POP QUIZ for a Powerhouse 4th Quarter
Finishing strong in the 4th quarter is still about your technical prowess, but it’s at least as much about keeping your head in the game.
Here are 6 questions that I would encourage you to answer. Your answers go a long way towards determining how the next 8 weeks will feel when they’re done.
Take a few moments to put your answers in the comments below. Do it quickly, do it NOW, and then watch your email for an analysis of your answers.
#1- How often do you review/reconnect with your goals for Q4?
#2- How many days per week do you begin with some version of a power half-hour where you consciously program your mind for a successful day?
#3- How many times per week do you have uplifting conversations with someone else in your company?
#4- How much time per day do you read? What are you reading this week?
#5- How many times per week are you engaging in physical exercise of some kind?
#6- On a scale of 1-10, how on schedule would you say you are?
Post your answers below, along with any learning the questions themselves may have produced for you, and then watch you email for some insight.
(Jeopardy theme music playing while you think and respond:) )
Be Free!
Roger Seip
Instructor
Did you answer the questions? Good, an email with some analysis and insight into your answers will be coming from Freedom Personal Development within the next 24 hours.
Enjoy!
#1- several times a day (at least 3-4)
#2- 4
#3- 3-4, depending on the week
#4- 90 mins+ “World War Z” by Max Brooks and “The One Thing You Need to Know” by Marcus Buckingham.
#5- 4-5
#6- 7.5
-The schedule question took me the longest to answer…and I am not feeling great about my answer.
Comment by Jeff — November 12, 2009 @ 7:38 am
#1- daily at a minimum
#2- 2-5 the caveat is whether i do it upon waking or at a key moment in my day.
#3- daily
#4- 20-30 minutes min. The Lord of the Rings. It is time for a good story.
#5- 4-6 days per week.
#6- 8
Comment by Tom Weber — November 12, 2009 @ 8:00 am
#1- How often do you review/reconnect with your goals for Q4?
monthly
#2- How many days per week do you begin with some version of a power half-hour where you consciously program your mind for a successful day?
6
#3- How many times per week do you have uplifting conversations with someone else in this company?
2
#4- How much time per day do you read? What are you reading this week?
45 min a day “Volunteer – Lonely Planet” (planning my sabbatical)
#5- How many times per week are you engaging in physical exercise of some kind?
1-2
#6- On a scale of 1-10, how on schedule would you say you are?
7
Comment by KT. B — November 12, 2009 @ 8:08 am
1. reviewing at some level daily–at least a quick thought/glance/reminder.
2. when booking first, i am very good at a ritualistic start to the day. with speeches at different times in the morning, I at least do the three things before hand to program myself (song, three questions, prayer, and mantra that Chuck talked about at West Fest)
3. once-twice-ish (and the league call which has become a great one-on-one call)
4.15 minutes on average– reading Blink and Genesis this week
5. 6-7 days/wk
6. 8
Comment by Eric W — November 12, 2009 @ 8:25 am
sooo you asked…
1) daily
2) honestly I don’t have a routine that is not based around directly prepping ( watch this space )
3) at least daily
4) weekday 10 mins – weekend min 1 hr. reading the speed reading book and pride and prejudice (for the 400th time)
5) twice
6) for 4th quarter or day to day? I’m going with a 6.
la la la la la la la
Comment by Andi — November 12, 2009 @ 8:48 am
Thanks for the post Roger
1. couple times a day
2. once in the morning and typically at the end of my biz day
3. Couple times a week
4. 20 min a day, 4 hour work week and E-Myth Mgr
5. at least 3 times a week for an hour or more, 10 mins a day
6. 8 on schedule
Live with passion!
Comment by Alan Mong — November 12, 2009 @ 9:36 am
#1 Daily,goals are posted in plain view.
#2 Seven days per week
#3 2-3 times(I am a sole proprietor;I consciously seek uplifting talks as I meet others.)
#4 @ least an hour daily:Rereading The Passion Test,The Atwoods, and info on writing powerful query letters.
