I recommend this to every client, parent and friend (genuinely life changing)
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Every night before turning out the lights, I make an investment with extraordinary ROI.
No capital’s required yet it pays immediate dividends, and is guaranteed to increase in value with time.
Sometimes I take out my portfolio and admire my riches. Then thank the mentor who I’ve never met yet inspired me from afar.
Matthew Dicks is a bestselling author, master storyteller, 59-time Moth StorySLAM champion, and 9-time GrandSLAM champion.
This is his Homework For Life…
๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ, ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ง๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ-๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ.
“Is that it?” I hear you cry, high hopes dashed by the seemingly mundane.
Bear with me, there are priceless treasures beneath the surface.
Here are my favourite 3:
1๏ธโฃ
Storytelling is all the rage (and rightly so) with brand builders and content creators. Do this and you’ll never be short of ideas again.
2๏ธโฃ
Heightens your awareness and gratitude for life’s small but powerful experiences.
3๏ธโฃ
Records precious moments that you’ll otherwise forget.
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My entry on the day of the picture below:
“๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐บ๐ณ๐ข ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐บ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฎ – ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ’๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ.”
Even without the photo, that sentence revives my feeling of awe watching Lyra in the play area, remembering when she couldn’t sit up unaided.
It takes me back to lunch with Jade. We held hands and reminisced over our momentous journey into parenthood, and the thrill of Lyra’s life to come.
Try it. You won’t regret it.
PS.
Two tips:
1. Make it quick and easy. All you need is two columns, one for the date and one for a couple of sentences.
2. Tie it to a daily routine – mine is in bed just before I turn out the lights.
Start tonight, and discover treasures in the everyday moments of your life.
