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Get Momentum: How to Start When You're Stuck
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.
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.
160 pages, Hardcover
First published April 4, 2016
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About the author
Jason W. Womack
5 books38 followersJason has the unique ability to take people as they are and focus their individual abilities to reach their very best. His compassion and empathy, two words not often used in productivity coaching, are immense and those attributes help to propel those he works with in-person, online and through his writings to new heights with little resistance and maximum effectiveness. Jason understands that each of us plays many roles – leader, partner, spouse, son, friend, community volunteer, athlete – and to succeed in each of these roles requires a core set of practical and actionable skills that can be learned and honed by anyone with a bit of direction, motivation and support.
He is the CEO and Founder of The Jason Womack Company, an advisor to leaders worldwide and author dedicated to helping individual contributors, entrepreneurs and executives work effectively and efficiently so they have the time, energy and focus to achieve more in work and in life.
MEd (Master’s in Education), MA (Master’s in Psychology),
Author (Your Best Just Got Better),
Founder and CEO (The Jason Womack Company)
He is the CEO and Founder of The Jason Womack Company, an advisor to leaders worldwide and author dedicated to helping individual contributors, entrepreneurs and executives work effectively and efficiently so they have the time, energy and focus to achieve more in work and in life.
MEd (Master’s in Education), MA (Master’s in Psychology),
Author (Your Best Just Got Better),
Founder and CEO (The Jason Womack Company)
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March 21, 2022
I am a big believer in momentum. If we can just get moving - then something interesting may happen.
Maybe... Maybe I don't believe that anymore...
This book feels just a bit too perky for me. It has a Disney Princess feel to it. If I can just believe - if I can wish - if I can hope - then my life will change.
Certainly some of the strategies are sound. Reading is important. So is writing.
But it is amazing how inelegantly these books have dated through the pandemic. The notion that we as humans can choose to improve our lives - we can will ourselves to success - just seems a bit sad and dreamy.
In really tough times - for the environment, for employment, for health, for education, for the world - citizens are rightly stuck. And the context is working against momentum. Without a theoretical frame, this book remains in the self help genre, without a paradigm or framework to alter strategies when our world radically changes.
An OK book. But if the pandemic has taught us anything - creating a goal and making a decision is not enough to save lives - or even reboot one life.
Maybe... Maybe I don't believe that anymore...
This book feels just a bit too perky for me. It has a Disney Princess feel to it. If I can just believe - if I can wish - if I can hope - then my life will change.
Certainly some of the strategies are sound. Reading is important. So is writing.
But it is amazing how inelegantly these books have dated through the pandemic. The notion that we as humans can choose to improve our lives - we can will ourselves to success - just seems a bit sad and dreamy.
In really tough times - for the environment, for employment, for health, for education, for the world - citizens are rightly stuck. And the context is working against momentum. Without a theoretical frame, this book remains in the self help genre, without a paradigm or framework to alter strategies when our world radically changes.
An OK book. But if the pandemic has taught us anything - creating a goal and making a decision is not enough to save lives - or even reboot one life.
September 29, 2017
Initial thoughts: You could call this an action book, in that to get the most out of it, you should follow the steps outlined. That's something I didn't do, so I can't vouch for the effectiveness of the strategies.
However, upon my first read, I did pick up on general steps I can take in my day-to-day life, both for work and personal projects. Things like spending 30 minutes for 30 days on something, or setting aside 90 minutes once a month to plan things don't need to be done for another 90 days at least.
I've always been the type of person to get things done just in time for their deadlines and for years, I didn't start a minute sooner than I absolutely had to. I think implementing even just a few of those suggestions would help me become more productive and effective, all while reducing last minute panic.
Good book to add to the personal library to intentionally work through.
However, upon my first read, I did pick up on general steps I can take in my day-to-day life, both for work and personal projects. Things like spending 30 minutes for 30 days on something, or setting aside 90 minutes once a month to plan things don't need to be done for another 90 days at least.
I've always been the type of person to get things done just in time for their deadlines and for years, I didn't start a minute sooner than I absolutely had to. I think implementing even just a few of those suggestions would help me become more productive and effective, all while reducing last minute panic.
Good book to add to the personal library to intentionally work through.
February 16, 2018
I read this because I like the previous book by Jason that I read unfortunately did not get as much out of this one. The good side is I didn't spend a lot of time as it was a very quick read. Seemed more like selling their program than anything else.
