Cross-Compass Canvas & Guided Questions Worksheet
About
This was made in conjunction with the event I held at Crane, "Start Something: Where do we begin?"
In response to the "quit 9-5, signed up for 24/7" plight as well as reflecting upon Michael Gerber's entrepreneurship classic, "The E-myth Revisited" -- this canvas is made for the Jodie who sought answers from the world 7 months ago, but also friends embarking in this new journey.
Let's dive deep into ourselves and what matters most to us, so that when the going gets tough, we can still stick to what we've set our minds to. This can hopefully function as a compass, or otherwise start the internal conversation.
There are some simple questions that we don't ask ourselves enough , that can really get us going.
This canvas asks that for us, and all we have to do is answer the questions.
How to use
You can print this out, or screenshot and put it on a canvas to do online.
Take some time, I recommend 10 to 15 minutes, to ask yourself the following:
Section A: Cross-Canvas Canvas
What do I consider as my...
- North star - Your vision and values
- Hands - what you can do and want to be able to do
- Eyes - what you interacted with recently
- Heart - aspects of yourself that anchors you, your foundations
- Clock - key events or activities in the past
- Fire - aspects of your “hell”
There is no right or wrong, there is no grade. The best quality results come from an honest self.
Feel free to draw as well!
From there, select three main items that stand out to you, and highlight/circle it.
Some are values you simply stand for, some are problem opportunities and action you can take, differentiate accordingly.
Section B: Problem Statements
With the selected topics/items, ideate quickly with yourself on areas of potential focus, and then tap into AI tools like chatGPT to expand your circle of context. You can follow a simple prompt we suggested in the worksheet.
From there, complete your worksheet by putting together a suitable "How Might We" statement that frames aspects of your problem into a question you can ask yourself, and those around you.
This is a Scrappy Work-in-Progress
There is always room for improvement. This is something quick and scrappy.
Happy to hear suggestions via e-mail or LinkedIn, as well as on Gumroad.
Even happier to hear what you got out of this, and offer accountability to what you are building next.
Piping hot regards,
Jodie