Thanks… I’m one of those visual types this will help

Thanks, Michael…I always get something helpful from your posts!

I have done these for office work challenges, but never thought of doing for my own personal life …. good plan.

I agree, great visual. And always look forward to the newsletter!

Great. This will make things also clear in priority setting, timemanagement, having fun at work.

Nice one Michael,

We all need to find out things that excite and let us down the matrix is one excellent way of doing it,

I have always found the stuff that u send useful, keep up the good work as there are a only few people who strive to make others life a success…

U deserve whatever kudos that come your way.

Cheers,
Gopal

Very poignant - unfortunately for me there’s a dilemma - draw a diagonal line - top left to bottom right. An impasse?

Aha, thanx! Looks like the matrix I drew on my to-do-book yesterday. Love your advice and optimistic way of looking at life. Great knowing you’re around for inspiration. Here’s one in return: in the morning, just before you get dressed, take a marker pencil and draw a sun around your bellybutton. Get dressed and procede your day any way it will unfold. But notice the funny feeling inside everytime you remind yourself of that little secret under your shirt: the sunny belly button. Beats at least one day of winter blues! Various shapes possible: heart, smiley, bird, cloud. And at the end of the day, a shower makes it all disappear again, crisp and clean.

Cheers!
Ilse

I enjoy receiving your newsletter…Keep up the great work…Art

I was interested to realize that the only quad that doesn’t immobilize me is the one you think is toughest for most people.

Maybe wearing a sunny belly button will help.

Thanks, You should also put bounce-backs in your downloads. See
http://www.5000bc.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,91/topic,3166.0

Mike

Hey folk - delighted this was so useful. And Ilse, love the idea of the sun on my belly!

I would suggest looking at this along with the four room apartment model, one complements the other i think.NIce and thought provoking

Thanks for the visual. As usual you imspire me. I will be using this idea with some volunteer training I am doing with a hospital leadership team, giving you full credit of course. By the way, it was you who actually inspired me along the way to do some of my work for free, not worrying about the money. What amazing freedom.

Thank you. Have you ever had a look at the Johari Window? There are some similarities to your model, however it is fairly complex. It is a model of self-disclosure proposed by Joseph Luft in 1969.

Keep up your inspiring work!

Michael,
I loved it, am practicing it - focusing on doing more of what I love (catalyzing & driving innovation), while trying to get a few “theys” to love it too. I just sent it along to a business friend who, in a conversation today, clearly indicated that he is in the wrong quadrant for him (he cares/they don’t).
This is a valuable piece, and similar to a proven method passed on to me years ago by the former head of H.R. at GE - which I’ve modified & used with clients & former reports (when I was a corp. manager). His version was one where you use 3 X 5 cards to list each of the work-related things you value separately, then sort them in priority. After you think you’re done, you get feedback from 2 significant others (one personal, one professional), finalize it again yourself, then act on it by pursuing situations that fit who you really are and what you really want. They both work, if you do the work - and it’s a thing one should do at least once a year.

Conrad - what a great process. I think the key to all of this is, whatever system you use to clarify your priorities, to make sure you actually give yourself some time to do this thinking. Mostly, we’re too busy to get round to it

I am sorry, but I am not able to download the pdf with the matrix cause the link “==> The Love and Money matrix” brings me to another page, could you be so nice to explain me what am I doing wrong?

It was a faulty link and it is now fixed
Sorry about that, and thank you for writing to us!