In this video, we explore the acronym S.O.P, which stands for "Standard Operating Procedures". Having S.O.P.s can be a powerful tool for improving efficiency and effectiveness in both our personal and professional lives. We discuss how having clearly defined processes and procedures can save us time, reduce stress and anxiety, and help us to achieve our goals more effectively. We also explore practical strategies for creating S.O.Ps in various areas of our lives, such as work, home, and personal projects. By the end of this video, you'll have a new perspective on the benefits of standardization and a powerful tool for streamlining your life.
- Where are you leaking energy? And I know this sounds a little bizarre, but Mary and I like to always talk about us as humans, being a battery, that we start out after a good night's sleep fully charged, and throughout our day, we notice that our battery drops. - Hi, our names are Mary and Jill. We're social emotional learning experts, and we help people, people better. And we're in the middle of a series around our favorite acronyms. We have favorite acronyms because we primarily work with teen and tween girls, and we need to give them manageable bite-sized things that they can take away and put into action in their life right away, because we all know the feeling of analysis by paralysis.
And that's the last thing we wanna leave girls with. And we know that if girls need these tools, their parents need them. And if their parents need them, other adults need them. So today's acronym is SOP, S-O-P. You can put an S there too, so SOP or SOPs. And that stands for your standard operating procedure. So the question that Jill opened up with, where are you leaking energy? What types of things drain your battery throughout the day? And how do you buy that energy back? A lot of it is in systems or the lack of systems that you have in your life.
And I am a parent. I'm also a business owner, so I wear multiple hats. And I have to look at my day really strategically. Are certain systems working for me? Or am I leaking energy? Or is my battery getting drained? Because I don't have a system or a standard operating procedure in place. An example of this is buying groceries. I actually like going to the grocery store. I do, I think it's fun. I like to tinker around. But sometimes when I am also transferring kids to and from places, I need food.
And a system that has benefited me is ordering groceries online. As simple as that. Well, and not having systems, the lack of systems really can mess with your entire day. So maybe you've never even thought about systemizing your life in such a way. But that in and of itself is what's causing you to leak that energy. So where can you implement certain systems in your life so you can work smarter, not harder, more effective and more efficient to be able to create better results for yourself or feel calmer around certain situations.
Sops, standard operating procedures, give us guardrails to operate in. And that's clarity. What clarity provides is kindness. And that's really important to us as our life continues to get busier and busier with the responsibilities that we continue to take on throughout our life. - And I know most of you are working professionals. If not, this also serves you. Now, you know as an employee, your expectation, your job title, what you're responsible for, what your company values are. There are certain things to do certain things so that everyone could be successful at the end of the day.
So how do we take that mentality and look at having Sops in our personal life? Because truly it's no different. How you function at work is how you wanna function at home or just trying to tweak and figure out what systems are broken, what systems need actual systems in place to function better, but it's no different. We're looking for kindness. Clarity is kindness. So where in your life can you start putting Sops around getting some things done? - Well, and I wanna point out, I'm sure you've all felt this, but maybe you've not connected the dots.
If there's chaos in one part of your life, where else is that chaos showing up? Because I guarantee you from my experience working with people, it's not isolated chaos. So do you bring homework? Do you bring homework with you? Do you bring the chaos from home to work with you? There's overlap in all of these things. So what we're trying to do is create a 360 flow around our entire life because one can't exist without the other, they are together. So where can you create more efficiency in your day to day life?
So everything feels a little bit more smooth. So where are your standard operating procedures failing you? Where are your standard operating procedures really serving you? And where could you stand to implement some standard operating procedures? - We're so excited to watch you get into flow. And that's the gift is finding flow and ease. So we're excited to hear a little bit more around your Sops. And we can't wait to see you on the next video. Thank you.
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