Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Today...The 90th day of the year.

Can you reflect back on how you felt at the end of last year?

Did you create a list of “Goals and Objectives” for 2015?

Today is the 90th day of 2015.

I have a question I hope you’ll ask.

And, if you click reply and answer this question honestly, I’ll invite you to a private online seminar.

Here are the numbers: 8,640 blocks of 15 minutes have already been “spent” this year. That’s it. They’re gone. That time can never be recovered.It doesn’t matter how you managed it…it’s gone.

Ready for this? 25% of 2015 is behind you; you have 9 months until you'll celebrate “the new, new year.”

Between now and December 31st, what will you see?

  1. The stock market will go up & down.
  2. Presidential candidates will rise and fall.
  3. Local communities will have good stories…and some sad ones…
  4. and more...

Today is the 90th day of 2015.

  • Are you a better leader today than you were last year?
  • Are you a better employee today than you were last year?
  • Are you a better parent today than you were last year?
  • Are you a better friend today than you were last year?
  • Are you a better spouse today than you were last year?

Remember how you felt at the end of last year? Remember when you created your “Goals and Objectives” for 2015?

Some people pick a word to focus on for the entire year. Did you?

‘Growth’, ‘discipline’, ‘trust’, ‘confidence’, ‘no’.

Others pick a phrase, a mantra, a statement. Did you?

Still others create lists of "THIS year I’m gonna…” statements. Did you?

‘This year, I’m gonna get promoted to manager” or ‘This year, I’m gonna get in shape”.



Look, I’ve tried those techniques, and they all work…

…when I work them.

WHEN I write that word every day and focus on it, it works. WHEN I keep a note card with my mantra on it where I can see it, it works. WHEN I reflect (weekly!) on the professional and personal goals I’ve set, it works

Today is the 90th day of 2015.

That’s right, 8,640 blocks of 15 minutes have gone by this year.

I want you think right now about how many of those blocks of 15 minutes you’ve dedicated to becoming:

  • a better leader
  • a better employee
  • a better parent
  • a better friend
  • a better spouse

As your coach, it’s easy for me to be better today than I was yesterday. (By the way, that’s who you want coaching you, right? Someone who’s already better at this than you are. In this case, that’s me.)

  1. It’s easy for me to start work everyday with a clean desk, because I end each day identifying my 3 MITs for the next day. (Page 7 of Your Best Just Got Better)
  2. It’s easy for me have no emails in my inbox, because I deal with my emails using every bit of information I’ve researched and reported over the years. (Get Momentum Module: Technology)
  3. It’s easy for me to delegate the work I have that engages my team members, and equips them to take on bigger projects and more responsibility every few months. (Chapters 5 and 10 of Your Best Just Got Better)

Getting better is what you measure every 90 days.

Since today is the 90th day of 2015, I encourage you to take stock of how things are going AND to sit down to do some big thinking about the next block of 90 days.

Where will you be at the end of the next 90 days?

I have one question for you. If you click reply and answer the question, I will invite you to a private online seminar. It will be 25-minutes long. It will ONLY be for people who answer the question I’ll write below. This one question could change your life.

Actually, I personally guarantee that answering this question AND attending the online seminar will change your life.

Here’s the question, I dare you to answer it:

“90 days from today - that will be 29 June 2015 - where do you want to be better?"

Visit our “contact page," answer with a paragraph or more, and you’ll get access to that private, online seminar as soon as it's announced.

 

PS: Here is that question:

“8,640 blocks of 15 minutes from today - 29 June 2015 - where do you want to be better?

Saturday, 28 March 2015

A list of leaders to watch (from the AMA)

Date: February, 2015
Appearance: The 100 Leaders to Watch in Business
Outlet: American Management Association
Format: Magazine
 
The American Management Association (AMA) recently published its list of the top 100 leaders who are expected to most influence business in 2015.
 
I am honored to be included on the list.
 

Monday, 23 March 2015

You'll know if it's time...

Get Momentum is a coaching program that is helping people around the world improve not just what they do…but HOW they do it. The powerful membership program is designed to support you to take full advantage of the things only you can do… so you’ll have everything you need to do what matters most.

When you want to achieve more, you need to surround yourself with great minds.

How do you find these people? You can join the Get Momentum movement.

Be more productive with Get Momentum. Learn how to Work Smarter, Think Bigger, and Achieve More.

With the Get Momentum community, led by co-founders Jason and Jodi Womack, you’ll make progress on both strategic and tactical levels.  

Check out more details at Get Momentum.

 

We want to help you make it bigger and better, but it all starts with you.

 

Get Momentum is here to help you with that.  


Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Whether you’re running a company or coordinating your family...

IWoman looking at chalkboard VISION shutterstock 136201604f you’re anything like me, you’ve been under the misconception that:

what food you eat

how much you exercise

and the quality of your sleep 

Is what equals 

health + wellness

But here’s the thing, after dozens of coaching calls with GET MOMENTUM members this month, we noticed 3 recurring facts:

1. Everyone KNOWS the RIGHT answers... We're supposed to eat healthier, exercise regularly and sleep more. But we still don’t do it!

2. Everyone mentioned someone else in their life that has an impact on their habits: a spouse, kids, coworkers, clients.

3. Everyone knows that EASY wins every time. If frozen pizza is easier than steamed veggies, then you’re having pizza for dinner!

This month’s focus at GET MOMENTUM is "Your Wellness Advantage."

Here's the deal:

I'm not going to tell you how to eat, drink, move or sleep.

There are literally dozens of magazine, books and experts on each of those topics.

We find the behaviors and mindsets to make the best practices for your wellness to actually occur MUCH MORE FASCINATING.

Whether you’re running a company or coordinating your family sitting down together at the dinner table, you have to have a strategy.

During tomorrow’s 60-minute GET MOMENTUM Master Class titled “Wellness: The Leadership Advantage" Jason and I will coach you in best practices:

  1. To create a 5-day experiment to track your progress.
  2. To prepare yourself for a difficult conversation - because if you do this the way we're going to coach you - you're going to rock the boat.
  3. To prioritize your wellness improvements, starting now.

Join GET MOMENTUM today and attend tomorrow's live Master Class.

You’ll be glad you did.

Friday, 6 March 2015

Have you taken your "Leadership Quiz" yet?

Well, here I am thinking of the IMPORTANT topic of leadership sipping on a latte in a small cafe in Quito, Ecuador. 

Over the past week, I’ve met with emerging leaders in the emerging markets of Miami, Chile, and Peru. I’m here for the day (before heading off to the Galapagos tomorrow), speaking and answering GREAT leadership-development questions that are rooted in the book, www.YourBestJustGotBetter.com.

I’m wondering if you would like to take a “Leadership Quiz” over here on the Get Momentum blog? I think you’ll like it...

But more than that, I dream that you’ll use it to build your own “Leadership Dream."

Here’s the quiz...