#5 5 days per week
#6 6
Comment by Barbara J — November 12, 2009 @ 10:47 am
1. Twice a month, sometimes more, sometimes less
2. Since going electronic I don’t spend as much time as I used to. I would say 1-2 days per week
3. Everyday
4. Daily – Know what you believe
5. Due to physical issues, I have had to back off drastically – minor exercise 1-3 days a week
6. 4
Comment by Chuck — November 12, 2009 @ 11:05 am
1) Rarely
2) 3
3) 4-5
4) 30 min (Embrace the Struggle – Zig Ziglar & Manifest Your Destiny – Dr Wayne Dyer)
5) 1 maybe
6) 5
I get it, thanks for the reminder these simple questions bring up.
Comment by Shoup — November 12, 2009 @ 11:45 am
#1 Monthly
#2 everyday – always making my game play for the day
#3 I try to talk to someone each day about someting positive
#4 1/2 hour in the morning – Wall Street Journal and 1 hour at night – fun book – love Janet Evanovich
#5 at least 5 – each morning
#6 5
Comment by Dianne — November 12, 2009 @ 12:05 pm
#1- How often do you review/reconnect with your goals for Q4?
I have my goals posted in front of me all the time! So I stay focused.
#2- How many days per week do you begin with some version of a power half-hour where you consciously program your mind for a successful day?
I do that every morning as I look at my schedule and create my to do list.
#3- How many times per week do you have uplifting conversations with someone else in your company?
ummmm? close to none
#4- How much time per day do you read? What are you reading this week?
I read about 2 times per week. I am reading “Becoming a person of Influence” by John Maxwell.
#5- How many times per week are you engaging in physical exercise of some kind?
I used to do that daily. However I have fallen out of that. So now it is twice a week.
#6- On a scale of 1-10, how on schedule would you say you are?
7
Comment by Evelina Tovar-Karoses — November 12, 2009 @ 12:40 pm
#1: I never have. I have never even considered setting quarterly goals.
#2: I’d never thought about doing that, either. It’s a great idea.
#3: Nearly every conversation I have with everybody is uplifting. I endeavor to do that.
#4: About 2 hours every other day. Political Science text books. I’m not reading anything extra for pleasure, but I do enjoy my textbooks.
#5: 2. Definitely not as often as I should.
#6: I am not scheduled at all. I am finding it difficult to develop the habit, but it is developing.
Comment by Jason Mackrill — November 12, 2009 @ 1:47 pm
1. Weekly
2. 3
3. 10
4. 2 hrs- Phantom of the Opera, NWCCU Accreditation Manual, Online Forums, The Bible
5. 5
6. 6
Comment by Nathanael Davis — November 12, 2009 @ 3:04 pm
1. Not often enough – maybe monthly
2. Once a week
3. Quarterly – like the idea
4. 15 minutes a day; customer service & fiction for book group
5. Twic a week if I’m on track
6. Give myself a 6; used to be better
Comment by Jennifer Rogers — November 13, 2009 @ 8:14 am
#1- Never. This year’s been goal-messy — after I changed jobs in June, my goals shifted from “find a job” to “adjust to this job” — and the rest of my life took a back seat. I did plan to read the Bible through this year, and I’m about 2 weeks behind on the plan.
#2- I might get a power-day once or twice a week
#3- I might have uplifting conversations with someone at work once a week — if I remember to go to lunch.
#4- If reading email counts, I’m ALWAYS reading. But my daily 15 minutes of Bible time is gone! Books on CD count? I did manage to “read” Glenn Beck’s “Arguing with Idiots” and a neat audio-book called “Home to Harmony” during my new l-o-n-g commute (when I wasn’t carpooling).
#5- EXERCISE!? How about running the two flights of stairs from the parking garage to the office? And maybe a couple of blocks of dog-walking a week. Really sad in this department.
#6- 1. I am paralyzed by the list of things I SHOULD be doing, and too exhausted to do any of them.
Comment by MaryEllen Shown — November 13, 2009 @ 12:52 pm