John WetmoreSales and Scaling Coach for Small Business and Corporations. Keynote Speaker. Podcast Host. Life Insurance Leader.

How To Tell If People Want To WIN

Name: How To Tell If People Want To WIN
Uploaded: 2025-10-14T20:58:34+00:00
Duration: 46 s
Channel: John Wetmore
Description: In this informal, profanity‑laden monologue, the speaker outlines a concrete, step‑by‑step approach to delegation and accountability. He emphasizes…

14 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this informal, profanity‑laden monologue, the speaker outlines a concrete, step‑by‑step approach to delegation and accountability. He emphasizes giving a clear task, a deadline, and a simple “let me know when it’s done” instruction, illustrated with a vivid “playing fetch with puppies” metaphor. The speaker warns against chasing after team members for status updates, arguing that doing so wastes the leader’s attention and prevents them from serving the broader group. By keeping communication direct (e.g., a DM when the task is completed) and staying put, the leader can continuously hand out new tasks (new tennis balls) to multiple people without being distracted.

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I go, step 1 of the plan, do this. When you're done with that, let me know, I'll give you step 2. I gave him something specific to do. I gave him a deadline. I asked him if he would do it. He said yes. And then I told him to DM me when he does it. And is there any lack of clarity? It's always do this and let me know. I picture it like I'm playing fetch with a little puppy. If I have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 tennis balls right now, I throw yours over there, I throw his over there, throw his, and I throw everybody's ball. And I go, just bring it back to me when you want to play again. And you all go run fucking out there and you come back here drooling at me with a tennis ball and I fucking throw it again. If you stay over there, dude, I got all these puppies to play with. Does that make sense? The problem that you probably make is you run over there to see where he is, and then all these people are looking to play, and you ain't here to play. Does that make sense? I ain't fucking leaving here. If I go over there chasing you, I miss all of this.