Join us for the “Health and Wellness” Virtual #CoffeeChat!

Last week, we took a week to ride down the coast of California. (Jodi rode in a car, Jason and his buddy Joe rode their bicycles!) The trip from Big Sur to Santa Barbara covered 208 miles, and took 4 days. Along the way, we reflected a lot on this month’s theme…

  • We ate well.
  • We rested.
  • We moved.

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On Monday, March 14th, Get Momentum members* worldwide are invited to call in and discuss this month’s leadership theme:

Health and Wellness

Hear what other leaders are working on, and listen as your coaches (Jason and Jodi Womack) talk about how they manage to fit it all in!

 

*Virtual #CoffeeChat is open to Professional and Premium members of the Get Momentum Leadership Academy. Sign up today - click here - and learn how to get momentum on your goals in life, and at work!

3 Reasons to make the most of your Wellness Advantage

There are AT LEAST three reasons to include a “health and wellness” component with your personal (and professional) development plan. When you press “PAUSE” and reflect on WHY you’re studying your health habits, mindset, and results, you’ll find immediate benefit. Here are 3 reasons to make the most of this month’s Get Momentum Leadership Academy Theme “The Wellness Advantage.”

1. Weight Loss

The easy one to point fingers at, and the hard one to control. Weight loss is about a good many factors, this month we’ll address all three: Nutrition, Movement, and Rest. After you’ve met with a doctor/wellness professional, and have the clearance to start working on this stuff, work on your weight loss methods.

In January, here’s what I did (Jason): took alcohol out of my diet completely for a month; ate a minimum of 5 servings of fruit/vegetables a day; worked out a minimum of 75 minutes, more than 4 days each week; went to sleep when I was tired, and got up without an alarm clock. It was a month-long reset…Oh, and I lost 7 pounds between December 23rd and January 31st.

2. Stress Relief

This month’s focus is on wellness, and that includes our minds and our hearts as well. Stress doesn’t just go away on it’s own. And, it doesn’t show up on it’s own, either. The BEST thing I (Jason) can do to identify my stress is to make a list of things that are “stressing me out.” Big, little. Personal, professional. Long term, short term. I’ve got to see it, so I can feel it. Make sense?

Again, check with your doc to make sure it’s ok to work out BEFORE reading the rest of this…studies have shown that intense workouts produce cortisol, “the stress hormones.” So, if you’re not in a place of wellness - mind, body and spirit - then suddenly starting a workout routine will just continue to weigh you down…and stress you out!

3. Socializing

Call someone and invite them out to for a walk. Sign up for a local 5K walk, and post it on Facebook. Do a google search for “hiking group” in the city you’re traveling to next. Stop by a running/outdoor store while you’re on a work trip. Bottom line: If you want to go far, and get better, go together. Joining a group, signing up for an event, or even hosting an outing (think a group walk at lunch at work!) is a great way to meet and expand your circle of friends.

What Do the Pros Say?

Heather Kampf is a professional runner from Minneapolis, MN. At not even 30 years old, she’s won gold medals and even won three races in three days back in January, 2015: the Bermuda Invitational Mile, 10k, and Half Marathon. This year, 2016, she won the mile race for the FOURTH time, finishing in less than 4 minutes and 43 seconds! She gives some advice here:

Go Long. Go Hard.

I found this comment she made, “Even while training for the mile, I do weekly long runs of 12 to 15 miles.” For those of us who won’t ever run a competitive mile, here’s my thinking: “There are things you do in sprints (lead challenging meetings, have difficult conversations with your partner/spouse, handle incredible stress and overwhelm) and the long, hard work you do prepares you to be able to do all of that…better.

Go up. Go down.

Heather has talked about doing “plyometric drills” in an article I found in Runner’s World. I love this quote, “Besides giving me a stronger, more powerful stride, they reinforce good running form…” Here’s our question, “What are the ‘drills’ you need to do, so that you’re ready to perform when it’s time?”

Go out. Stay out.

Heather has been quoted many times on staying out there a “little more” than what’s comfortable. If she’s consistently running 4:35, 4:45, 4:55 miles, why should she spend hours a week running? She says that she has a workout that “grinds on you like a race; you have to focus on trying harder just to keep the same pace.” I happen to know MANY of you need to do this kind of mental AND physical training to be ready when the time comes.

Could you be wasting 30 minutes a day?

Thank you, Wichita!

From the 7am #CoffeeChat at Watermark Books and Cafe

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…to the incredible day spent with NAIFA colleagues at the professional forum at the Wichita Country Club. Thank you EVERYONE for the invitation to come and spend some time with you all there.

Any time you want to continue the discussion, just click the “CONTACT” menu option up to the right. Here, I’ll share just a couple of things that I remember from that day…

  • Time is the MOST limited resource we have…of them all. Consider this we can rest, and get more energy. We can “time-block” and get more focus. We can learn how our systems/tools work, and be more efficient. But, no matter what, that “second hand” keeps moving clockwise toward the next minute-marker. That’s why it’s so important that we are honest about what we can AND can not do.
  • The people around us, they impact our productivity more than any app, problem or circumstance out there. Ask a boss, coworker, or spouse for HELP in getting things done. Let them know EXACTLY what you need…Do you need to work without distraction? Do you need support with a decision? Do you need them to do something for you? Ask, they could give…
  • There are easier ways to get more done… With less effort. In our next book, “Get Momentum: How to Start, When You’re Stuck” by Jodi Womack and Jason W. Womack (Wiley, 2016), we’re going to help you get going. In exchange for you pre-ordering the book here, I’m going to give you two things right away:

First, a 15-day FREE membership to our Get Momentum Leadership Academy. Click here: www.FreeProductivityCoaching.com

Second, here’s that Matrix I showed you all on Tuesday. If you have ANY questions about how it works, just let me know!

