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Leap Frogging
A free online seminar!

Part 3

This quiz is designed to help you decide whether to say "yes" to something or not. It's certainly not the only tool in the world, nor is it infallible. But it's a place to get started.

As you go through the quiz, simply choose either "yes" or "no" for each question.

1. Will this activity, project, or task move me toward my long term goals? Is it in line with my vision for my life?
Yes
No
2. Will this activity, project, or task be important to me next year? How about in five years? Ten?
Yes
No
3. Is this activity, project, or task something I will enjoy, learn from, or be positively challenged by?
Yes
No
4. What is the most likely outcome of this activity, project, or task? Is that something I really want?
Yes
No
5. Will this activity, project, or task cost me more in terms of time, energy and dollars than I will get out of it?
Yes
No
6. If so, is there something I can substitute that will cost less but will have similar results?
Yes
No
7. Can I delegate this activity, project, or task, or part of it? (Delegate can also mean "hire it out.")
Yes
No
8. What is the worst thing that will happen if I don't do this activity, project, or task? Can I live with that?
Yes
No

Scoring: Subtract the number of "yes" responses from questions 5 through 8 from the number of "yes" responses from questions 1 through 4.

Using the Results

Simply put, if the final score is a positive number, then that activity, project or task is something you might want to say "yes" to. If the final score is a negative number, then you might want to consider doing something else. But-and this is a big but-this quiz is only a guideline. It's a tool. If your gut feeling goes against that number, go with your gut. If you really want to do it (or not do it), then go with your feelings.

There are other considerations as well. Is this something that is truly important to you, or is it really someone else's agenda? Is it a leftover priority from another time in your life? For example, I used to make my bed every morning. Then I realized that my commitment to bed-making was a legacy from a time when my bedroom was also the place where, as a child, I worked, played and entertained. It had nothing to do with the way I use my bedroom now. So instead, I just close the door, and use those ten minutes to do yoga.

To complete the Leap Frogging seminar, please proceed to Leap Frogging Part 4

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