After today's blog post, you will understand 4 types of leverage and how you can accomplish more with your effort.
You might find the claim dubious. Just short of cloning yourself, there is no way to get more done given the time you have. In some cases, you might be right. I believed it of myself, at least.
I felt as though I could not accomplish anymore myself, and that was true, while ensnared by the paradox of productivity.
I was a fish caught in a net. I couldn't escape because I wrestled with these two concepts. While you might struggle with your left and right, I hadn't a clue about the difference between being "in action" versus "in motion".
Much to my luck and gratitude, many have shared wisdom on the comparison. James Clear wrote an excellent book on systems. Edwin C. Bliss touched upon it in his, "Getting Things Done".
A childhood cartoon imparted something in a similar vein, too. Robin, of Teen Titans impressed me early on and to this day with, "Work smarter, not harder, Beast Boy."
Before you're done skimming this to scroll the timeline, I will introduce concepts you can use to focus your February and achieve greater than expected results in your endeavors.
Leverage is a sieve. Strain your efforts with it to produce a fine broth.
4 Types of Leverage
Others may suggest there are more. Enough time could reveal countless, though you can rely on the following to start:
- Skill leverage
- Platform leverage
- System leverage
- Network leverage
Some skills last a lifetime, the saying goes. Maybe as people repeat these phrases less, we forget their intrinsic value. Today, reading, writing, and public speaking appear to be ancient practices. Compared to all the technology, appreciation for these activities pales.
Yet, the film One Battle After Another was inspired by the 1990 novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon. Cher bungled her announcement of the Record of the Year winner at the GRAMMY Awards, calling for "Luther Vandross".
Success lies still lies in specialization. A master of one, rather than a jack of all trades, is still a master.
I believe most are familiar with platform leverage. Streamers clip their Youtube and Twitch content for Tiktok. Then people just take TikToks and put them on Pinterest. People read more on Reddit and Twitter. Instagram was for photos, but now welcomes reels and carousels.
System leverage is worthy of mastery, yet difficult to approach. Routines, schedules, and time limits sound like crazy work, yet the truly insane use them to avoid idle hands.
An increasingly digital world shines a lot on network leverage as well. You might feel ill equipped to gather a large following online, but don't worry. In-person networks offer just as much if not more support to the right causes, applied correctly.
Not sure how to start? Keep reading for a 4-step system to leverage more out of life.
Learn to Leverage: 4 Money Moves To Make Today
- Track how you spend your time.
- Pick a lane to leverage.
- Turn effort into equity.
- Treat wins as fuel, not the focus
Change begins with data, James Clear explains. You cannot mark change without values, so of course, the first step becomes to record data on your activities. Where does time go?
Then, "select your starter Pokemon". There's a saying attributed to Confucius, though I may misrepresent it. "The man man who chases two rabbits catches neither."
With the course set, the task is simple. Make assets of your efforts. Transcribe your speeches. Write your talks. Clip your streams for posts. Turn your writing into videos by reading them aloud.
Finally, review the VOD's. For the uninitiated, it stands for Video on Demand. Streamers refer to their recorded livestreams as such, gamers do the same but refer to replays.
See your wins as successes of your leverage and systems, see failures as drawing boards to revisit and revise.
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Keep the following in mind. It's a new day. Hard work just doesn't cut it anymore. Today, the real goats work smarter, not harder. They position better. Prepare efficiently. Compound good habits.