Latest / In 9 Minutes / The Power of Completion
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- 0:04Jennifer Sise: If you had a dollar for every time you heard yourself or someone else say I don't have time for that, you'd probably be rich.
- 0:10Jennifer Sise: I know life can feel like a circus, especially when you're trying to juggle it all, and I know what it's like to be pulled in a million different directions and to feel like there's never enough time to do all the things for all the people.
- 0:23Jennifer Sise: But I really believe that what you want is possible.
- 0:26Jennifer Sise: It just requires some decision making and intentional action.
- 0:30Jennifer Sise: You truly can't make time or find time.
- 0:32Jennifer Sise: You have to set it apart, and I'll show you how to make big moves and take game changing action nine minutes at a time.
- 0:39Jennifer Sise: I'm Jennifer Sise.
- 0:41Jennifer Sise: I love helping impact-oriented women run their home life and business, gain traction in their day to day and have more time with the people they love the most.
- 0:51Jennifer Sise: My heart is to share what I've learned along the way and help you get more of what you want out of your life and work.
- 0:57Jennifer Sise: Every episode is designed to get you on your way to a quick win.
- 1:00Jennifer Sise: So grab your favorite beverage, pull up a chair and let's start making more of your time.
- 1:05Jennifer Sise: Hey there, and welcome to episode three of the In Nine Minutes podcast.
- 1:12Jennifer Sise: I'm Jennifer Sise, and I can't wait to connect with you over the next nine minutes.
- 1:16Jennifer Sise: In his book Atomic Habits, James Clear says that every action you take is a vote for the person you wish to become.
- 1:23Jennifer Sise: No single action will transform who you are or your beliefs, but each action and each repeated action can be a vote cast in your favor.
- 1:35Jennifer Sise: That's powerful, right?
- 1:37Jennifer Sise: That's one of the reasons that the power of nine minutes can be so valuable to consider.
- 1:43Jennifer Sise: Nine minutes doesn't seem that long until you experience what you can actually accomplish nine minutes at a time.
- 1:51Jennifer Sise: What if, over the next year, you voted for the person you want to become for just nine minutes a day?
- 1:59Jennifer Sise: What if you took action towards something you've been resisting or something that has been hanging over your head for just nine minutes?
- 2:07Jennifer Sise: Sometimes the thing we are resisting is something that wouldn't take very long to do, and it could be something that you just need to complete, because it's the power of leaving things in a state of being incomplete that holds us back.
- 2:26Jennifer Sise: Have you heard of the power of completion?
- 2:29Jennifer Sise: Did you know that when things around you stay undone, it can literally impact every area of your life?
- 2:37Jennifer Sise: The power of completion actually has a potential to transform your life in ways you can't even imagine Now.
- 2:45Jennifer Sise: The definition of completion is the action or process of finishing something Sometimes known as tying up loose ends.
- 2:54Jennifer Sise: Completion is actually a tool that you can use to your advantage.
- 3:00Jennifer Sise: In his book the Slight Edge, jeff Olsen points out that each and every incomplete thing in your life or work exerts a draining force on you, sucking the energy of accomplishment and success out of you.
- 3:15Jennifer Sise: Incompletion actually blocks your momentum.
- 3:19Jennifer Sise: So I'd wonder if you would think for a minute or two about the things in your life that are undone.
- 3:25Jennifer Sise: Things like writing a thank you note, things like returning a book, things like finishing the project that's been sitting in the garage for two years, writing the book, taking action on one thing that's just been sitting there undone for so long.
- 3:47Jennifer Sise: Basically, completion is the unsung hero of success.
- 3:52Jennifer Sise: Completing what you start is not just about finishing tasks, but it brings things to life, it makes your dreams a reality, it turns your intentions into accomplishments and it is about moving forward.
- 4:06Jennifer Sise: Moving things in or being in a state of incompletion keeps you in the past, and when you are stuck in the past, it's like a broken record on repeat and you can't get anywhere.
- 4:18Jennifer Sise: The truth is, what you do matters, and honestly, so does what you don't do.
- 4:24Jennifer Sise: What you do today matters, what you do every day matters.
- 4:28Jennifer Sise: Successful people just do the things that seem to make no difference in the act of doing them, and they do them over and over and over until the compound effect kicks in.
- 4:39Jennifer Sise: Unsuccessful people don't do the things that matter just the same in just the same way, and the act of not doing things compounds too, really not in a good way.
- 4:52Jennifer Sise: Compounding investments apply to time and tasks and work and working out in relationships, and the list goes on and on.
- 5:01Jennifer Sise: So think about what is undone in your life and think about what you need to take action towards today so that you can literally take it off your list permanently.
- 5:13Jennifer Sise: But not only that.
- 5:15Jennifer Sise: What if you allowed yourself to complete those things?
- 5:19Jennifer Sise: What if you set apart the time to complete those things so that you could lean into the big things that you want to do?
- 5:28Jennifer Sise: What if you made a decision today to experience the power of completion in your life and made a list of all of the things, write them down, all of the things that are incomplete in your life, and then assign an action to each one, schedule each one on your calendar and take nine minutes to do it.
- 5:52Jennifer Sise: Some of those bigger projects might take nine minutes a day for 10 days, 21 days, whatever.
- 6:00Jennifer Sise: It doesn't really matter how long it takes, as long as you are taking action towards completion, because when you leave things again in a state of incompletion and being undone, you live in the past and when you're looking back, you cannot look forward.
- 6:20Jennifer Sise: At the same time, take nine minutes a day this week even just to complete things Write a thank you note, return a book, send a gift, write a blog post, clean out the garage, tackle the incomplete things in small, focused bursts, in small focused bursts of work, and take action on anything that is incomplete.
- 6:49Jennifer Sise: One thing and one project at a time.
- 6:53Jennifer Sise: Every time you complete something, you get to move with your baggage a little lighter.
- 7:02Jennifer Sise: Jeff Olson asks is it easy not to do Absolutely?
- 7:07Jennifer Sise: And if you don't do it today, will it destroy you?
- 7:10Jennifer Sise: No, not today.
- 7:12Jennifer Sise: But you get the idea, because the investment of completion adds up over time and when you start to complete things, you start to move closer to the life and business you really want.
- 7:27Jennifer Sise: So I want to ask you are you ready to vote for the person you want to vote for, want to become today.
- 7:33Jennifer Sise: Are you ready to set a timer for nine minutes and take action towards who you really want to become?
- 7:39Jennifer Sise: I think you can do it and I can't wait to hear all about it.
- 7:42Jennifer Sise: Here's to making big moves, nine minutes at a time.
- 7:47Jennifer Sise: Thanks so much for listening today.
- 7:52Jennifer Sise: Do you have questions you'd love to ask, but don't because you aren't sure who to ask?
- 7:56Jennifer Sise: Or you'd rather not let the world in on not having it all together?
- 7:59Jennifer Sise: I get it.
- 8:00Jennifer Sise: I get lots of questions All the time, from parenting to business development, to Bible study recommendations to the best meal to serve a crowd and even how to navigate hard conversations.
- 8:10Jennifer Sise: My husband and kids call me Google and since I'm a problem solver by nature and love research, it sort of fits.
- 8:17Jennifer Sise: So I am so excited to answer your questions.
- 8:20Jennifer Sise: You can share your questions with me by DMing me on Instagram @jennifersise and I'll answer your questions on an upcoming episode.
- 8:28Jennifer Sise: So here's to more intentional connection and less grind.
- 8:32Jennifer Sise: Nine minutes at a time.