The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months Hardcover – Illustrated, May 20, 2013

The 12 Week Year completely transformed how I approach goals and time management. Instead of waiting for the new year to set resolutions, this book helped me realize that every 12 weeks can be a "new year" — with sharper focus, urgency, and purpose. The system is simple yet powerful: set fewer goals, track your progress weekly, and execute with intention.What I love most is that it’s not just theory. Moran and Lennington provide a practical, step-by-step framework that you can implement immediately. From building a vision to creating tactical plans and measuring execution, every chapter delivers value.Since adopting the 12 Week Year mindset, I’ve accomplished more in a few months than I used to in an entire year. Highly recommended for entrepreneurs, professionals, or anyone tired of spinning their wheels and ready to take control of their time and results.

I usually skip the work-along sections in books, but this one challenged me in all the right ways. It called out my usual habits and encouraged me to fully commit to the 12 Week Year framework. The reminder that “nothing changes if nothing changes” hit home. A quick, powerful read that helped me overcome key obstacles to execution.

This book is exceptionally informative and masterfully written. If its insights are applied effectively, it has the potential to be the most impactful and transformative book I have ever read.

Overall worth the price and a great resource for setting up your own time based productivity system. Unless you get additional resources, you can't just use this book to set up a system. It's partially a sales lead device, but it gives a lot of value that is worth your time to read.Pros:- The book gives a lot of good ideas and references for setting up a productive time system.- Based on what they found working in their company The Execution Company- Great Price for what is offered in similar courses that cost X20 more.- Shortens the Cycle to 12 Weeks- Proposes a system for feedback to see if your on track.- Mentions Time Blocking- Has you self grade yourself in 7 areas, on a scale of 1-10.- Focuses you on a few key tasks.- Good call outs to more resources.- Good explanation of Commitments- Good explanation of common pitfalls- Link to a free 12 week autoresponder weekly series that sends a pdf with needed forms.- Good to call out the need for a partner, for the accountability issue.- Discusses need to focus.What I am Not Seeing:- Mention of Scrum. A lot of what they are proposing is basically a scrum or agility based time management system, for the individual.- No link to free forms for the system. I guess you get that from the free autoresponder system, or pay X Dollars for the workbook. It would be nice if this was explained more at the back of the book- Matchbook Pricing. I love it when authors when you buy the physical book, offer a Matchbook for the Kindle Edition.- No monitoring of your energy level. Another system you can buy includes this.- Continual process improvement - another part of Scrum.I am guessing if you use the software, small fee needed, it makes setting up the system a lot easier.

I'm in college, second semester, and I passed with A's and B's but I realized it was pretty chaotic, I pulled multiple last-minute assignments, and overall would've done better if I had a plan.The core concept behind the book is this: Annual goal setting allows for too much procrastination, no goal setting means no progress, 12 weeks is enough of a deadline to cut procrastination off, but also enough time to achieve measurable results.The shorter deadline for the 12 week goal(s) (Lose 30 pounds, increase income by $1,000, improve relationship with spouse) means the weeks, days, and hours matter more, and the book expresses this and guides you through navigating it. It gives you instructions for making a vision to work backwards and derive 12 week goals, weekly goals, daily tasks to meet those goals, and ways to execute consistently. It also provides a template for scheduling your time everyday.Some of it you might have to reread a few times, I had some trouble getting the time blocking down, but when you do it's a pretty effective system. I've only been using it for 2 weeks and I'm already getting more done than I usually do in a month.

Just the insight I need

The 12 Week Year was an eye-opener for me. As someone coming into my senior years, I no longer have the luxury of a traditional 12-month plan. This book provided a powerful framework that I wish I'd known in my youth. It has transformed how I approach my goals, allowing me to focus and act with urgency. It's the greatest tool I've come across for time management, and it's been instrumental in driving me toward my dreams

Great read alot of helpful info