Requantify Activities in Life to Track Your Progress

Why Re-quantify? It allows you to measure things numerically to provide a sense of certainty, objectivity, and credibility.

Quantifying, calculating, weighing, and measuring are happening in your life all the time. A recent Facebook funny I read online said, Well, another day has passed and I haven’t used algebra once. Isn’t that the truth? Even though using algebra may not be one of your normal activities, math plays a vital role in how you live in this world.

6 Re-quantifying Questions:

1. How are things adding up, personally and professionally?
2. What needs to be literally (and figuratively) subtracted from your life to relieve stress and promote a healthy well-being?
3. Can you divide the work with others to get more done and be more efficient?
4. Would you like to multiply your social life and make more friends?
5. What percentage of your time is spent doing things that really matter? Create a pie chart to get a clear picture.
6. Have you weighed the risks of your decision? Do your answers of “yes” outweigh your “no’s?”

Quantities are all around you and these brief examples are a lighthearted illustration that the exercise of quantifying and re-quantifying is an excellent practice to measure various aspects of your life.

What Can You Re-quantify?

• Measure the progress you are making on your hopes, dreams, goals, and strategies.
• Track your schedule, activities, and due dates for project management, accountability, and completion.
• Measure sales calls against closing ratios.
• Count your caloric intake to track your diet.
• Establish the ROI (Return on Investment) before making an investment or purchase.
• Calculate mileage and distance to estimate the time of arrival while travelling.
• Improve your GPA to earn a college scholarship.
• Create a budget to monitor your income and expenditures.

Many analytical people do not believe that a goal is worthy unless it is measurable. They want quantifiable facts and figures to show how their bottom line is being impacted. It helps them see whether they’re making progress or lagging behind.  If you are numbers-minded, this comes naturally to you. If you’re not, consider quantifying your activities as a great way to track your progress.This blog is an excerpt from her new book, Release the Power of Re³ . . . Review, Redo & Renew for Positive Change & Transformation. To learn more,  please visit www.SusanCYoung.com or www.amazon.com/author/susancyoung.