August 15, 2018
‘Being stuck sucks’
Jodi Womack is the CEO of the Get Momentum Leadership Academy and the founder of No More Nylons, a coaching program providing women business leaders with professional networking expertise. She co-founded Get Momentum with her husband, Jason so they could work together from anywhere in the world. Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA is an avid practitioner who earned two Master's degrees after studying US History and Spanish Literature as an undergraduate student at the University of California (Berkeley, Santa Barbara, San Diego campuses). He earned his Masters Degree in Education to understand how to teach. He went back to school to earn his Master's Degree in Psychology to find out how people most effectively learn. He applies this wealth of knowledge to corporate learning environments to help solve the day-to-day challenges of work/life balance in an era of increased personal accountability.
Jodi and Jason state that in reading their book, ‘you'll learn strategies that people around the world use to start important projects and achieve big goals, such as: Making a career change, Changing how their family interacts to create less stress and more joy, Training for a competitive athletic event, Starting a business to get out of a job they hate and into the work they love, Creating art, Planning an adventure on their bucket list, Losing weight and staying active for a healthier life, Transforming their retirement into the next vibrant chapter in their life. We want to help you move from feeling stuck to getting started. Be bold and courageous as you complete all the Get Momentum Activities in this book... Momentum means you're moving, and things are happening. It means you're making progress, and it feels good! We will teach you a self-reflective process, a method for making the changes you want and starting the projects that are important to you. For a moment, focus on what you'd like to start. “Getting stuck” means I don’t know, What I have is fine, I’ve failed before, I’m confused, I’m overwhelmed.
The core concept of the book is gaining momentum, defined as Know that what you're doing is what you're meant to do, Know you have people you can trust, Feel accomplished at the end of almost every day, Have time to do what you have to do, so you can do what you want to do, Make significant progress on meaningful goals. The Womacks gradually lead us through exercises to teach us how to gain momentum through five stages – motivation, mentors milestones, monitor, and modify and how to use each stage.
Accessible, fun to read, and full of very practical information and coaching, this is a must read manual if you want to change – and the Womacks are strong examples of the results of their information! It is almost impossible not to follow their fine guidance.
Jodi Womack is the CEO of the Get Momentum Leadership Academy and the founder of No More Nylons, a coaching program providing women business leaders with professional networking expertise. She co-founded Get Momentum with her husband, Jason so they could work together from anywhere in the world. Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA is an avid practitioner who earned two Master's degrees after studying US History and Spanish Literature as an undergraduate student at the University of California (Berkeley, Santa Barbara, San Diego campuses). He earned his Masters Degree in Education to understand how to teach. He went back to school to earn his Master's Degree in Psychology to find out how people most effectively learn. He applies this wealth of knowledge to corporate learning environments to help solve the day-to-day challenges of work/life balance in an era of increased personal accountability.
Jodi and Jason state that in reading their book, ‘you'll learn strategies that people around the world use to start important projects and achieve big goals, such as: Making a career change, Changing how their family interacts to create less stress and more joy, Training for a competitive athletic event, Starting a business to get out of a job they hate and into the work they love, Creating art, Planning an adventure on their bucket list, Losing weight and staying active for a healthier life, Transforming their retirement into the next vibrant chapter in their life. We want to help you move from feeling stuck to getting started. Be bold and courageous as you complete all the Get Momentum Activities in this book... Momentum means you're moving, and things are happening. It means you're making progress, and it feels good! We will teach you a self-reflective process, a method for making the changes you want and starting the projects that are important to you. For a moment, focus on what you'd like to start. “Getting stuck” means I don’t know, What I have is fine, I’ve failed before, I’m confused, I’m overwhelmed.
The core concept of the book is gaining momentum, defined as Know that what you're doing is what you're meant to do, Know you have people you can trust, Feel accomplished at the end of almost every day, Have time to do what you have to do, so you can do what you want to do, Make significant progress on meaningful goals. The Womacks gradually lead us through exercises to teach us how to gain momentum through five stages – motivation, mentors milestones, monitor, and modify and how to use each stage.
Accessible, fun to read, and full of very practical information and coaching, this is a must read manual if you want to change – and the Womacks are strong examples of the results of their information! It is almost impossible not to follow their fine guidance.
