Jason Hartanov is a visionary. I had the pleasure of collaborating with him during an all day off-site workshop via my Santa Barbara Vistage group. Jason is a change agent, a success coach, a progress catalyst. Before I dive into the transformation he helped craft with me, check out Jason's philosophy:
After a couple hours of digging into my deepest limiting beliefs (which were forged in my childhood, and adopted as survival mechanisms) we landed on what I was to change. My limiting belief has been that my role (at Oniracom and in life) was to be a problem solver, a fixer, one who constantly serves others before self. But where would I get value, if not in assisting (cough, enabling, cough)? Over time, I've found my purpose & significance in this role, which often limited my own needs, and prevented my team from achieving their full potential.
When on a flight, the attendants instruct you to put your oxygen mask on before assisting others around you. In a nutshell, my new mantra is to ensure my oxygen mask is in place before assisting others.
This mode of operating has bottlenecked my ability to consistently set (and reset) the vision. Now when I define the vision, I will empower the smart people around me to execute on my vision. So Jason and I worked out how I would shed my 'enemy persona' of "Mr. Bottleneck," and reveal the new imagined superhero self, Jacob Tell 2.0. The new self is built around communicating my vision, delegating and ultimately empowering others to passionately execute. Thus, the birth of the Chief Empowerment Officer, the new C.E.O. 2.0.
So I tell myself "stop fishing for your team. Remember, if you teach them to fish, they'll eat for a lifetime." And to hold myself accountable, I have several members of our Vistage group contacting me regularly to check in and ensure the new superhero self has emerged.
If you'd like to discuss this process of defining your limiting beliefs, setting a plan to shed your enemy self, and how to redefine your super hero self, please do reach out.
Thank you Jason for your incredible wisdom, compassion and energy!