of my life, what would the audience be screaming at me to do right now? You are the main character in the movie of your life—and your audience would be screaming something at you right now. What is it? What’s obvious from the outside that you’re too zoomed in to see? 4. Am I hunting antelope or chasing field mice? Antelope are the big, important problems. Field mice are the tiny, urgent ones. Are you focusing on the big important tasks that provide sufficient reward for your energy? Or are you too busy chasing tiny wins that won't move the needle? Always hunt antelope! 5. What are my strongest beliefs and what would it take for me to change my mind on them? The most successful people embrace new information as "software updates" to their brain. What new information would be required to change your mind on your most strongly held beliefs? In a speed-obsessed world, the benefits of creating space are extensive: • Restore energy • Notice things you missed • Be more deliberate with actions • Focus on the highest-leverage opportunities The Think Day can help. Give it a shot and experience the benefits of intentional space. Special Note: This is an excerpt derived from the Mental Wealth section of my upcoming book, The 5 Types of Wealth. Each section ends with a guide filled with proven systems for building that type of wealth into your life. This excerpt is one of ~50 actionable systems in the book. You can have it in your hands in two weeks! Order it now: https://t.co/LRoU04Mh8l P.S. It currently has a big temporary 30% sale on Amazon! If you already ordered, the discount will get automatically applied. If you haven't, now is a great time to act.