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As a High-driven achiever, your time is invaluable—it’s the currency you exchange for achieving your goals and becoming the person you desire to become.

Yet, gifted as we are, we often find ourselves entangled in tasks, both worthy and wasteful, that are designed to contribute to our long term success

However, if you 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 that are 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂, you will find yourself 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

There is of course resistance at all levels but as a 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 high driven 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, the 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 is to 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 the 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 of your 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 in the 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 your 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 so as to 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 your 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 and 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 your 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆.

In today’s post, I’ll share four task categories that encompass all the work we do and I’ll highlight where you should focus on as a high driven achiever.

The four types of tasks are: low-leverage, mid-leverage, high-leverage, and thrive leverage.

𝗟𝗼𝘄-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 are those you 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 and 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵. While they are crucial to your work, you hate them and you can’t even do them. Engaging with these tasks breeds 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝘀 your 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 are those you 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. Despite your hatred for such tasks, your ability to tackle them a degree of leverage. While still unpleasant, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 over them, 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆.

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 are 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 and 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. While not executed flawlessly or with professional finesse, your ability to handle these tasks 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 to your 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀. However, there is a professional out there who can do it better than you.

The fourth type is 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀, your 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲 of 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀. Engaging in these tasks brings sheer enjoyment and absorption. This is where you give 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲

As a high-driven achiever, your goal should be to focus on thrive-leverage tasks first and then the high-leverage tasks when you need to.

And you should minimize and work towards eliminating time spent on mid and low-leverage ones.

Initially it may be challenging but aim to intentionally increase your value so you can earn more and use the money to buy time by delegating the mid-leverage task and the low leverage tasks.

As you continue on your journey to success, always strive to work smarter, not harder, and cultivate a workflow that allows you to thrive. Here’s to maximizing your potential and achieving success with greater ease and joy!

Praying for you and rooting for you.

You definitely can be all you were born to be

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