MLLR | The Rule of Thirds
When chasing a dream or a worthy goal.
According to Alexi Pappas’ coach from this Inc.com article:
“He pulled me aside and told me about the rule of thirds: Whenever you’re chasing a big dream, you’re supposed to feel good a third of the time, okay a third of the time, and crappy or not great a third of the time, and if you feel roughly in those ratios, it means you are in fact chasing a dream. If you feel too good all the time, you’re not pushing yourself enough, and if you feel too fatigued, you might be burning out or having a mental-health challenge and need to reevaluate,” she explains.
Professionally, our College and Career Readiness team at Mill Creek Schools is in the middle of a worthy goal transforming our district to be more career and community connected.
There are good days.
When you see students find a passion or love for something.
Their eyes usually tell you.
There are ok days.
The meetings.
The time it takes.
The quick pace of some things.
The slow pace of others.
and
There are crappy days.
Burn out.
Exhaustion.
Blazing trails or being a pioneer in something is mentally taxing.
The details and the logistics are always getting worked out.
Things change.
Almost daily.
Maybe even hourly.
Being an island comes to mind.
It’s not easy.
.
.
.
But it’s a worthy goal.
1/3 Good.
1/3 Ok.
1/3 Crappy.
1/1 Worthy.
-mllr