Jason Womack

Does what they do matter?

In August, we’re studying “Empowerment."

It’s an august theme, to be sure. Ask anyone who considers themselves to be a leader and they will tell you. Know yourself. Lead yourself. Lead others. 

That’s empowering. We’ll show you.

Your 5-Day Accountability Buddy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've been thinking quite a bit about influence since it’s our theme at Get Momentum this month and I'm finalizing the seminar members will attend on Thursday this week. 

(To see the :41 second video, click here.)

Whether you're leading change at work, starting a new project or changing your own life, the ability to influence people's hearts, minds and actions is an important leadership skill. People follow people they trust. And, people trust people they look up to.

Be someone others look up to!  STARTING TODAY!

The 5-Day Experiment that you've been waiting for.... 

Imagine a 5-Day Experiment where your coach checked in with you to confirm you did what you said you were going to do by the end of the day.

So, here’s the drill:

• 5 days.

• 1 MIT (most important thing)

• 1 task EACH day (a very next step, small, doable steps)

• End of the day check in via email or text with Jodi

• Simple. Elegant. Easy. 

What do we think will happen? 

We think OTHER people will see you DOING what you SAID you'd do. We believe that will inspire/influence them to want to do a little more, a little better. Imagine if by this time next week your entire team (or, your entire organization!) planned AND executed on their top priorities.   

5 Days of Accountability 

The feedback from the people on the “Member Office Hours” session last week AND from the Premium members that we’ve met with this month has been the same...

"I WANT THAT!"

Here's what you need to know:

• This is part of a BETA program*.

• Jodi has room for 15 more members to join by 8pm PT / 11pm ET today.

• This is part of your Get Momentum membership, click here to join.
 Go...

#GetMomentum!  

Sincerely, 

Jason

 
PS: Don't think too much about this 5-Day Accountability Experiment. By now you either want someone to hold you accountable to your goals at the end of each day, or you don't.

*BETA test program means if it works well and we get good feedback from the members' experience, then we'll roll this out again. 

An introduction away...

Someone you know is working on something important. We all know people who have the potential inside of them to do great, big, significant things...

...if only other people knew what they are working on.

While in Alabama recently, I some at a University in Birmingham, for a private company in Huntsville, and on an Air Force Base in Montgomery. One of the most IMPORTANT things we heard back from our workshop participants about/on was this model of communication management we teach.

There are three kinds of conversations those who influence must get better at. Anytime you want to learn more about them, join us at http://www.GetMomentum.com

Are you as PRODUCTIVE as possible?

Starting in 1996, I’ve been studying “The Productivity Problem.” Starting as a high school teacher, I realized early on that it wasn’t “time” that my students needed (or, that I needed, for that matter) as much as it was FOCUS. Now, some 20 years hence I’m only MORE sure that HOW we work is intricately tied to WHAT we get done.

Look, you can have the most noble “Why?” on the planet; if you work ineffectively inefficiently, you’re just not going to be able to get it all done.

I joined the David Allen Company in 2000, and started presenting Getting Things Done seminars while becoming the “Other Productivity Guy". Now, what you might NOT know - or only heard about - is that I'm just as likely to be "UNproductive" as I am likely to get a BUNCH done. But, that’s a story for another blog post...

If we haven't talked voice-to-voice yet, "Happy New Year.”

Please click below & read an article I originally wrote for 

Get Momentum Leadership Academy members

worldwide titled:

PRODUCTIVITY: 7 Essentials for Making Your Strategy Succeed

Ok...

Today is February 1st.

You were excited when you started the new year, but if you haven’t implemented any new changes, 2016 will be the same as last year

Think about it: 31 days… Gone.

2016 is 1/12 over.

We launched the newest Get Momentum theme today. The purpose of THIS month's skill-building and leadership development coaching at Get Momentum is to give you the information and practice you need to save up to an hour a day by...

You'll have to take the quiz to find out if you're even eligible!

CLICK HERE to take the "Productivity Through Technology" QUIZ...

I’m announcing this month's theme to more than 50,000 people around the world.

Some of you are going to take me up on an offer. For those who do, you're in for a real treat.

Alas, most of you won’t. And you'll continue wasting time and effort every day. (Do join us!)

