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The Big 3 Challenge

The Big 3 Challenge

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Are you making time to work on your dreams? All of us have a dream but most of us are not working on our dream. Instead, we are working daily to make other people’s dreams come true.

Why not work on our dreams right now? Take the Big 3 Challenge and start working on your dreams even as you go about your regular work activities.

Unless we make time for the things that are important to us, we will never be able to feel satisfied with our accomplishments for the day. We may have done so many things throughout the day but they don’t really contribute to our long-term goals or to realizing our dream.

The Big 3 Challenge

Your challenge is to take the time to plan out your day so you can launch yourself into action as soon as your day starts. Before you go to sleep, take a notebook, your journal or planner and sit down to write. Write down all the things that you need to accomplish the next day.

From your list, highlight the 3 big things that you need to accomplish on that day. These items are your Big 3 and you need to prioritize accomplishing these tasks. This means that even if you don’t check off all the things on your To Do list for that day, as long as these 3 things have been done, you can be satisfied with your day.

You should be able to come up with a Big 3 list for your work but you should also have one for working on your long-term goal. You may even list down a Big 3 for other aspects of your life such as for your health and finances.

There will always be many things that you think you need to do each day. However, setting your priorities will allow you to feel focused on the most important tasks so you can actually see and feel your progress. This also helps you to jump on to the next set of important tasks for the next day.

Finishing major tasks also gives you more motivation and confidence to tackle the smaller, not-as-important, but still necessary things that need to be done.

If you’ve already been practicing prioritizing your Big 3 daily, then level up your progress by taking on any of the Launch Challenges. See how you can use them to get closer to your goals and dreams.


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The 15-Minute Cleaning Routine

The 15-Minute Cleaning Routine

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Having to do a general house cleaning can take the whole day or the whole weekend. The daily 15-minute cleaning routine is a great way to keep your home looking clean every day. It reduces the time it takes to clean and organize the whole house. This means you’ll have less chores and more time for leisure on the weekends.

There are plenty of things you can do in 15 minutes to keep the house looking clean. Pick 3 things that you can do and spend 15 minutes to accomplish these tasks. You can do different tasks for each day of the week to keep dirt and clutter at bay in all parts of the house.

You can maintain the cleanliness of your home just by picking up things immediately and putting items back where they should be kept.

Here are some of the other tasks that you can include for the 15-minute cleaning routine for own home.

  • Make beds
  • Fold laundry
  • Dust furniture
  • Wipe down kitchen counters and table
  • Wash dishes
  • Clean kitchen sink
  • Vacuum, mop and/or sweep floors
  • Clean bathroom sink or toilet
  • Clean up clutter
  • Sort out junk mail
  • Take out the garbage

Lauch Challenge

To help you create the 15-minute cleaning routine for own house, ask yourself these questions. This will help you come up with the top 3 tasks in your own list.

  • What really bugs me at home if it’s not cleaned/taken care of daily?
  • Which area at home gets messy really fast?
  • What small tasks can I do daily for just 5-10 minutes? Choose a small task that will make a big difference.
  • What am I already doing daily that helps keep my home clean?
  • What tasks can I delegate to my kids/spouse/relatives that they can do daily to help keep the home clean?

Assign your household members to help with certain taks. Don’t forget to smile while you explain to them the benefits of doing these tasks daily. Here are some tasks you can have them do.

  • Have everyone put their beds in order upon waking up.
  • Assign a time for kids to pick-up their toys and store them.
  • Ask kids to prepare what they want to wear to school the next day.
  • Have a schedule for washing clothes for each member of the family.

The good thing about the 15-minute cleaning routine is that you don’t get overwhelmed with the thought of cleaning and organizing clutter over the weekend. Doing small tasks throughout the week or throughout the day, will help to make your weekends less stressful from the thought of cleaning everything in just one day.


Updated. First published on Pinoy Smart Living on 2019.03.18.
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