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…those who get the most out of life try to figure out and focus on their core competencies.
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People who get the most out of life spend as much of their time as possible on these core competency activities, and as little as possible on other things.
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…the right job leverages your core competencies – things you do best and enjoy – and meets certain working conditions, including autonomy and being challenged to the extent of your abilities.
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If you want to be blissful, your job should involve spending as much time as possible in that space where you are leveraging your core competencies…
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…to spend as much time as possible focusing on your core competencies, you’re going to need to get rid of things that you don’t do best, and that other people can do as well or better.
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You can compress time spent on non-core-competency activities with a three-part strategy: ignore it, minimize it, or outsource it.
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…if you want to get the most out of your 168 hours, you need a work team and a home team, all focused on their core competencies, so you can focus on yours.
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…functioning as a taxi service is not a parental core competency in the way that eating dinner together or doing Bible studies together… are.
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For good health, exercise is non-negotiable, and in a sense it’s a core competency. You definitely can’t outsource it.
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…[trust] is the key leadership competency of the new global economy.
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