Stop chasing yearly goals: the 12-week sprint practice that transformed my coworking community

📩 Sharpen your coworking edge in 2 minutes a day - subscribe to Bernie's Better Things for a daily, no-fluff, no-pitch newsletter— https://berniejmitchell.com Today is about a practice called "The 12 Week Year," which I'm sure loads of you know. My friend Karen and I have had a weekly accountability meeting every Monday morning since 2017. It started at the @WorkHubs coworking space in Euston. We used to have a meetup on Monday mornings called "Not So Manic Monday," which a few of you used to attend. The idea was for independent workers, freelancers, creators, and others who do stuff independently to show up in the same place at the same time every Monday morning, and we would be accountable to each other. It failed dismally. But Karen and I kept on going. So every Monday morning, whether in airports, beaches, hospitals, or wherever, we've had a WAM, which is a weekly accountability meeting. And we have followed the 12-week year process. And it has been wildly rewarding. For large chunks of it, I have, of course, been phoning it in. But going through the same thing for so long has helped me develop my vision and mission. It changes all the time because I change and learn more. Following a process for so long has been wildly rewarding and revealing. Much of what I shared has influenced how Emily and I designed the Community Builders Cohort. We're not teaching the 12-week year method. From our practical experience, we have learned that while some failures are dismal, even more things succeed. Emily and I will guide you through both in the Community Builders Cohort. Most of all, this is a program we wish existed when we started doing this kind of thing over 15 years ago; it's a mix of community building with gentle and fun accountability to keep you building momentum. Head to the website link here https://berniejmitchell.com/the-summer-2024-community-manager-cohort/ And subscribe to Bernie's Better Things for a daily, no-fluff, no-pitch newsletter— https://berniejmitchell.com/ Have a remarkable day. Be careful out there. It is a jungle. #coworking #communityisthekey #betterthings #coworkinglondonSubscribe to Coworking Community Builder Daily on Soundwise