“I'm going to prioritize your future over your feelings. If there's something that you need to hear, I'm going to give it to you.” - Jordan Montgomery

Welcome back to Tactical Friday! I welcome Jordan Montgomery back to share how to take action towards intentionality and personal development. 

Jordan Montgomery, the owner of Montgomery Companies, is a highly regarded performance coach and keynote speaker whose clients include business executives, sales organizations, and entrepreneurs. From a small town in Iowa to a dominant force in the performance coaching industry, Jordan travels the country speaking and coaching executives at Fortune 500 companies, professional athletes, and salespeople. In addition to his work speaking and coaching, Jordan is an accomplished business leader who has managed top-performing sales teams in the financial services industry.

Jordan resides in Tiffin, Iowa with his wife Ashley, and his three daughters, Audrey, Claire, & Olivia. When he is not writing, coaching, or speaking, Jordan spends time with his family and enjoys the outdoors. He is a lover of sports and all things Iowa Hawkeyes! 

[00:01 - 01:01 Welcoming Jordan Back   

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• If you haven’t listened to last Monday’s episode, go back and listen! We discuss being an intentional leader in all aspects and facets of our lives.   

[01:02 - 07:54] What Are the First Steps You Recommend To Start Taking Action?

• The first step in personal development is self-awareness
• We always have something to learn 
• Ask for feedback
• Building a culture around you that gives honest, helpful, and timely feedback
•  Specific questions lead to specific feedback
•  Ask for help 
• Don’t make the mistake of graduating from asking for help 
• An opportunity can be one ask away 
• If you don’t ask, the answer is automatically ‘No.’ 
• Are you showing up available for feedback and receiving help? 
• Remember the best feedback isn't about who we are, it's about what we do
• The most necessary feedback we need to hear is usually the feedback we want to disagree with or push back on 

[07:55 - 14:41] Embracing Discomfort 

• Where you grow the most is where you struggle the most
• How to challenge people that persistently avoid what they need to deal with 
• Love and accountability has to go together 
• Know them very well before instructing 
• Prioritize one’s future over their feelings
• How to give constructive criticism 
• Affirm them that you believe in them 
• Call out what needs to be called out 
• Because of their value and potential, you want to work on X, Y, and Z with them 

[14:41 - 0000] Being Others-Focused 

• Be careful about leading with intention and language that is self-focused 
• When we start saying things like. “Respect my time, I'll respect yours, let's make minutes count.” That becomes about us
• Making one’s development about them

[14:41 - 17:43] Closing Segment 

• Connect with Jordan (links below) 
• Final words

Key Quote/s: 

“All personal development begins with self-awareness. Self-awareness is a matter of continuous improvement. - Jordan Montgomery 

“I want to build a culture around me of honest, helpful, and timely feedback. And so I'm going to ask my stakeholders, the people that love, trust, and care about me, what could I do better? What are my blind spots? What am I missing?” - Jordan Montgomery

“The best feedback isn't about who we are, it's about what we do.” - Jordan Montgomery

Connect with Jordan 

Visit his website www.montgomerycompanies.com 

Follow him on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @jordanmmontgomery 

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