Jason Womack

Set Yourself Up For (physiological) Success

Another day, another commute...this time to New York City. The day started off at 4:15 in the morning; an early wake-up, the drive to Los Angeles International Airport (listening to www.TED.com TEDTalks along the way that I recorded onto an MP3 audio CD) and the normal routine of hurrying up to wait.

On travel days, I do what I can to take care of my mind (listening to TED talks, reading a non-fiction book, for example) and my body. Since I know I'll be in the air for about 4 hours or more, I decide ahead of time to drink at least 10 glasses of water. This is a way to keep hydrated, and land at JFK ready to go...Oh, another thing I do is...

Pretty much every meal I eat "out on the road" gets cut in half as it arrives. My initial decision is to eat half of what I'm served, and then decide. If I am still hungry, I'll eat half of THAT. (Generally speaking, however, that first half is enough.)

Definitely DON'T believe me on this one, but consider giving it a try. I remember learning that "most" restaurant-sized portions that I'm served are 2-4 times the actually "recommended" serving size. That was about a decade ago, when I started traveling AND started competing as a triathlete. Then, and until today, I still go out to great restaurants, order the food I want to taste, and enjoy 3, 4, and even 5 course meals. How do I do it and still stay in (reasonable) shape? I just cut the meal in half.

What tricks do YOU have to stay in shape, eat right, and enjoy the travelin' life?

8,940 steps during a seminar

I still remember setting a record (but, that as an 8am-5pm seminar for 200 people...) so when a saw this, I was happy.

Being fit, moving my body, tracking progress over time...this are important factors in/to your Productivity Profile. What you do, what you always have near you, what you focus on all create the "how and why" of your own approach to time management.

What's next for you to engage in? (Me? I'm at the airport, people watching as await my next flight. Good times!)

It Could Be Easier Than You Thought

It could.

Leave that option open. Once you clear it...that is, you've put in "four words or less" what you're going for, let it show up.

My idea of a good time

If I had 4 extra blocks of 15 minutes...

Landing in town a day early (Minneapolis) today, I "stopped by" the MOA - Mall of America. Wow!

Anyway, I treated myself to an educational opportunity. I picked up a notebook - watch out...my last book got started that way! - and three books about Thomas Edison. I've already made it through half of one.

My take-away so far, "Get after it. Whatever your thing is, work on it, talk about it, think about it...write about it."

Anything I can do to help, let me know.

The room is alive... and getting #Better

Looking out over this scene is an amazing way to start the day.

I was thinking the other day about the ideas of creativity, serendipity, chance and blind luck. Lucky, that's how I feel today. Yet, as a friend reminded me this morning:

"We kind of build our own foundations for luck to come our way."

Recently, Forbes.com published an article on how "wasting time" just may be a productivity technique. That in the midst of chaos, interruption, and distractions we could have our most creative moments.

I don't know... In order to get that book in to your hands, I had to learn to do the opposite of what the author of that article prescribes (Google it: "Wasting Time Can Make You A Star At Work").

What do YOU think? What project needs less organization? Which one needs more?

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Reach another (higher) level

Happy New Year!

This is the first Monday of 2012 ... are you ready? If you are coming in to work today with a thought like, "This year, I want to get better," then I have a resource for YOU! It's a book called Mastery, by a teacher named George Leonard.

If there are any routines you're looking to build (or change) over the next few weeks, as many of us do at the start of a new year, let Mr. Leonard give you some tips on how to do just that.