Let me share with you why I have so much energy this Monday afternoon:

• I’m on track to run in my first-ever Marathon on Valentine’s Day. No, don’t congratulate me yet, I still need to run those 26.2 miles - healthy - before I celebrate.
• In 5 days, Jodi and I will receive the galley copy of our newest book, "Get Momentum: How to Start, When You're Stuck" (Wiley, May 2nd, 2016)
• Oh, based on my race performance last year, I’ve qualified to race in the USA Triathlon NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS in August. (See you in Omaha!
• Today, we launched the February theme at the Get Momentum Leadership Academy. It is titled, “Productivity Through Technology."
• And, I’m VERY excited about having you join us at the Get Momentum Leadership Academy.

Why?

Because we want to give blog readers the FIRST chance to create a #Better future by studying the secrets of leadership, productivity and workplace performance.

By now you’re still wondering if Get Momentum will be valuable for you. So, just ask yourself which of the following best fits your situation:

1. "I’m feeling overwhelmed, and I’m not sure what my next steps are."
2. "I feel isolated in my business and want access to feedback."
3. "I struggle to be accountable and stay on track."
4. "I feel like I’m missing out on “insider information” and it’s holding me back."

If you agree to ANY of the above (even just one!), then Get Momentum may be a great fit for you.

That’s because as a member, you get ALL THIS... (<-- click!)

Here’s the link to join tonight. I promise, you won’t regret it!

Allow me to share what I know having studied thinkers AND doers like

• Elon Musk,
• Bruce Lee,
• Beethoven,
• Oprah,
• Michelangelo,
• Steve Jobs
• and other world-changing, thought-provoking, revolutionary leaders.

Here's something else you might not know:

Since starting our company in 2007, Jodi and I have invested more than 20,000 hours and $200,000 dollars learning what makes top performers the best in the world.

Click the link below, read the article, and your week will be better. I promise

7 Productivity Essentials for Making Your Strategy Succeed

Yours in momentum,

Jason

PS: What exactly IS Get Momentum?

Click here to find out...

4 Ways to Improve Meetings

This month at Get Momentum, we'll coach you to improve your skills in managing meetings. But, not just "managing" them, you'll learn the MOST important factors in:

• Planning
• Attending
• Leading
• and Following Up the meetings you're a part of. 

Want to learn how? Click here...

Creating a Better Future

Peter Drucker once said, “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” But how do you help someone prepare for a future that’s being invented for them?

 

Leaders like you mentor others to make it easier for them to increase their capacity to get things done efficiently and effectively. Too often, this coaching happens too late: After something has gone wrong.

 

Great mentors and managers help people connect dots. Your job isn’t to have all the answers. Your job is to ask great questions to get them to connect the dots. Ask people these two questions to guide your team to connect their work with the priorities of the company. The first question is, “What do I want to be known for?” and the second is, “Who do I know who I can talk with about that?”

 

Each of these questions guides them to invent a future for themselves.

 

 

When you ask direct reports Question #1, watch them pause and really think. This is the “Legacy” question. Many times people realize that with a slight shift in responsibility, they can increase the amount of time and attention they give at work. By connecting to what it is that they want to excel at; often, they realize the stretch-goal they want to focus on for the next year.

 

The second question gets them to take action. “Who do I know who…” is a great question to ask. It forces them to review their current community of influencers. When you apply those answers with the answers to Question #1, you’ll find that the emails they send and the phone calls they make are more in alignment with what they're heading toward.

 

Look, your ability to manage complexity is your leadership advantage. Your ability to manage people grows as you ask questions that connects them with the goals of the organization. Spend a little time to make sure that what you and your direct reports take on is aligned with your greater purpose. And, spend time with the people before they need it. Your time investment will pay 

 

 

 

Stop doing THIS, and you'll get MORE done!

What does it take to get yourself in the zone?

You know... that powerful state of focus and productivity where distractions fall away, and you dial in what needs to get done. And do it.

Click here to watch a training video on effective DELEGATION.

It's short and to the point.
(The video right here is less than 4-minutes)

It could save you HOURS this month.

What you can use technology for?

February 2016, we will lead an online course at Get Momentum titled: Be More Productive With Technology.

Ha! I can almost read your mind...

