Get Momentum E-Book

Jason W. Womack

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 186

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

A powerful and personalized process to improve your life and advance your career Do you sometimes feel stuck, despite real efforts to gain momentum on goals you've set? Momentum means you're doing more than simply getting things done. It's that feeling of satisfaction, the belief that you can achieve big goals and complete important projects that fulfill you both personally and professionally. Get Momentum coaches you in the mindset, skill set, and toolkit required to make progress on the items you have on your life and work goals faster and easier, while living a less stressful, more meaningful life. The authors, Jodi Womack and her husband Jason Womack, provide valuable insights into the psychology of change and how to direct your focus to experience fulfillment at work and in life. The authors share what they know having built a successful executive coaching firm together, as well as facilitating leadership workshops in their home town and more than twenty countries around the world. Contrary to the promise of many self-help/business books, they believe there is no one-size-fits-all recipe for success.Get Momentum teaches you how to make proactive changes based on the solid foundation of your own "quality of life" criteria. Jodi and Jason offer clear, step-by-step guidance on how to define your personal criteria so that you can Get Momentum, improve your life and enhance your career. You will learn how to: * Answer the Call (What to do when you say "Someone should do something about this!") * Organize a Team and Gain the Perspective of People You Trust * Measure Something (Just Not Everything At Once) * Experiment Specifically and Practice Deliberately * Build Momentum, Recognize Your Wins, and Pay It Forward With kindness, accountability and encouragement, Get Momentum will help you tap into your natural way of being to achieve professional goals and personal experiences that are on your bucket list, living a life you're proud to share with others.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Additional Praise for Get Momentum

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Chapter 1: Being Stuck Sucks

Stuck Projects, Stuck Life

This Thing Called Momentum

What Does Being Stuck

Sound

Like?

What Does Being Stuck

Look

Like?

What Does Being Stuck

Feel

Like?

Life Changes. Do You?

The Power of Momentum

Prevent Regret

What Is

Really

Stopping

You

?

Nobody Does This Alone. Nobody

You Have Our Support

Coming Up Next

Chapter 2: The Five Stages of Momentum

Where You Are Now

What We Know about You

We Are Here to Be of Service to You

Note from Jason

Note from Jodi

The Five Stages of Momentum

Do Something Different to Attain Something Different

We Invite You to Get Momentum

Coming Up Next

Chapter 3: Motivation

What Is Motivation, Really?

Being Motivated versus Getting Motivated

Where Do You Begin Getting Momentum?

Your Motive for Action Is Your Legacy

The Psychology of Motivation

Jason's Momentum Experience

Conflict and Motivation

Get Momentum Member Experience

Their

Why Isn't

Your

Why

The Get Momentum Leadership Academy

Get Momentum Member Experience

Commitment and Motivation

Beware of Momentum Saboteurs

Jodi's Momentum Experience

The Power of Momentum

Coming Up Next

Chapter 4: Mentors: Whom Can I Learn From?

What Is A Mentor, Really?

Find Your Mentors

The Function of Mentors

Creating Your Team

Jodi's Momentum Experience

Others' Responses

Just Knowing It's Possible

Like Attracts Like; Success Attracts Success

Get Momentum Member Experience

Collaboration Is Key

Going Further, Getting Momentum

Lighten Your Load

Jason's Momentum Experience

Record What You Learn

Coming Up Next

Chapter 5: Milestones: What Are Three Subprojects I Can Complete?

What Are Milestones, Really?

Knowing What's Coming

The Power of Milestones

Examples of Planning the Get Momentum Leadership Retreat

Why Three Subprojects?

The 30/30 Rule

Jason's Momentum Experience

The 90/90 Rule

Get Momentum Member Experience

Create Your Future

A Note of Caution

Coming Up Next

Chapter 6: Monitor: What Positive Things Are Happening That I Can Acknowledge?

What Do You Need to Monitor, Really?

The Power of Monitoring

Jason's Momentum Experience

Know the Course to Stay the Course

Monitor What Matters (to Make Change More Quickly)

Jodi's Momentum Experience

Emergence versus Emergency

Hindsight Really Is 20/20—So Take Advantage of It

Stop the Cycle of Repeating Mistakes

Appreciation Is Key

Jason's Momentum Experience

What Does Gratitude Have to Do with It?

Notice When Things Are Working

Momentum Member Experience

Coming Up Next

Chapter 7: Modify: What One Change Can I Make to Keep Moving Forward?

What Does Modify Mean, Really?

The Power of Modifying

When Should You Modify?

Jason's Momentum Experience

But, Change Isn't Easy

Why It's Hard to Get Momentum

An Outsider's Perspective

Jason's Momentum Experience

Modifying Isn't Failing

Jodi's Momentum Experience

Still Struggling with Change?

+1 Productivity versus 2x Productivity

Focus on

One

Change

Sustain the Change

What Comes Next

Chapter 8: You Did It!

Focus on Impact

Get Momentum in Life and at Work

A Life of No Regrets

Momentum, Self-Reflection, and Self-Confidence

The Best Way to Learn It Is to Teach It

Where to Go from Here

Resources to Help You Keep the Momentum You've Started

Thank You

Index

End User License Agreement

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Additional Praise for Get Momentum

“The first step of any new endeavor can be the most difficult. Too many options can leave you feeling demotivated. With Get Momentum, Jason and Jodi Womack distill their 20 years of experience into easily understood, action-oriented steps to simplify the process so you can not only get momentum for a new project or goal but bring it to fruition.”