Episode 18- Book Review: The 12 Week Year (Pt. 3)

In this episode of Idea to Done, we finish our chat about "The 12 Week Year" by Brian Moran. We discuss how we're putting our plans and goals into action.

J/E: Hey Everyone, I'm Josh and I'm Erick

E: Today's Idea is work efficiency. It’s the third part in our series on the book The 12 Week Year. Where we left off, you read the book. You had our thoughts. I read the book, I had my thoughts. Now we are to the point that has never happened to me when I have read a book before. I took action.

I combined 3 motivational books that I have read for work, and done nothing on. Made an accountability spreadsheet, and from the 12 Week Year held a Weekly Accountability Meeting or a WAM meeting on Monday. Josh, I would like to get your take on the action that I took.

J: I think it was great, it really set the tone for the week and what was really nice for me was that it wasn’t coming from me. The fact that you were able to set the stage and say, look, anyone has the ability to do this and dream is great from my seat. 

E: I have never gone as far as actually doing what a book told me. That is why I don’t like books. You just sit on knowledge, and rarely if ever take action. I have talked with other people, and I actually tried to make something similar to what I came up with. The book helped me be a little more organized, and set better trackable goals. I think the part I liked the best was taking some of the bits I have liked of other books and incorporated it into my goals.

J: What were the other books you took from

E: Erik Hatch’s Play For The Person Next To You, and Simon Sinek’s Find Your Why.

J: Have you read those?

E: I sure haven’t, but we went to Erik’s release party, and Youtube is a thing, so I just watched the Find Your Why Video. On a side note, I am in the middle of reading Erik’s book. As part of my personal fitness goal I wanted to go to the gym everyday, and I have done that. I also read while I am riding bike. I will finish both soon.

J: Nerd

E: You know it. One thing I liked about the book is it talked about leading. Josh, you read the book. Have you taken any action from it, other than buying us all copies and telling us to read them?

J: I have started planning for personal and business items. I was able to talk to my wife last weekend and tell her to give me something to shoot for. She isn’t a planner or a dreamer and I absolutely am. So she set a couple of goals for me to chase for her. Now I have the motivation as it isn’t about me, but about her and our family.

E: Part of my presentation was to get a better understanding of everyone else’s why. Can you do a similar presentation to mine Monday? I want to learn your why, your goals, how you set your goals, and get a better understanding of the big things you want to do, so I can help you get there.

J: Absolutely, i’ll be geeking out with some spreadsheets and analysis tools this weekend and get ready for it.

E: My big conclusion with all of this. I am glad I read this book, and took action. 2 consecutive weeks into working out, first time I have done that since high school track, I am happy you asked us to read it. I hope it will do big things for us as a business.

J: Oh it absolutely will, I started at the gym last week in preparation of my 12 weeks coming up and wanted to lead by example. The one thing I can say is that man am I out of shape.

E: Round is technically a shape. Thank you for listening to this episode, if you know a startup that could use our random advice and thoughts have them subscribe and leave a review on iTunes.