Monthly Archives: February 2016

Be better? You’ve got to want to.

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You should have seen me a few years ago.

Overweight. Out of shape. Buying clothes because I was gaining poundage.

Then, everything changed.

For a month of Get Momentum coaching, I’m going to share with you what I learned about performing. How you perform, well that’s based on how you train. And, how you train, well THAT depends on what you want.

Are you willing to FINALLY put yourself in charge? Are you willing to do what it takes to make your best…better?

When Jodi and I wrote the book, “Get Momentum” (order here: wmck.co/GetMomentumBook) we knew we were on to something as we received letters, phone calls, and emails from people saying, “Hey, I’m stuck, and want to get started.”

If there’s something YOU want to take on this year, be sure you’ve got the “want to” dialed in!

Why Some People Almost Always Get More (Than You Do)

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The “101 Goals” Challenge Is ON!

Ready to do work to get results you desire? Click HERE to print the PDF, 101 Goals.

What do you plan to achieve this week? This year? This life? Just yesterday I presented TWO workshops in Santa Clarita, California. The first one was titled, 4 Secrets of a Productive Job Search. The second was titled, 4 Secrets to Know About Project Management.

Accomplished professionals, project managers, and people looking to achieve “more” registered both of these events. So, I wrote a special program for each group. All told, I came up with 6 secrets to split between the two events.

Why only 6? Because I knew I’d offer ONE of the secrets to both groups…

Wanna know what the ONE secret that I shared with both groups was?

The One Most Important Secret (to Success)

You’ve got to write your goals. Read that again: You’ve got to write your goals.

People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.

~ Brian Tracy

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

~ Confucius

Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them.

~ Eminem

If you’re reading this, chances are you are a subscriber to the Get Momentum Insights email newsletter we send. Well, by being a member of our tribe, we want to make you an offer. We can offer you more progress on your goals in less time than you ever thought possible. We will show you, no, we will TELL you, exactly what to do to INCREASE the liklihood that you achieve your goals, reach your dreams, and live a life you’re proud of and excited for. All you have to do is give yourself the gift of your own attention, and write down 101 things you know you want. I made it easy for you, just download the PDF below, fill it out, and send it to me.

You’re On. I’ll Support You.

I recently found a list of quotes by Oprah. Here are some of the ones that stood out to me:

6. “Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself.”

7. “The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance-and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.”

8. “Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe.”

If You’re Ready to Get Momentum

Are you willing to do the work that it takes to get the results you desire? Click HERE to download the PDF, 101 Goals.

 

<- Click there to download and print the PDF! 101 Goals

 

What IS the “More” you’d like to achieve? And, don’t just say “to make more money.” That’s a cop-out answer. That’s an easy one. Or not. When you think about the experiences you’d like, the things you’d like to achieve and more, what comes to mind? I dare you AND I’ll support you. Print the PDF, fill it out in your own handwriting, and send it to me. No, I’m not going to read it…I’ll simply hold on to your goals for a year or so and then send them back to you!

You ready for this? It’s time for you to learn the secrets that more successful people than you already know. You’ll do what they do to achieve more.

 

Productivity Through Technology: Email Signatures

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WWW - Wouldn’t Work Without #1:

Are you productive with technology? I am. And so are the people I work with. You see, I discovered “email signatures” back in September, 2001. I was volunteering with the National Search Dog Foundation, headquartered here in Ojai, CA - and they were receiving calls and emails day and night during the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Every time a newscast on the east coast - or around the world for that matter - mentioned the NSDF, the calls and emails came pouring in. Hundreds at a time! Jodi and were there late into the night (and sometimes past midnight) helping out where we could.

Technology: The Tools You Use

At one point, I started watching what was going on, and realized that we could use “custom” signatures. Using these “ready-to-go” pre-written messages, the volunteers were able to process emails at about 20X the speed they had been going at before. (Before, they were going to their Sent Items, finding an email that matched what they needed, copying that message, going back to their Inbox, pasting and editing the message, then clicking “Send.”)

Your Email System Has This

Every system I’ve ever worked with - Microsoft® Outlook®, Lotus Notes, gMail, AppleMail, etc - has some way to “save a custom signature.” When you get a chance, make sure you log in to your Bonus Courses at www.getmomentum.com/courses to review the Microsoft® Outlook® course, I teach this one to you there.

Here is an idea: If YOU are on a board, if you’re in charge of a non-profit (or FOR profit, for that matter!) and can show them this technology tip, do so immediately. Often, I see non-profits/charities loosing money (and time!) by not automating or “technology-ing” their systems and processes. Here’s a way to get them started.

Better yet, ask the Executive Director to join us for a month; my commitment to you all is that through studying these Productivity Through Technology tactics, you’ll save up to 5 hours a week.

Ready?

Technology: What you don’t know WILL hurt you

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I started teaching high school here in Ojai, CA August of 1996. Since then, I’ve been studying “Productivity Problems.”

Take this quiz to find out how bad the problem is for you!

I realized early on that it wasn’t “time” that my students (or that I) needed as much as it was FOCUS.

Now that it’s 20 years later, I’m MORE sure that HOW we work is intricately tied to WHAT we get done.

Just like other contemporary coaches, I know that you can identify the most noble “Why?” of them all but if you work ineffectively inefficiently, you’re not going to be able make the difference you want to make. Remember what Steve Jobs said? Make a “dent in the universe.”

Look, I know productivity… I joined David Allen as a head coach in 2000. I started presenting Getting Things Done seminars that August, and after facilitating more than 400 seminars and hundreds of hours of GTD coaching, I became known as the “Other Productivity Guy”.

Now, what you don’t know - or only heard about - is that I’m actually just as likely to be “UNproductive” as I am likely to get a BUNCH done. But, that’s a story for another blog post…

Here’s an article I originally wrote for

Get Momentum Leadership Academy members

worldwide:

PRODUCTIVITY: 7 Essentials for Making Your Strategy Succeed

You see…

…today is February 1st, 2016.

Chances are you were excited when you started the new year. But, if you haven’t implemented those changes you thought about, 2016 will be the same as last year. Not great. Not terrible.

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…

Today we announce this month’s theme to about 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. I wish you wouldn’t do that!

(Here’s you’re invitation to 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…