When I was 14, I lived on a boat with my dad. We ran aground once in New Caledonia. No major damage, but still, startling at the time.
Was it an issue with how we sailed?
Nope – we just didn’t pay attention to what we were doing at the time. We let go of our “framework.”
For a lot of things in life, we need a framework. It describes the general direction and constraints that are in play, with whatever we’re trying to do.
We could have a framework for baking a cake, writing a book, or starting a podcast.
A framework brings structure.
Which means we can relax, and focus on doing the actual thing instead of reinventing how to do it first.
Here’s a framework (kind of) for building your own frameworks:
- Use someone else’s – often easier. A framework may already exist for what you’re trying to do. There’s still plenty of room to bring your nuance into the work.
- Work backwards from the result. If you have deep experience in an area, you’ll be able to zoom out and look at what it took to get a result. Break this into steps to create the framework.
- Don’t force it onto every instance. Frameworks work, but, they won’t work every single time. That’s OK, we don’t need to throw the framework out – we just need to stay flexible.
Whether it’s your marketing, your sales, your service delivery, or your health, a framework can radically reduce your time spend, and, massively improve your quality.
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