Scrum for Couples
Every morning, my wife and I go through a ritual. We meditate for 10 to 15 minutes, say the Optimist’s Creed, and then we pull out our Trello boards and have our Daily Scrum. Typically, there are very few things that cross over between us. This is a meeting about transparency and accountability. We always ask each other if we can help the other with a task, or sometimes we’ll even pass one our own tasks onto the other (okay, most of the time that’s me passing something onto my wife).
This daily practice sets each of us up for success. Neither one of us wants to start the day by saying we’re going to complete something we said we were going to complete three days earlier. When that happens, we challenge each other and look for ways to help the other “get it done".
If your significant other is not already practicing Scrum for Your Life or its principles, teach her the process. Show him or her the importance of living your values, and how to discover what they truly are. Having someone to do this work with makes follow through and success much more likely. It doesn’t have to be your partner or spouse. Find a friend who want to achieve more just like you do, and then meet virtually every day to make things happen.
I wish you only success!
The Optimist Creed
Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all of your friends feel that there is something worthwhile about them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To be grateful for all of the love, beauty, and riches that come into your life.
To wear a cheerful continence at all times. To share a better you with every living creature.
To spend so much time on the improvement of yourself, that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.
- Adopted from Christian D. Larson https://www.optimist.org/