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Q1) ADVOCATES come from formal classroom curries and breads were well
learning, self-paced courses admired across our families and
I have a friend who loves or simply learning on the friends but she hated cooking!
animals, she cares for them job. You could also do all 3 She would try every trick in
deeply and so she started an simultaneously. the book to avoid going to the
animal shelter. In front of kitchen. She could taste a dish
the shelter she has started an These are EAGER learners and find faults and suggest quick
animal salon & spa. The salon who need to build their skill to fix improvements in a jiffy but
provides grooming for pets, be more & more effective. only when she wanted.
sells accessories & animal use
products. It also allows for day Q3) DOUBTFUL These folks are erratic because
& night boarding for pets when they are highly skilled but lack
the family goes on vacation. Her This is a dangerous zone. This is the will (desire).
passion for animals makes her a when you feel trapped in doing
very effective product manager something that you don’t care If you find yourself in this zone, you
and pays her bills. She doesn’t for much. What is worse is that should either exit or find small rewards
tire while putting in extra hours you make mistakes and don’t for yourself. Find a way to nudge
or weekends, she doesn’t mind care enough to practice or learn yourself into quadrant 1.
filling in for the team and most so as, not to repeat them. This
importantly, she is the worst is a red flag zone that you must Many of us could be really good at
critic of her own product. quit. If you need help, don’t be something that we don’t enjoy. You
afraid to ask for help. Bankers may be exceptionally qualified, but it
You are in this space when you will advise you to cut your doesn’t mean that you’re passionate
have the required skill and have losses and shut shop. Sooner about it. When your skills don’t match
a burning desire to excel. Much the better! our desires, you often feel dissatisfied
like the Passion meets Purpose with your personal and/or professional
quadrant. It is important to find Q4) RESISTORS lives, lacking meaningful work and
this zone for yourself either sometimes feeling just plain bored. In
professionally or personally and I remember my granny in the order to be productive & efficient and
in rare cases both! kitchen when (and if) she had to more importantly happy & satisfied,
cook a regular meal. She was an you must use your hours judiciously
Such people are likely to LOVE excellent chef I remember. Her and invest in somethings that add life
what they DO & DO what to your life!
they LOVE.
How do you do this?
Q2) EAGER You are in this Make sure you map your tasks on

An ex-colleague discovered the space when you the Skill v/s Will matrix, clearly and
joy of living close to nature. She effectively. For every task, you do, plot
uncovered the joy of healthy have the required it on the matrix and evaluate where you
eating and the many benefits skill and have a are and where you want to be.
yoga had on her. She found
a “guru”, made small changes burning desire to n Use the map and consciously and
in her lifestyle and has joined excel. Much like find things to fill in Quadrant 1.
classes. She follows what her n Nudge and find ways of moving
guru suggests willingly and the Passion meets Quadrant 2 and Quadrant 4 tasks
with a lot of devotion. I see her Purpose quadrant. into Quadrant 1.
wake up at 4 AM to finish her n Exit Quadrant 3, sooner the better!
practices the day she needs to It is important to
start early for office. She has find this zone for If you have tipped one way or the
gladly given up socialising late in other, you can always identify the
the night, since she has to wake yourself either problem and start making changes that
up early in the morning. professionally realign your skills and your desire. It’s
important to note, this is not a one-time
You are in this space when or personally activity but a continuum that needs to
you have found your calling. be updated with context and time!
What you need to do is invest and in rare
in skilling yourself. Skilling can cases both! Happy Plotting!

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