We are all familiar with graphic design, interior design and fashion design, but now Whakate, a fast-growing global internet community, has introduced Life Design and the Whakate Way.
What exactly is Life Design?
Life Design takes a holistic view on one’s life to see where improvements and changes can be made. ‘Life hacks’, on the other hand, only address a specific issue in one’s life. To use the analogy of doing home renovations, Life Design creates a plan to renew one’s entire house, with every room and area taken into account. With a life hack, one may simply re-do the kitchen cabinets or rearrange the living room furniture.
How is Whakate Different from other Self Management Systems?
While today’s market is flooded with methods and formulas for improving one’s habits to achieve better productivity, time management, organisation and so on, Whakate’s approach is somewhat different. Admitting that there is no silver bullet that can turn one’s life around overnight, Whakate presents realistic strategies that can create lasting results, enabling their readers to create better, more fulfilling lives.
The Whakate Way, “Your Path to a Balanced Life,” is based on four main concepts:
- Know who you are (Personality)
- Make use of your time (Time Management)
- Get organized (Get Things Done)
- Embrace your roles (Achievement)
These four points are addressed in the e-book, Whakate, Getting Started with Life Design and on their Website: The Whakate Way
One particular gem found in the book focuses on the subject of values and how they relate to setting and accomplishing realistic goals. First the book challenges us to list the five most important values our life – actual principles that define who we are. Using this foundation, we can begin to create goals that directly support these values, and which have a much better chance at success, as they are connected to that which matters most to us.
Learn to Manage your Time
Another area the book opens up is the issue of time management. Rather than setting down a strict set of rules for managing one’s life, Whakate acknowledges that every person needs to develop a system that best fits their personality and lifestyle. The guidelines provided may be easily adapted by the user and developed over time, as one’s needs or obligations change. The reader learns to:
- Create a routine timetable for repetitive activities
- Build a master list
- Set up an appointment book for non-regular activities
- Work with a time log to increase time awareness
- Plan one’s time on a daily, weekly, monthly and long-term basis
Other areas covered in the book include becoming more aware of one’s personality type and how this can affect one’s endeavors; a brief explanation of the various productivity systems available today and how to choose the right one; how to make best use of one’s time; how to create last habits; and more.
Truly this user friendly book makes changing one’s life seem possible, while reminding us that anything real, anything worthwhile, takes commitment, effort and perseverance.
Check out Whakate at their website, where you can become a club member for free and receive a free copy of the e-book, Whakate, Getting Started with Life Design
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