Most people associate the SWOT analysis with business plans and boardrooms. But here’s the truth: SWOT is one of the most powerful self-reflection tools you can use to live more intentionally.

As you begin a new project, there's an opportunity to plan the details of the work. This means sequencing the specific tasks that need to get done to achieve all the Key Results metrics and eventually deliver the overall Objective. It turns out that there are some more efficient models for scheduling work based on what’s most important.

When planned properly, your Key Results will have metrics built into them from the beginning. Not all metrics are equally good, however....

Our perceptions are indeed our reality. This applies not only to our awareness of events in the world around us but also to the meaning we assign to those events. Nowhere is this more meaningful than in how it affects our beliefs about ourselves and our capabilities.