80/20 Rule
with Jimmy Petruzzi
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The 80/20 rule was put forward by Wilfred Pareto, a 19th-century economist, who was surprised to discover 80 per cent of the world’s wealth was concentrated in the hands of 20 per cent of the population.
What was even more remarkable to him was that this 80/20 divide seemed to hold true in nearly every area of life.
Check to see how many of these 80/20 patterns are true for you:
• 80 per cent of your time is spent on 20 per cent of your problems.
• 80 per cent of your successes come from 20 per cent of your efforts.
• 80 per cent of the wear on your carpets takes place in 20 per cent of your home.
• 80 per cent of the time you wear 20 per cent of your clothes.
THE ENERGY AUDIT
Here is a version of the 80/20 rule you can use for yourself:
1. Do an 80/20 audit on the people, activities and situations in your life. Ask yourself these questions:
• What are the 20 per cent of your activities that bring you 80 per cent of your results?
• What are the 20 per cent of your activities and areas of your life in which you experience 80 per cent of your stress?
• What are the 20 per cent of your activities and areas of your life in which you experience 80 per cent of your happiness?
• Who are the 20 per cent of the people in your life with whom you share 80 per cent of your best experiences?
• Who or what increases your energy when you think about them?
- Who or what reduces your energy?
2. Based on what you have learned, what should you be doing less of?
- What would be worth doing more of?
3. With whom would it be worth spending more time?
- With whom would it be worth spending less time?
4. If you had only one month to live?
- What would you let go of from your life?
Which of those things can you let go of anyway?