The Fulcrum Audit: A one-page diagnostic for identifying where your leverage is — and where it isn’t
Use this free diagnostic tool to identify the one thing that will move you forward today. You can download the free printable one-page pdf found at the end.
Most stagnation is not a failure of effort. It is a failure of leverage positioning. Before adding more force, locate the fulcrum.
Part 1 — The Three Audit Questions
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COMPOUNDING CHECK
Does your work create secondary effects — trust, reputation, access, opportunities — or does it mostly reset each week?
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2
SUBSTITUTION CHECK
Which of your highest-effort activities could now be handled by a tool or system in under 5
minutes — and still are being done manually?
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3
POSITIONING CHECK
If you freed 40% of your time from low leverage tasks, what higher-leverage work would that space create — and why isn't it happening yet?
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Part 2 — Identify Your Current Mode
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STABILIZING
You are here if: effort
feels erosive, not
generative. Burnout,
overload, or cognitive
saturation. The system
cannot hold more force.
First move: Reduce load
before adding ambition.
[ ] This is my current
condition
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SHIFTING
You are here if: success
feels hollow or mis-aligned. Goals reached but meaning absent. The identity doing the work no longer fits the direction of growth.
First move: Reorient
before optimizing.
[ ] This is my current
condition
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SCALING
You are here if: direction
is clear and effort
compounds — but the
system isn't multiplying
fast enough. You are
aligned; the leverage
needs amplifying.
First move: Build systems, not just habits.
[ ] This is my current
condition