Measure Yourself
Posted by in 1-Measure Yourself1) How do you measure success?
In whatever aspect of your life you consider, there are criteria that seem appropriate as success measurements. Off the top of your head, you can usually come up with three to four, and if you think longer, perhaps as many as a dozen or more will emerge.
The first step in the Personal Semiotics process is the most important. It defines how you’ll measure success, assess yourself, and evaluate your options.
You don’t really need any help for this step. Just take a few moments to brainstorm and let your ideas flow. Write down all of the criteria by which you would measure success for the life area upon which you’re focused. It is important not to slow yourself down by editing or judging each concept you list, as there is no wrong answer.
The next part of this exercise is to write the opposite of each concept — beside each to the right. Once you’ve completed your brainstormed list and its opposites, you can be more selective.
Upon review, you may find that some criteria seem repetitive; they’re just synonyms to describe a similar concept. Others may be slightly different, but selecting both for the Paradox Maps you’ll complete later may not give you the opportunity to learn enough about yourself, your situation or your options. Your goal is to pick a small but diverse set of measurement criteria that are relevant to you.
At least two pairs of measurements is ideal, three allows you to go deeper. After three or four, the value of the exercise may diminish as you select your most relevant, non-duplicated measurements first.
Here is an example of success measurements for relationships.
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