The Double Win

Michael continues his conversation with Ian Cron, author of The Road Back to You and an expert on the Enneagram. Ian shares valuable insights on the essential characteristics of each type. He also shares how they influence productivity both positively and negatively. Best of all, we’ll hear important tips for maximizing productivity by majoring on the strengths of your type and minimizing the weaknesses.

When we’re done, you’ll have a basic idea of how to improve your productivity based on your unique personality!

(Make sure to listen to Part 1 if you haven't heard it!)

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Resources from This Episode

• The Road Back to You by Ian Cron
• Ian Cron's website

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Leaders all want to achieve. But sometimes it feels like you’re your own worst enemy. Either you’re too perfectionistic, or too much of a people pleaser, or so much of a conflict avoider that you have trouble getting things done. It’s frustrating and discouraging to fall into the same old traps over and over.

There’s a better way. We’ve got expert advice on a proven, helpful system for understanding your unique stressors and motivations, and those of the people around you. When you understand yourself, you’ll finally start working with yourself instead of against yourself. You’ll escape that nagging regret of falling prey to your own foibles, and your productivity will skyrocket.

In this double episode (listen to Part 2 here) we’re joined by Ian Morgan Cron, author of The Road Back to You and an expert on the Enneagram. Ian shares valuable insights on the essential characteristics of each type. He also shares how they influence productivity both positively and negatively. Best of all, we’ll hear important tips for maximizing productivity by majoring on the strengths of your type and minimizing the weaknesses.

When we’re done, you’ll have a basic idea of how to improve your productivity based on your unique personality!

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• The Road Back to You by Ian Cron
• Ian Cron's website

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You’re running on empty without much gas left in the tank. You can see your performance slipping and your creativity dwindling. But how can you take time off when there’s so much to do? Won’t you just regret it when you come back to hundreds of emails in your inbox?

In this episode, Michael talks with his executive assistant, Jim, and the producer of Lead to Win, Nick, about the vital importance of unplugging. They discuss the most popular benefit at Michael Hyatt & Company—sabbaticals—and show you why they’re necessary and how to plan them so that you come back to work refreshed, energized, and ready to level up your game.

In this episode, you’ll discover—

• Why stress and tension are the enemies of performance
• What you can do now if you can’t take a sabbatical right away
• How to plan and prepare for being away from work
• Michael’s out-of-office template that sets you up for a stress-less return

Resources:

• “How to Get Your Boss to Say 'Yes,' Part 1”
• “How to Get Your Boss to Say ‘Yes,’ Part 2”
• “How to Get Your Boss to Say ‘Yes,’ Part 3”
• The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

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The horror stories of succession are many. Micro-management. Complete abandonment. Disorganized handoffs. Undermined authority. Even downright sabotage. It’s the stuff of nightmares—enough to fill anyone with dread.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. The transition of leadership at Michael Hyatt and Company from Michael to Megan has been rich with lessons about successful succession. In this episode, Megan and Michael share their journey and unpack four non-negotiables for anyone looking to transition in a way that sets all parties up to thrive.

In this episode, you’ll discover—

• The one area clarity is most important
• What makes check-in rhythms so important
• One way succession is a lot like parenting
• How to steer between abdication and micromanagement
• The question every successor is asking to themselves

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Feeling like a slave to your calendar is exhausting. Running from one activity to the next and working long hours is a recipe for burnout—which undermines your well-being and performance.

To break the cycle, you must stop letting your calendar happen to you and start spending your time with intention. And we have a tool to help. In this episode, Megan and Michael walk you through how to leverage the tool “Spend Your Days On Paper” so you can budget your time just like you budget your money.

When you do, you’ll finally start spending your time where it’s most valuable, boosting your morale and results.

In this episode, you’ll discover—

• The question to ask to decide how much time off you need
• How to determine the return on investment for your time
• The unexpected bonus for your business when you can step away
• The danger of trying to spend more time than you have
• Two strategies for translating this tool to your calendar

Access the “Spend Your Days on Paper” tool at leadto.win/paper.

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You have so many tasks on your list every day. You swing between saying yes to everything and getting overwhelmed and then saying no to everything and becoming legalistic. How do you determine what is essential for your optimal performance? 

In this episode, Michael and Megan do a deep-dive into their personal nonnegotiables. They’ll show you how to set yourself up for your own Double Win by focusing on what’s most important to you in 3 key areas. You don’t have to have a lot of nonnegotiables, and they don’t have to be overly idealistic. Michael and Megan will show you how to be consistent and realistic, so you make progress every day toward the future you want.

In this episode, you’ll discover—

• The importance of having nonnegotiables, but only a select few
• The power of the minimum effective dose
• How to focus less on what there is to do and more on the results
• What things don’t need to be on the nonnegotiable list Why incremental progress is the key to growth

Resources: 

• Win at Work and Succeed at Life by Michael Hyatt & Megan Hyatt Miller
• Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt  

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You’re building your business but feel lost in the thick of things. You know it’s valuable to pause and think big picture, but you’re not sure how or where to begin. You don’t want to waste time spinning your wheels. What are the most important areas to focus on? And what is proven to have lasting impact?

In this episode, Michael and Megan reflect on the past 10 years and explore the top 6 lessons they have learned while building a thriving business. They show you how to cast a vision and allow space for it to grow and shift over time, and then how to set yourself up with transformational mindsets and tools that lead to long-term success.

In this episode, you’ll discover—

• The importance of having no sacred cows How to free yourself up to make greater contributions
• Why your team—not your clients—are your greatest asset
• 2 key questions to ask that lead to business success
• Why it’s critical not to export ideas you haven’t first imported 

Resources: 

• Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud 
• Belay Solutions 
• Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt
• Win at Work and Succeed at Life by Michael Hyatt & Megan Hyatt Miller
• BusinessAccelerator® Community - cash flow spreadsheet and tutorial  

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You’re a high achiever who can’t seem to find enough hours in the day. You don’t want to sacrifice your personal life in the pursuit of career success, but you also don’t want to lay down your professional ambitions. Can you really have both at the same time?

In this episode, Michael and Megan dig into one of their favorite takeaways from their new book: identifying nonnegotiables as you design your Double Win. They talk about what happens when you put hard edges on your workday and show you how to establish nonnegotiables for your current season, so that you can start seeing breakthrough results—personally and professionally.

In this episode, you’ll discover—

• How constraints foster productivity, creativity, and freedom
• The key component in overcoming addiction to overwork
• The way nonnegotiables can change season to season
• Questions to ask yourself to identify your nonnegotiables

Resources:

• Win at Work and Succeed at Life by Michael Hyatt & Megan Hyatt Miller
• Lead to Win Episode 162: “Using the Double Win to Beat Back Work That’s Out of Control”

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Work is out of control. You’re always busy and always on, even when you’re at home with your family. But it feels like something you can’t help. Or maybe even something you can’t let go of. What’s really going on?

This week, Michael and Megan dig into the problem behind the problem and why so many of us buy into the Cult of Overwork. They’ll show you the detrimental effects of stress and working too many hours and help you find clarity about the under-the-surface reasons you might be overworking, so you can start walking instead toward the Double Win. 

In this episode, you’ll discover—

• The false dichotomy of the Hustle Fallacy vs. the Ambition Brake
• 5 false beliefs that lead to the Cult of Overwork
• The harmful ways stress shows up in our bodies
• 7 reasons we tend to overwork

Resources: Win at Work and Succeed at Life by Michael Hyatt & Megan Hyatt Miller

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