The Time Management Matrix

Do you have the advantage of: Health & Wellness?

Don’t wait until it’s too late.

Know the “health” statistics.

Generally speaking, Get Momentum members are senior leaders and entrepreneurs. They are VERY successful people who are ready for the next level of coaching. They want to get to their next “there.”

Usually, within 6 months of working together, we get to another level in our conversation. Of the membership, more than 70% are all between 35 and 65 years old. (It’s who we usually work with.)

They know there’s a lot more time behind them, than out in front. You know I’m generally an optimistic guy, but look…if you’ve just turned 46 [you know who you are!] you’re about half-way done. Sure, you might “beat the odds.” But this week in Wichita, I reviewed the obit page and found that the average was less than 90 years old…

So, when I see it’s the 29th of February, I know it’s easy to think of it as a throw-away day.

Or, you could think of it as an extra day. So, how are you taking care of you? So that you can take care of others?

I’ll outline why I think there are FOUR reasons to include a “health and wellness” plan in with your personal (and professional) development plan. When you press “PAUSE” and reflect on WHY you’re studying your health habits, mindset, and results, you’ll find immediate benefit.

Here are four reasons to make the most of this month’s Get Momentum Leadership Academy Theme “The Wellness Advantage.”

1. Overall Health

It’s not just about joining a gym. Or changing your diet. Or buying new clothes. Or spending time with new people. Or…
It’s not about only one thing. Your overall health and fitness should be a priority. And, if it is going to be the priority (at least for the month of March) then you’ve got to develop full-body balance.

Balance does NOT mean everything is equal. Balance means everything is accounted for. Measure. It. All.
Start with the choices you make. Then go to the voices you hear. Then go to the results you achieve. Write things down, make checklists, and promise you’ll check in with the people who care most about you.

2. Weight Loss

The easy one to point fingers at, and the hard one to control. Weight loss is about a good many factors, this month we’ll address all three: Nutrition, Movement, and Rest. After you’ve met with a doctor/wellness professional, and have the clearance to start working on this stuff, work on your weight loss methods.

In January, here’s what I did:took alcohol out of my diet completely for a month;ate a minimum of 5 servings of fruit/vegetables a day;worked out a minimum of 75 minutes, more than 4 days each week;went to sleep when I was tired, and got up without an alarm clock.

It was a month-long reset…Oh, and I lost 7 pounds between December 23rd and January 31st.

3. Stress Relief

This month’s focus is on wellness, and that includes our minds and our hearts as well. Stress doesn’t just go away on it’s own. And, it doesn’t show up on it’s own, either. The BEST thing I (Jason) can do to identify my stress is to make a list of things that are “stressing me out.” Big, little. Personal, professional. Long term, short term. I’ve got to see it, so I can feel it. Make sense?

Again, check with your doc to make sure it’s ok to work out BEFORE reading the rest of this…studies have shown that intense workouts produce cortisol, “the stress hormones.” So, if you’re not in a place of wellness – mind, body and spirit – then suddenly starting a workout routine will just continue to weigh you down…and stress you out!

4. Socializing

Call someone and invite them out to for a walk. Sign up for a local 5K walk, and post it on Facebook. Do a google search for “hiking group” in the city you’re traveling to next. Stop by a running/outdoor store while you’re on a work trip. Bottom line: If you want to go far, and get better, go together.

Joining a group, signing up for an event, or even hosting an outing (think a group walk at lunch at work!) is a great way to meet and expand your circle of friends.

What Do the Pros Say?

Heather Kampf is a professional runner from Minneapolis, MN. At not even 30 years old, she’s won gold medals and even won three races in three days back in January, 2015: the Bermuda Invitational Mile, 10k, and Half Marathon.

This year, 2016, she won the mile race for the FOURTH time, finishing in less than 4 minutes and 43 seconds! She gives some advice here:

Go Long. Go Hard.

I found this comment she made, “Even while training for the mile, I do weekly long runs of 12 to 15 miles.”

For those of us who won’t ever run a competitive mile, here’s my thinking: “There are things you do in sprints (lead challenging meetings, have difficult conversations with your partner/spouse, handle incredible stress and overwhelm) and the long, hard work you do prepares you to be able to do all of that…better.

Go up. Go down.

Heather has talked about doing “plyometric drills” in an article I found in Runner’s World. I love this quote, “Besides giving me a stronger, more powerful stride, they reinforce good running form…”

Here’s our question, “What are the ‘drills’ you need to do, so that you’re ready to perform when it’s time?”

Go out. Stay out.

Heather has been quoted many times on staying out there a “little more” than what’s comfortable. If she’s consistently running 4:35, 4:45, 4:55 miles, why should she spend hours a week running? She says that she has a workout that “grinds on you like a race; you have to focus on trying harder just to keep the same pace.”

I happen to know MANY of you need to do this kind of mental AND physical training to be ready when the time comes.