August, 2011

Jason Womack

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Why do YOU do what you do?

Jason Womack

I wrote about this story in my book today (chapter 7!). Earlier this year, I met Tony, who started asking people WHY and documenting their answers with pictures. If you have a moment, visit his site ! When I saw this picture afterward, I sent Tony a handwritten thank you card. I was so happy that he caught me this way. Not just with what I wrote, but with how I was in that instant.

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27 July 2011 - Midtown, NYC - Mastering Workplace Performance

Jason Womack

Thank you so much for attending this MWP presentation. One of the most important questions to answer is: "When was the last time you took time to think of how you manage time?" For many people participating in our workshops, this was the first time.in a long time! Remember, there are 96 fifteen-minute blocks of time in a day. One of the first activities I suggest you DO do is to create your "Time Management Budget.

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Fall in love with the problem

Jason Womack

I'm going to have a short meeting with a mentor of mine this morning, all because of something he said a couple of months ago: "Jason, do you love the problem?" It got me thinking about this "chosen profession" of mine, advising the world's busiest business leaders, working together to create productivity and performance-based solutions to their pressing needs: Getting more done, faster, on a smaller budget, with fewer resources.

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I do this because.

Jason Womack

Typing this short post from the passenger seat of my car, staring out over the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara. My next"to-do" tonight is called "Nite Moves." It consists of a 1 kilometer swim, and then straight to a 5K run. From here, I see too many sailboats to count, and dozens of people getting ready to go. And, of course, there's that little question in the back of my mind: "Jason, why do you do this?

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What does 100% look like to you?

Jason Womack

Would you know it, if you saw it? When the dial is turned all the way "on," just what does that look like? I had forgotten about this picture, so when I was scrolling through my iPad photo album and saw it, a big smile came to my face. Of course, looking at it I know exactly where we were. That's Zuma, our Lab, and I took this while we were playing down in the river bottom, here in Ojai, California.

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Take "shoulding" out of the project

Jason Womack

Have you ever had the thought, "Someone should."? I used to. Then, I started searching for the answer to this question: "Who is?" Working here in new York, I do get to see a lot.and, I know I miss a lot too. This isn't a bad thing; in fact, it works in our favor! If you think about focus and productivity, you will quickly realize that there just isn't room in your mental or physical "space" to actually consider it all.

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10 August 2011 - New York City, NY - Mastering Workplace Performance

Jason Womack

Thanks again, New York, for the opportunity to share this information with you over a few hours last Wednesday. I remember earlier in the morning, about 20 minutes before we started, someone asked me, "Jason, do we really need an entire day for this seminar?" Here was (and is) my question back when someone asks me that: "When was the last time your manager and/or team gave you an ENTIRE day to go off to another room and think about how you work. instead of think about what you need to think abou

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