Challenge template

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Title

Challenge 1: The Urgent vs Important Matrix and Your Running Partner Contract

Score

0 / 30 pts

Schedule

Self-scheduled

Badge rollup of challenges

GOBQ Badge 1 - Mindset 2. Mindset

Specific

Anxiety is rising. You have too much to do; too little time; distractions tug at every moment and now you have Guide Onboarding badges to earn. How will you ever find the time, energy and attention you need?

First of all, Keep it Simple. Resist the temptation to start with all the bells and whistles. As a guide in a learner driven studio, one of your goals is to equip the tribe to seek and implement systems as the need arises.

    Watch “Keeping Acton Simple” to hone in on this mindset.
   Next, prioritize. Welcome to the Eisenhower Decision Matrix and Running Partner Contract, two tools that will put urgent and important tasks at the top of your ‘to do’ list; delegate less important tasks; discard the trivial and hold you accountable for your promises.
   Create an Eisenhower Decision Matrix for the next few weeks that captures the tasks you need done.  Post your matrix SMART goals for urgent and important tasks and for the jobs you may be able to delegate to others.  
    Find a Running Partner – either another guide, owner, spouse or best friend, and propose, sign and post a contract with deliverables, deadlines and consequences if you do not deliver on your promises.
   Question: One of the early jobs of a guide is to act as a role model and introduce new tools, questions, frameworks and mental models that focus attention or add new perspectives. If you were to offer two of the three tools and mental models above to choose between the Eisenhower Decision Matrix, SMART goals or a Running Partner Contract in the first few weeks on campus, which would you choose or which alternative tools and mental models would you offer?

Points Instructions In general, 20 points are awarded for each one hour of hard focused work. Indicate the number of points you think you deserve for completing this challenge and answering the question (maximum 30 points).