For the past month, I’ve been working with Jason Womack as part of a group coaching program based on this book, “Your Best Just Got Better” (you may recall I reviewed his book last month). The program, called “Achieve Your Next” is all about clarity, focus, and outcome-oriented thinking. I have really enjoyed the program, as well as the group approach Jason has taken.
What are your MIT’s?
One key takeaway has been to move away from focusing only on tasks, projects – and even goals – and spending some of your time focusing on your roles and areas of responsibility. Jason refers to these as MIT’s or “Most Important Things.”
For the past week, Jason has asked me to pick 3 MIT’s I want to focus on each morning, and try to deliberately engage in activities that help me improve in those areas. Incidentally, this approach is also described in the book.
Earlier in the program, we began to achieve clarity about what our MIT’s were, so I already know what mine are (at least right now).
MIT’s drive focus
MIT’s can be things like “Thought Leader,” “Provider,” “Leader,” “Amazing Parent,” or they can be even more tangible. For example, Jason’s MIT’s for his business are Lifestyle, Revenue, Client List, and Products.
As you can see, however you define your MIT’s, they provide a lens to evaluate your tasks, commitments, projects, meeting, actions, and more – and to make sure you get what you want out of life.
If you're overwhelmed by stuff you could do, maybe focusing on your MIT's will help with prioritization. If you want to give it a try, check out Jason't book.