In fact, if I could see you right now, you might have a smirk on your face.

For many of the people I start working with they think/feel/believe that technology and productivity are - in fact - two words that DO NOT go together. Then, after working together they realize that when approached appropriately and when addressed accurately, perhaps the BEST thing you can do to regain time, stress less, and be a better leader is:

Learn what you can use technology for.

So, this week I published a podcast on JUST that topic.

In less than 30 minutes, I'll give you some things to think about that will absolutely save you time, make you more efficient, and put you in the driver's seat of being much, much more productive using the tools you already have access to. And, of course, members of Get Momentum get SO MUCH MORE as not only do we spend an entire month on this topic, we also have published TWO Bonus Courses, one each on the iPhone/iPad and Productivity as well as tips to use Microsoft® Outlook® better. (To see just 6 of our bonus courses, check the picture below.)

If you listen to podcasts - via Stitcher or via iTunes - just click here.

 

Do you have a "Gratitude" plan?

One way to think about this week: Thanks, Happy-Giving!

During the winter of 2007, over a breakfast of oatmeal (him) and pancakes (me) I sat down with Jim - a mentor of mine - for one of our quarterly breakfast meetings. Jim asked me a question that I’ve still been answering almost every day.

When was the last time you ended a meeting with someone KNOWING that that conversation had the potential to change everything?

He asked, “Jason, what’s your gratitude plan for your business?"

I had a business plan. A financial plan. A marketing plan. I even had a “hire-a-freelancer” plan! I had a customer care plan, as well as a product development plan. But…a “gratitude” plan?

As a social psychologist, I study interconnectedness. I write down hypotheses and then I go do my research. I read studies, I interview experts, I find information and statistics that prove (or disprove) what I set out to find. Well, this one discussion almost 9 years ago was one of the most “interdisciplinary” ones I’ve come across.

Here’s that question, and I invite YOU to answer it:

What’s your gratitude plan for your business? 

Click HERE to share this question...

In a blog post titled, Brain, Consciousness, Gratitude and Productivity, I write about the interconnected and interdisciplinary condition of studying the “Three -ologies” that I spend my life helping people like you understand. The 3 are:

1. Psychology
2. Sociology
3. Technology

To read it (Brain, Consciousness, Gratitude and Productivity) just visit this page...

That way you're doing...how's it going?

Tomorrow will be my 5th day with clients here in Washington DC. This is the second week this fall of Monday - Friday work doing what I love. I'd do it 20 days a month, if I could.

The opportunity to "meet you where you are, and grow from there" is the gift that I have hoped to receive for over 9 years.

In fact, about 10 years ago - working for another consultancy - one of the principals actually told me that it wasn't possible to work this much. That I could not do it. And, for goodness sake, there was no way to line up 5 days of work in one week!

(It's funny, seems they forgot I was a high school teach before that. I worked for more than 165 students a day, 20+ days a month for ten months, and then I usually did some work during summer school as well!)

Well, I'm living proof that anything is possible, if you put your mind to it.

Possible. Not free. But, with a little extra effort and a whole lot of focus, we have been able to create something that we only dreamed of before.

How do we do it?

The same way I coach my clients and teach in my workshops.

Do the work that will get you there. Here's a way I'm framing it for one of our premium www.GetMomentum.com members:

This is a way of changing your rhythms.

Seriously, give yourself an intentional week. Starting this Sunday night, I want you to consider the magic 37 hours of the week.

37/168

These are "about" the number of hours most folks actually have to get things lined up for themselves, connect with their loved ones, do those things they most enjoy. These are the hours you have to "be" you, so you can get back to those other hours during the week to "do" you.

Here's how I'm coaching the recently promoted manager I just started coaching. We will work together over the next 6 months working on what I observed him doing two days this week.

For 11 hours on Monday and 12 hours today, I was within earshot of most of his time. (There were a couple of confidential meetings I waited outside the room for.)

I got to see it all. We ate together. We talked about his roles. We ran together at the end of the day. We shared stories. I watched every move I saw his staff make. And now, I'm preparing his "portfolio."

Activity one is going to be a very important awareness-building exercise. Quite simply, I need for us to be very aware (and objective) of his 37 hours each week.

How about you? Are you willing and able to do this kind of "honesty checking?"