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Administrative
Current-State Process Map
Map the process as-is (not as-wished): every step, decision, delay.
Administrative
Zero-Based Process Justification
For every existing operational process, ask: if we designed it today from scratch, would it look like this?
Administrative
Value Stream Map for One Process
Map every step a task passes through end-to-end, marking value-add versus non-value-add.
Professional
Process Goals
Don't target "$100K this year" — target "3 sales calls daily".
Parenting
Praising Process Over Outcome — A Deepening
Beyond "good job": a specific 3-part formula linking praise to the actual strategy used.
Administrative
Batch-to-Single-Piece Flow
Instead of processing 50 in one batch, process 1 then pass — faster, fewer errors.
Administrative
Identify & Exploit Bottleneck (TOC)
Every process chain is limited by slowest step — speeding others is waste.
Administrative
Future-State Value-Stream Map
After understanding current state: draw the "after" version and steps to get there.
Administrative
Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle
Improve any process via a weekly four-stage loop: Plan, Do, Check, Act.
Administrative
Hunting Single Points of Failure
For every critical process ask: if this person or system vanished tomorrow, what happens?
Administrative
No-Code First, Then Code
Before requesting a developer to automate a process, trial it with a no-code tool for two weeks first — if it works, you saved months.
Administrative
Hunting the 8 Wastes (Muda)
Scan your process for eight specific waste types, not vague general waste.
Professional
Decision Journal
For every important decision, log: situation, options, expectation, reason — review after 6 months.
Administrative
Three-Layer SOP Design
Each SOP: one-line title, 7-step checklist, then reference details.
Administrative
Swimlane Diagram by Role
Each step on a "swim lane" for a specific role — exposes broken handoffs.
Administrative
Compute Takt Time
Customer beat: if demand is 8 units in 8 hours, takt = 1 hour per unit.
Leadership
Team Identity and Naming Ritual
Choose with your team a shared name and symbol expressing what makes you distinct — collective identity is built, not imposed from above.
Parenting
Cultivating Growth Mindset
Praise your child's effort and strategy, not his intelligence or talent — Carol Dweck's classic.
Parenting
Sensory Regulation (Ayres)
Daily sensory protocol (weight, movement, deep pressure) reduces SPD child meltdowns.
Psychological
Counter-Statements
For each negative thought, frame 3 counter-statements with evidence.
Psychological
Small Wins Diary
Log 3 small wins daily — trains brain to see positive.
Psychological
Strict Worry Postponement
All worry in one fixed 15-min daily window — only.
Psychological
Downward Arrow Technique
Under every negative thought, deeper one. Reveal with "what does this mean?"
Psychological
Reattribution
If error occurred, 100% your fault? Usually no. Recalibrate share.
Psychological
Universalization Question
Your negative thought — if someone else thought it, would you agree?
Psychological
"I'm a Failure" Audit
"I'm a failure" needs 5 evidence + 5 counter. Write them.
Psychological
Emotion Description Without Judgment
Name feeling (sad, angry) — without "I'm bad" or "this is wrong".
Psychological
Radical Acceptance
Resisting reality doubles pain. Full acceptance (not approval) frees.
Psychological
Turning the Mind
Acceptance isn't one decision — it's a recurring choice you make daily.
Psychological
Crisis Survival
In intense crisis, no decisions. Calm first.
Psychological
Sensory Distraction
In intense emotion, use 5 senses for moment distraction — not suppression.
Psychological
Daily Skills Card
Log daily which DBT skills you used and which were effective.
Psychological
Five Senses Eating
One meal/week eaten with all senses — no phone, no talk.
Psychological
Sound Anchoring
Use a sound (clock tick, AC) as presence anchor.
Psychological
Open-Eye Meditation
No need to close eyes — meditation in life as is.
Psychological
Loving-Kindness (Metta)
Wish well for self, beloved, neutral, difficult, world.
Psychological
Alternate Nostril Breathing
Block one nostril, inhale other, alternate — balances brain halves.
Psychological
Stimulus-Response Gap
Between event and reaction — there's a gap. You choose in it.
Psychological
Hourly Presence Bell
Every hour, bell reminds you to present 1 min — not meditate, just present.
Psychological
Pain Mindfulness
Pain + resistance = suffering. Pain - resistance = just pain.
Psychological
Noting Practice
Label thought "thought", then let go — don't build on it.
Psychological
Breath Counting to 10
Count breaths 1-10. If lost, restart. Simple beginner meditation.
Psychological
Hundred Returns
Every time mind wanders, return — meditation isn't stillness, it's return.
Psychological
Daily Activities Meditation
Turn repeating task (dishwashing) into meditation.
Psychological
Short Presence Prayer
One min at fixed daily time, any phrasing suiting you.
Psychological
Gratitude Visit
Write to someone who positively shaped you, then deliver personally.
Psychological
VIA Character Strengths
Free test reveals top 5 character strengths.
Psychological
Weekly New Strength Use
Each week, use one of your strengths in a new way.
Psychological
Best Possible Self
Write 15 min about best version of self in 5 years — you may see self.
Psychological
Savoring a Great Day
Recall a great old day in full detail — generates new positivity.
Psychological
Mindful Savoring
In good moment, stop. Don't rush task — intensify.
Psychological
Daily Gratitude Journal
Write 5 gratitudes daily for 21 days.
Psychological
Unsent Thank-You Letter
Write thanks letter unsent — for yourself.
Psychological
Daily Random Kindness
One random kind act daily — lifts your mood more than recipient.
Psychological
Weekly PERMA Audit
5 happiness components: emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, achievement. Rate yourself.
Psychological
Flow Activity
Find an activity where you lose time — this is flow.
Psychological
Meaning Moments Log
Log moments where you felt deeper meaning — discover what matters.
Psychological
Eulogy Writing
Write what you wish said at your funeral — discover deep values.
Psychological
Awe Walks
20-min walk looking at what amazes you — increases happiness, reduces anxiety.
Psychological
Beauty Appreciation
In your day, pause at 3 beauty moments — new pleasure forms.