May 6, 2019
A great read for those who need a kick in the butt. It helps that I have met the authors- they are authentically interested in helping others find their passions. Honestly pick up the book- it motivated me to find the next steps i needed to take.
April 12, 2024
The book starts with some context on how you can get motivated and get u stuck, but then the author gets stuck in getting a coach to complete randomness!
Book leverages some quotes from famous people and tries to build on in. Totally weak and avoidable.
Book leverages some quotes from famous people and tries to build on in. Totally weak and avoidable.
October 19, 2017
Decide what you want to be known for and start tracking your progress
February 6, 2018
Fast read and full of good advice.
April 5, 2018
Fast read with a few good nuggets, but it felt like one big advert for their programs/workshops.
April 13, 2021
Excellent book, it will be definitely helpful to keep momentum maintain accelerate speed to next level.
May 12, 2021
Quick read. Advices that are practically possible, no fluff. Really a good book to read when you are losing motivation in your life and want to take control over your momentum.
March 14, 2023
Great book to put together a detailed plan to achieve what you want to and find your purpose!
May 5, 2023
Decisamente troppo ripetitivo :|
March 13, 2017
Executive and motivational coaches Jason and Jodi Womack pen a definitive framework for getting unstuck from the things in our lives that keep us from achieving our goals. With a great stage-setting contextual foundation, they proceed through expressing processes and sharing stories to guide readers through a five-stage process of momentum: motivation, mentors, milestones, monitor and modify. The Womacks establish their credibility throughout the work by sharing examples of workshops, seminars and presentations they've conducted to assure the reader their techniques are sound and worth pursuing. In addition, they offer tools such as a website, videos and others to help readers begin their journey or sustain the momentum, as the case may be. A great read for those who are stuck on a goal and don't know where to begin or proceed!
June 14, 2017
No book is perfect, and nor does it stand alone, absent of context. This is such a book.
Full disclosure, I know the Womacks and consider them friends.
Get Momentum *will* get you unstuck, and you will make progress on things that are bringing you undone. But you won't achieve anything unless you are ready to change yourself; it's a classic case of the lead a horse to water metaphor.
When I began reading Get Momentum, and then enrolled myself in the program, I *was* ready to get to work on a number of things that were barriers to me. To that end, this book and the program it supports have been a big help.
All that said, I'm a person who is usually very leery of self-help books and the people who write them. Jason and Jodi are different. With them, the whole deal is very real. There's no artifice and everything about what they do, and their particular why of doing it is 100% heartfelt.
Full disclosure, I know the Womacks and consider them friends.
Get Momentum *will* get you unstuck, and you will make progress on things that are bringing you undone. But you won't achieve anything unless you are ready to change yourself; it's a classic case of the lead a horse to water metaphor.
When I began reading Get Momentum, and then enrolled myself in the program, I *was* ready to get to work on a number of things that were barriers to me. To that end, this book and the program it supports have been a big help.
All that said, I'm a person who is usually very leery of self-help books and the people who write them. Jason and Jodi are different. With them, the whole deal is very real. There's no artifice and everything about what they do, and their particular why of doing it is 100% heartfelt.
May 9, 2016
This book is perfect for productivity-lovers! There's super solid advice in the book on how to plan and stay on track for whatever projects that are important - work, life, etc. The parts I particularly loved were the focus on looking at what we've completed (not the mountain of 'stuff' to do,) how to find mentors (they don't necessarily need to be people you know!) and a great framework to always be focusing on what's coming up in the future.
The book is in the vein of Franklin Covey, Get Things Done, etc., but I found it very accessible and simple to implement (without remembering a giant, complicated system) and there were some ideas that brought about true 'ahas' while I was reading it!
The book is in the vein of Franklin Covey, Get Things Done, etc., but I found it very accessible and simple to implement (without remembering a giant, complicated system) and there were some ideas that brought about true 'ahas' while I was reading it!
June 7, 2016
As a business owner I'm always looking for better ways to be more efficient with my time and keep important projects moving ahead. Jason and Jodi Womack offer awesome, practical strategies throughout this book that I'm now applying in my every day life. I'm recommending this to all of my friends that want and need to be more productive.
April 8, 2023
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April 11, 2017
The 30/30 rule is great - 30 minutes x 30 days = 15 hours on a project.
April 26, 2017
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