Spiderman’s uncle can help own your productivity
Mari Carmen Pizarro
?? Leadership Catalyst | Igniting Executive Potential | Spark Conference Founder | Fire Mentorship Creator | Turning High Performers into Influential Leaders
“With great power comes great responsibility.”
I’m sure you know this quote. Uncle Ben imbued this advice to Spider Man just before he died. (I’m pretty sure that Theodore Roosevelt and Voltaire may have also said this. But let’s be honest, Marvel knows how to sell it.)
Just about everyone knows that quote. And just about everyone wants more power. In corporate, that looks like a raise, promotion, more responsibility, opportunities for impact, visibility, and leadership.
But there is an unspoken half of the quote that very few people are aware of.?
“…With no power comes no responsibility.”
And while most people?want?“great power”, they?live?and act from a place of “no responsibility.”.?
Some time ago, I was working with an executive at one of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.?
She asked me if I could run a training for her off-site, but told me she had zero budget.?
I told her that I would offer a reduced fee of $10k for the training.?
She told me that she understood the value but didn’t have the budget.?
I replied, “Then?ask?for the budget.”
I could see her freeze and tense up. She was afraid to ask. We’re talking about a woman who manages a seven-number budget and leads 100+ employees across the globe.
I knew that one of her primary challenges was?not?owning?who she was as a leader.?And that this had nothing to do with the budget or the money for my workshop. It was about her seeing an opportunity to take responsibility for being the leader she wanted to be and claiming it.?
Most people work their asses off for recognition.?
That’s because it’s easier to kill yourself and beg for?validation?than to take the responsibility of?claiming recognition.
Most people want the power of leadership because of the respect and impact that comes with it.?
But that’s not something that comes?after?the title. It’s how you?earn?the title of leader.
By asking.
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In the?micro-moments, day to day, you can ask for permission or take on the responsibility of?demonstrating the value of your request.
Stop approaching your bosses like you’re asking your parents for lunch money.?
Start approaching every request like a business proposal.
Leaders create an impact because they aren’t afraid of awkward moments, tough conversations, confrontations, and risks.?
They know this is the responsibility they take on when they take on the role of leader.?
“With great power comes great responsibility.?With no power comes no responsibility.”
When we teach productivity up to the CEO level, a sense of disempowerment is one of the primary blocks to having productive days.?
It can really feel like there are so many obstacles between you and productivity:?
In every case that a client has brought me, we have found a strategy for each obstacle.
In?Get Sh*t Done, the 3.5-hour productivity workshop I’m running on January 19th, I will teach you the same strategies that I teach executives to eliminate these obstacles and be more productive and?less frazzled.?
My clients who implement these strategies get more of the right things done, feel clarity on what to do daily, hang up their firefighting hats, and feel on track again.?
We’re packing the 3.5 hours in?Get Sh*t Done?with strategies that will genuinely change the way you think about your workday, and you will leave with your?own?100% success formula for:
When you do this well, you are on the path to reclaiming your power (and responsibility.)
See you at my favorite workshop of the year,?Get Sh*t Done!
With love,
Mari Carmen