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Start With Yourself by Emma Grede, framework 3 of 14

Annual family and trade-off questions

Questions asked at planning time so trade-offs are chosen in advance and reassessed every few months.

Emma Grede's framework, from Start With Yourself, pp. 49 to 237.

  1. What would a great year look like?

    Describe the year you want to look back on.

  2. What am I willing to sacrifice, and what gives?

    Name what you will trade away.

  3. What am I not willing to sacrifice?

    Name your nonnegotiables.

  4. What progress do I want to make and where?

    Set the targets.

  5. How do I want to look back in twelve months?

    Test the plan against the end point.

  6. What is important to my kids?

    Check family priorities are in the plan.

  7. Work backward

    Move step by step in chronological order from the year end to today, then turn it into to-do lists and home screen bullets.

From chapter: Part Three: Old Thoughts, pp. 49–237

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