MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Abilities

Financial Management

Review last month’s personal spending and identify one area to optimize for freedom or enjoyment.

Set a calendar reminder to check your balances or pensions every Monday morning.

Create a simple spreadsheet to track three regular expenses and update it daily for one week.

Categorize five recent expenses as essential or optional to better understand your priorities.

List your top three recurring costs and brainstorm one possible improvement for each.

Review one past payment or bill—check for errors or unnecessary charges today.

Project Management

Make a list of ongoing projects or pursuits—note goals, timelines, and next steps.

Clarify one unclear commitment or deadline—ask a simple, direct question today.

Create a checklist for your next activity, breaking it into 3–5 sequenced steps.

Block 30 minutes this week to update the status of a personal or volunteer project.

Send a one-sentence status update on a project to a peer—practice brief, clear communication.

Choose one overdue task and spend 15 minutes moving it forward.

Change Management

List one upcoming life change and write down its expected impact in a single sentence.

Identify one daily routine that could be adjusted to adapt more easily to changing priorities.

Ask a peer how they’re adjusting to a recent change—just listen without offering solutions.

Choose one small change you’ve resisted and take the first 15 minutes to start it.

Review your last transition and write down what helped you adapt successfully.

Review a recent change in your life and note one action that made it smoother.

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