Some of the things you do have meaning. Some don't. These six questions identify what has meaning for you and what doesn't. My talk at #AceConf 2018 in Krakow and for the Discuss Agile Group in May 2018.

1. 6 Questions
to change your life
Peter Stevens
www.MyPersonalAgility.org Image © Adobe Stock

2. Are you living the life you want to live?
A. 100% Every day!
B. Most days are good
C. Some days are up, some are down
D. I do what I need to do for my job and family
E. I am not doing what I want

3. Are you living the life you want to live?
100% Every day!
Most days are good
Some days are up, some are
down
I do what I need to do for my
job and family
I am not doing what I want Responses
100% Every day! Most days are good Some days are up, some are down
I do what I need to do for my job and family I am not doing what I want
Source: Interactive poll conducted by Maria Matarelli at SG Minneapolis, 46 respondents, 2 excluded

4. What is an important goal that you have not achieved?
• Talk about this with your neighbor, until you see me waving

5. What is an important goal that you have not achieved?
Health Finances Business Education Do somethingImprove myself
Stuff
Family
Change the World
Sports
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Responses
Unachieved Goals related to…
Health Finances Business Education Do something Improve myself Stuff Family Change the World Sports
Source: Interactive poll conducted by Maria Matarelli at SG Minneapolis, 46 responses, classified by Peter Stevens

6. How long have you wanted to achieve that goal?
• Less than 6 months
• Between 6 months and 1 year
• Between 1 and 2 years
• Between 3 and 5 years
• Longer than 5 years / as long as I can remember

7. How long have you wanted to achieve that goal?
Less than 6 months
Between 6 months
and 1 year
Between 1-2 years
In the last 3-5 years
More than 5 years
Responses
Less than 6 months Between 6 months and 1 year Between 1-2 years In the last 3-5 years More than 5 years
Source: Interactive poll conducted by Maria Matarelli at SG Minneapolis, 45 participants, 50 responses, grouped by Peter Stevens

8. “What would you do if you knew
you could only succeed?”
--Maria Matarelli

9. Let’s pretend for a moment that’s true,
and talk about how you did it…
My Story, or
How I started
changing my life
6 Questions to
change your life
How you can get
started

10. Introducing… Me, Myself and I!

11. What really matters?

12. My goal is to inspire you to transform your world
peter@saat-network.net
@peterstev
“Mr. What Really Matters”
Possible Cover

13. Source: © fotolia.com
I
have
three
bosses
None
can tell
me
what to
do next!

14. I
have so
much
to do
I
don’t
know
where
to start
Source: © fotolia.com

15. Source: https://imgflip.com/memegenerator/57445655/Juggling-Meme

16. Demand
“to do’s”
Capacity
The question is not will you say no, but
how will you invest your capacity?
Waste
Stuff That
Matters!

17. Three easy tools for doing what matters
• Understanding the challenge
• The 6 questions
• An information radiator to
understand the answers
Stuff Done Right Stuff Done
Do
Meaning

18. To get the right things done,
master three aspects
Doing Work
QuestioningSetting Priorities

19. Scrum defines a role to address each aspect
Solves the Problem – Development Team
Voice of Common Sense
Scrum Master
Voice of the Customer
Product Owner

20. Me, Myself and I
must cover all three
❤️
Doing Work
Body
Questioning
Heart
Setting Priorities
Head

21. 6 Questions to get the right answers
Stuff done,
Closer to who
you want to be
Celebrate & Choose
Who you are,
What you did
3. What
could I do
this week?
5. What can
I expect to
get done?
1. What
really
matters?
Do
4. What is
important
or urgent?
6. Who
can help?
2. What
did I do
last week?
🎉
Choose photo credit: Stockfresh.com

23. “This really works”
Hartmuth Gieldanowski

24. Why should you believe me?

25. Maria’s Story

26. What benefits are people reporting?
1. Beating Procrastination
2. Feeling better about themselves
3. Understanding what really matters to themselves
4. Simple questions lead to deep insights
5. Able to say yes to the right things
6. Able to set and achieve long term goals
7. Better relationships with spouses and family
8. Better alignment with stakeholders
9. Fewer emergencies
10.Less smoking/health benefits

27. Summary: How to change your life
• Every week:
• Ask yourself the 6 questions of Personal Agility
• Visualize the answers on your Priorities Map
• Your answers guide you to do what matters

28. Certification &
Ambassadors

29. • Contact me:
• Join the early readers club at
www.MyPersonalAgility.com
Are you curious?
Come to my Workshop!
Download
a copy!
Join the Early
Readers Club!
@peterstev
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peter@saat-network.ch