If you have a domain name registered, you know that periodically you’re asked to verify the associated ”whois” data. If nothing has changed, you need take no action, but you must review the accuracy and make any updates needed. Why not make it a habit to review your big-picture “whois” data quarterly as well?
Here’s the information you need to update:
- Your financial picture- assets, liabilities, cash flow
- Your business life – how much time you spend working, what kind of work you’re attracting, who you’re working with, who you’re partnering with
- Your life outside of work – how you use your free time, what kinds of activities and hobbies you’re pursuing and with whom, vacations planned, etc.
- Your health – how healthy you are, how much energy you have. Are you up to date with check-ups, etc.? Are you taking extremely good care of your body?
- Your relationships- are they everything you want them to be? How would you rate the quality of your relationships with family and friends? How are you nurturing them?
- Your personal development- are there classes you want to take? Do you give yourself down time and time to think?
- Contribution and community – are you satisfied with the contribution you are to your community, locally and globally?
Some of us look at our “whois” data on a regular basis, using it as a checkpoint to be sure we’re spending our lives the way we choose. Others might be starting your “whois” review process for the first time. If that’s you, then you’ll find that the simple act of review is going to begin a more complex next step, which is deciding what you want. When you take a systematic look at the fact of your current life, you’re going to see where you want to change it.
Blocking out time to review your “whois” data on a monthly or quarterly basis will make you much more likely to achieve your goals. Use your calendar, make time to complete the exercise. Knowing who you are today and making sure you’re in alignment with what you want for your life is a very good habit to create!
