This poster helps the leader make a crucial assessment in a graphic manner.  The oval represents the entirety of your life.  Take a moment to draw a rectangle inside the oval to depict through its size  how much of your finite life energy you have chosen to give to your job.  Here are some other questions that you might find also interesting to ask yourself:

• Is you job taking up the space in your life that you wish it to consume?  Too much?  Too little?
• Assuming it’s not the size you want it to be, what action steps can you take to adjust the size of the rectangle to more accurately reflect your desires?
• What size was the rectangle in your 20’s, 30’s, 40’s?  What is your theory about the changes in sizes?

A strong leader knows the ratio of energy their job consumes of the total energy contained in their life and also knows that s/he has the power to be proactive about maintaining the ratio that is healthiest for him/her in the light of other life priorities.

Categories: Goal Orientation, Planning, Time Competency, Vitality