“Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.” — W. Clement Stone

Your Outcome: Create an environment that helps you thrive. You can be a fish out of water, or you can be in your element.

Welcome to day 29 of 30 Days of Getting Results, based on my book Getting Results the Agile Way. In day 28, you learned how to find your one thing to simplify your life, make meaning, and grow your lust for life.

“Purpose is what gives life a meaning.” — Charles H. Perkhurst

Your Outcome: Find your one thing. Whether you call it your passion, your purpose, your mission, your crusade, finding your “Why,” or simply what you want your life to be about … express it in words, as a motto, or tagline, or a simple one-liner. This will be your path and torch.

“Big dreams create the magic that stirs men’s souls to greatness.” — Bill McCartney

Your Outcome: Immerse yourself in something great. Take your life to the next level. Do something great that matters for you or someone in your life. Go above and beyond your daily call of duty.

“You don’t overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.” —John C. Maxwell

Your Outcome: Solve your problems with skill. Become a skilled problem solver and learn a systematic way for solving your problems. Turn even your worst lemons into lemonade.

“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” — Parkinson’s Law

Your Outcome: Learn how to master time management and set effective time limits for things and then bite off what you can chew within that time limit. Your ability to use timeboxing and time budgets will help you manage your energy, free up your time, get more things done, and achieve work-life balance.