Rob Shallenberger

On the book cover of Do What Matters Most, there's a phrase we use that says you'll either lead a life by design or live a life by default. One is intentional. One is we're going to have a balanced life, and it very much is possible to do when we have the right system and approach to it, rather than just being yanked around by all of these different things and people that want a piece of our time.

On the book cover of Do What Matters Most, there's a phrase we use that says you'll either lead a life by design or live a life by default. One is intentional. One is we're going to have a balanced life, and it very much is possible to do when we have the right system and approach to it, rather than just being yanked around by all of these different things and people that want a piece of our time.

And let me just share a quick story with you, if it's okay to illustrate kind of where you're going with your point. And, you know, some the CEO of Clif Bar went through the do what matters most training. And she said, I wish I would have had this in my 20s. And she was around 47 at the time.

And let me just share a quick story with you, if it's okay to illustrate kind of where you're going with your point. And, you know, some the CEO of Clif Bar went through the do what matters most training. And she said, I wish I would have had this in my 20s. And she was around 47 at the time.

And rather than saying, you know, because I get where she's coming from, she says, you know, my life would be so different now if I would have been doing this last 25 years. But rather than focusing on the past and the gap mentality, my thought for her was, you know what, you're 47. Look at all the life that's still ahead of us.

And rather than saying, you know, because I get where she's coming from, she says, you know, my life would be so different now if I would have been doing this last 25 years. But rather than focusing on the past and the gap mentality, my thought for her was, you know what, you're 47. Look at all the life that's still ahead of us.

And the rest of the executive team that was listening was like, and look at what we can still do with the rest of our lives, the impact that we can have. And that was the right thinking. So can I just share one little brief story that's in our book? And there's different versions of this floating around out there. I don't even know if it's true.

And the rest of the executive team that was listening was like, and look at what we can still do with the rest of our lives, the impact that we can have. And that was the right thinking. So can I just share one little brief story that's in our book? And there's different versions of this floating around out there. I don't even know if it's true.

What's more important than whether or not the story is true is the essence and the principle that we take away from it. And I caveat that in the book. So there's this father, figurative hypothetical example of a father that comes home He spends all day on his laptop, just grinding away, got this thing that's due, whatever it is.

What's more important than whether or not the story is true is the essence and the principle that we take away from it. And I caveat that in the book. So there's this father, figurative hypothetical example of a father that comes home He spends all day on his laptop, just grinding away, got this thing that's due, whatever it is.

And late into the evening, his son comes to him and asks, hey, dad, can I borrow $20? And the dad's like, what do you want $20 for? You know, it's just a little bit put off because he's been a long day. He's at the end of the candle. And the son then asked, well, dad, how much do you make in an hour? If you don't, you know, and dad's thing is like, all right.

And late into the evening, his son comes to him and asks, hey, dad, can I borrow $20? And the dad's like, what do you want $20 for? You know, it's just a little bit put off because he's been a long day. He's at the end of the candle. And the son then asked, well, dad, how much do you make in an hour? If you don't, you know, and dad's thing is like, all right.

And it just kind of hits this blow up point. Son, go to your room. he has a few minutes to kind of calm down and think about it. And he realizes that he's a little too hard on his son. So he goes to his room, it's late at night and he walks in his son's door and he can tell, you know, he can tell that he's crying. And he says, son, so can I ask you a couple of questions?

And it just kind of hits this blow up point. Son, go to your room. he has a few minutes to kind of calm down and think about it. And he realizes that he's a little too hard on his son. So he goes to his room, it's late at night and he walks in his son's door and he can tell, you know, he can tell that he's crying. And he says, son, so can I ask you a couple of questions?

Why were you asking how much I made an hour? And then why were you asking to borrow $20? And his son, you know, through teary eyes, so I saved up $20 and if you're making $40 an hour, I thought that if I could borrow $20, then I would have enough money to buy an hour of your time.

Why were you asking how much I made an hour? And then why were you asking to borrow $20? And his son, you know, through teary eyes, so I saved up $20 and if you're making $40 an hour, I thought that if I could borrow $20, then I would have enough money to buy an hour of your time.

And, you know, the father, you could just imagine if this was a real scenario, what would be going through his heart and his mind? And to me, this captures the essence of do what matters most is we don't have to sacrifice one area of our life for another, but it is very possible to lead a life by design rather than live this life by default that we talked about.

And, you know, the father, you could just imagine if this was a real scenario, what would be going through his heart and his mind? And to me, this captures the essence of do what matters most is we don't have to sacrifice one area of our life for another, but it is very possible to lead a life by design rather than live this life by default that we talked about.

So you just gave like the perfect intro into Do What Matters Most, Ryan. I don't even know if you realized, I don't know if you've read the book or not, but you just gave- I've played this game a couple of times at this point. So you just actually led into the perfect intro. And this is why we wrote this book and developed this program.

So you just gave like the perfect intro into Do What Matters Most, Ryan. I don't even know if you realized, I don't know if you've read the book or not, but you just gave- I've played this game a couple of times at this point. So you just actually led into the perfect intro. And this is why we wrote this book and developed this program.