How to Graph Your Way to Success
Using that classic personal development tool: Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is used by almost a billion people, myself included. On average, I spend about one hour per day with this evergreen software, doing typical spreadsheet stuff. But the first minute of my daily Excel experience is dedicated to something else entirely: personal growth.
There may be an app for almost everything, but personal growth is just too complex and specific to the individual to capture in a simple mobile app.
That’s where Excel really shines. With a little bit of upfront tinkering, you can set up a customized spreadsheet that helps you get the most out of life in as little as one minute per day.
I like to call such a spreadsheet a “Graph of Life.” And I’ve been keeping mine for almost a decade.
The Benefits of Keeping a Graph of Life
Daily tracking of your personal growth in Excel brings five great benefits:
1. Awareness and consistency
The awareness created by regular measurement often leads to significant improvement all by itself. A Graph of Life measures your ability to consistently do the right things in life. You can probably imagine that…
