● Books · 10 checklists · 26 Oct 2026

One checklist for each of the 10 jolts.

Shawn Doyle's book has 10 chapters, which he calls jolts (the chapter headings say "Foundation"). The titles below are his. The tick-boxes under each are ours: one week of small actions that put that chapter to work. Tick here (your ticks stay in this browser) or download an A4 PDF.

1 Have a Purpose for What You Do 2 Have a Passion for What You Do 3 Be a Non-Stop Continuous Learning Machine 4 Be a Mentor and Have a Mentor 5 Know What Gets You Stimulated and Motivated 6 Reward Yourself for Achieving 7 Practice Long-Term Thinking 8 Keep Growing and Achieving 9 Periodically Evaluate Where You Are 10 Live a Life of Balance

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Jolt 1 of 10 · Jumpstart Your Motivation

1 · Have a Purpose for What You Do

Ask 3 people who know you well: "Why do you think I'm here?" Write down what they say
List the activities you like and dislike, with the reason for each
Look for the pattern in that list. It points to your purpose
Write your purpose in one sentence
Put the sentence where you'll see it every morning
Check this week's calendar against it. What doesn't fit?

Week of: ____________Download PDF ↓

azizsaif.com/blog/jumpstart-your-motivation · Jolt 1 of 10 · chapter title from the book, checklist written by Claude

Jolt 2 of 10 · Jumpstart Your Motivation

2 · Have a Passion for What You Do

Name the parts of your work you'd do even if nobody paid you
Spend one extra hour on those parts this week
Write a "rough day" plan: what you'll do when everything goes wrong
Use that plan once, before you need it
Tell one person what you love about your work
Cut or hand over one task you dread

Week of: ____________Download PDF ↓

azizsaif.com/blog/jumpstart-your-motivation · Jolt 2 of 10 · chapter title from the book, checklist written by Claude

Jolt 3 of 10 · Jumpstart Your Motivation

3 · Be a Non-Stop Continuous Learning Machine

Pick one skill to learn this quarter
Read 20 minutes a day, 5 days this week
Keep a notebook: one thing learned, every day
Turn travel time into a talk, podcast or audiobook
Book one course, class or workshop
Teach one thing you learned to someone else

Week of: ____________Download PDF ↓

azizsaif.com/blog/jumpstart-your-motivation · Jolt 3 of 10 · chapter title from the book, checklist written by Claude

Jolt 4 of 10 · Jumpstart Your Motivation

4 · Be a Mentor and Have a Mentor

List 3 people you'd want as a mentor
Ask one of them for 30 minutes this month
Prepare 3 questions before you meet
List what you could mentor someone else on
Offer to help one person starting out
Set a monthly check-in with both

Week of: ____________Download PDF ↓

azizsaif.com/blog/jumpstart-your-motivation · Jolt 4 of 10 · chapter title from the book, checklist written by Claude

Jolt 5 of 10 · Jumpstart Your Motivation

5 · Know What Gets You Stimulated and Motivated

Write 5 things that fire you up: music, people, places, books
Write 5 things that flatten you
Find a form of exercise you enjoy and do it 3 times this week
Build a jumpstart kit: a playlist, a quote, a short video
Use the kit at the first sign of a flat morning
Note what worked and what didn't

Week of: ____________Download PDF ↓

azizsaif.com/blog/jumpstart-your-motivation · Jolt 5 of 10 · chapter title from the book, checklist written by Claude

Jolt 6 of 10 · Jumpstart Your Motivation

6 · Reward Yourself for Achieving

Write one long-term goal with a number and a date
Break it into weekly short-term goals
Choose a reward for the long-term goal and write it down
Set a small reward for each short-term goal
Tie the reward to the goal, like new gear for a fitness goal
Friday: tick the week's goal and take the reward

Week of: ____________Download PDF ↓

azizsaif.com/blog/jumpstart-your-motivation · Jolt 6 of 10 · chapter title from the book, checklist written by Claude

Jolt 7 of 10 · Jumpstart Your Motivation

7 · Practice Long-Term Thinking

Write where you want to be in 5 years: work, money, health, family
Write the one-year step that gets you there
Before one decision this week, ask: will this matter in 5 years?
Drop one thing that only pays off today
Start one thing that pays off in a year
Re-read the 5-year page once a month

Week of: ____________Download PDF ↓

azizsaif.com/blog/jumpstart-your-motivation · Jolt 7 of 10 · chapter title from the book, checklist written by Claude

Jolt 8 of 10 · Jumpstart Your Motivation

8 · Keep Growing and Achieving

Set the next goal before you finish the current one
Make exercise regular this week: some cardio, some strength
Try one thing outside your comfort zone
Raise one of your targets by 10%
List 3 things you achieved in the past year
Decide what "growing" means for you this quarter

Week of: ____________Download PDF ↓

azizsaif.com/blog/jumpstart-your-motivation · Jolt 8 of 10 · chapter title from the book, checklist written by Claude

Jolt 9 of 10 · Jumpstart Your Motivation

9 · Periodically Evaluate Where You Are

Block one hour at the end of each month for a review
Score each area of life from 1 to 10
Compare the scores against the goals you wrote
Write what's working and what isn't
Change one goal or one habit
Re-read why you set the goals in the first place

Week of: ____________Download PDF ↓

azizsaif.com/blog/jumpstart-your-motivation · Jolt 9 of 10 · chapter title from the book, checklist written by Claude

Jolt 10 of 10 · Jumpstart Your Motivation

10 · Live a Life of Balance

Rate work, health, family, friends, faith, fun and money 1 to 10
Pick the lowest score and plan one action for it
Put exercise on the calendar like a meeting
Eat lunch away from the desk
Protect one evening a week for family or friends
Sleep 7 hours, 5 nights this week

Week of: ____________Download PDF ↓

azizsaif.com/blog/jumpstart-your-motivation · Jolt 10 of 10 · chapter title from the book, checklist written by Claude