Personal Board of Advisors

What is Personal Board of Advisors?

Assemble 3-5 people you trust and respect across different domains (career, relationships, health, finance, creativity). Meet with each quarterly to discuss your life direction. Like a company has a board of directors, your life deserves strategic advisors too.

Is there evidence for it?

How do you do Personal Board of Advisors?

1. 1.Identify 3-5 people whose judgment you trust in different areas: a mentor (career), a wise friend (relationships), a health-conscious friend (fitness), a financially savvy person, a creative thinker
2. 2.Approach each: 'I'm trying to be more intentional about my life. Would you be willing to be one of my personal advisors? I'd love to check in with you once a quarter for 30 minutes to get your perspective'
3. 3.Quarterly meetings: share what's going on in your area of their expertise. Ask: 'What do you think I'm not seeing? What would you do differently? What should I be worried about?'
4. 4.The power is in diverse perspectives: your career mentor sees your blind spots in work, your relationship-savvy friend sees patterns in your dating, your fit friend sees your health honestly. Together they see your whole life
5. 5.Keep the commitment light: quarterly, 30 minutes, informal (coffee or call). Most people are honored to be asked and become invested in your success. This is networking that actually matters

How long does it take?

30 min per advisor per quarter (2.5 hours total per quarter).

Is it hard to start?

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