The Truth About Getting More Done
Published on 28. January 2009
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192 pages
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Transform your potential into reality: achieve breakthrough success, one step at a time!
? The truth about developing powerful focus and self-discipline
? The truth about setting priorities to get the right things done
? The truth about getting the help you need to achieve any goal
This book reveals 42 bite-size, easy-to-use techniques for accomplishing your most important goals-whatever they are!
In this book, you learn how to identify what you really want and need to get done, and achieve the focus and discipline you need to actually get it done...how to finally get past the excuse "I just don't have the time"...why your past doesn't have to equal your future...how to become proactive and plan for faster decisions and action...how to sell your ideas and get help from others...how to nurture the right habits and environment to fuel your personal growth...and how to leverage sheer common sense to do the extraordinary! This isn't "someone's opinion": it's a definitive, evidence-based guide to getting more done--a set of bedrock principles you can rely on no matter what you want to accomplish!
? The truth about developing powerful focus and self-discipline
? The truth about setting priorities to get the right things done
? The truth about getting the help you need to achieve any goal
This book reveals 42 bite-size, easy-to-use techniques for accomplishing your most important goals-whatever they are!
In this book, you learn how to identify what you really want and need to get done, and achieve the focus and discipline you need to actually get it done...how to finally get past the excuse "I just don't have the time"...why your past doesn't have to equal your future...how to become proactive and plan for faster decisions and action...how to sell your ideas and get help from others...how to nurture the right habits and environment to fuel your personal growth...and how to leverage sheer common sense to do the extraordinary! This isn't "someone's opinion": it's a definitive, evidence-based guide to getting more done--a set of bedrock principles you can rely on no matter what you want to accomplish!
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Mark Fritz is the founder of Procedor, a company focused on two main areas: Personal Effectiveness (Leading Yourself) and Leadership Effectiveness (Leading Others). Mark provides consulting, training, and coaching/mentoring services to companies throughout the world. Mark has lived in the U.S., Singapore, Egypt, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, and the UK, and has successfully combined best practices from around the world to create an innovative set of business tools and insights that can help businesses of all sizes be even more successful.
He is an associate of Ashridge College in the UK, co-teaching Leading Complex Teams, and a visiting professor teaching Virtual Leadership at the HEC in France, at the Instituto de Empresa in Spain, and at IFL--Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. Mark's natural charm and personable style, enhanced by a great sense of humor, has made him a speaker of choice at company events and seminars. He is an affiliate of the prestigious CSA Celebrity Speakers and regularly speaks on Personal Effectiveness for Leaders and Virtual Leadership (Leading People at a Distance).
Mark is also the author of Time to Get Started, a compilation of his best daily thoughts from the first 18 months of writing. You can read Mark's Daily Thoughts at www.procedor.com/daily-thought. Visit Mark at www.procedor.com
He is an associate of Ashridge College in the UK, co-teaching Leading Complex Teams, and a visiting professor teaching Virtual Leadership at the HEC in France, at the Instituto de Empresa in Spain, and at IFL--Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. Mark's natural charm and personable style, enhanced by a great sense of humor, has made him a speaker of choice at company events and seminars. He is an affiliate of the prestigious CSA Celebrity Speakers and regularly speaks on Personal Effectiveness for Leaders and Virtual Leadership (Leading People at a Distance).
Mark is also the author of Time to Get Started, a compilation of his best daily thoughts from the first 18 months of writing. You can read Mark's Daily Thoughts at www.procedor.com/daily-thought. Visit Mark at www.procedor.com
Content
Preface vii
Part I The Truth About Success and Focus
Truth 1 It's not about getting things done, it's about success 1
Truth 2 The why needs to be greater than the how 5
Truth 3 You need to believe it to achieve it 9
Truth 4 It's focus management, not time management 13
Truth 5 If everything is important, then nothing is important 17
Truth 6 Your clarity of focus drives the action you want 21
Part II The Truth About Goals and Outcomes
Truth 7 Goals make your life self-directed 25
Truth 8 Life is about the journey and the destination 29
Truth 9 You accomplish more with an outcome focus 33
Part III The Truth About Beliefs and Character
Truth 10 Nothing is stopping you but you 37
Truth 11 Your past does not have to equal your future 41
Truth 12 The size of your beliefs determines the size of your achievements 45
Truth 13 Your attitude is really your window to the world 49
Part IV The Truth About Thinking and Planning
Truth 14 All actions begin in your thoughts first 53
Truth 15 Positive thinking pushes out negative thinking 57
Truth 16 What you learn only has power when put into action 61
Truth 17 Be proactive than reactive by thinking ahead 65
Truth 18 Planning drives faster decisions and action 69
Part V The Truth About Discipline and Habits
Truth 19 You can't wait for the inspiration to take action 73
Truth 20 What you do today creates your future 77
Truth 21 Discipline is doing what's necessary, when it is necessary 81
Truth 22 You create your habits and your habits create you 85
Truth 23 That little bit extra makes a huge difference 89
Truth 24 People really don't fail, they just stop taking action 93
Truth 25 It is easier to create a new habit than break an old one 97
Part VI The Truth About Relationships and Communication
Truth 26 You achieve better rapport by adapting your approach to others 101
Truth 27 Remove the emotions first and then discuss the facts 105
Truth 28 You are in "sales," as you are always selling your ideas to others 109
Truth 29 Questions have more power than answers 113
Truth 30 Stories and examples make the emotional link faster 117
Truth 31 Match communication styles for a quicker responses 121
Truth 32 Listening enables better communication more than talking 125
Part VII The Truth About Teamwork and Follow-up
Truth 33 No one creates success by themselves 129
Truth 34 You attract help from others by keeping your commitments 133
Truth 35 Trust is the fuel for productive teamwork 137
Truth 36 You get the behaviors that you reinforce 141
Part VIII The Truth About Potential and Excellence
Truth 37 You can't see the picture when you are in the frame 145
Truth 38 Growth comes when you are comfortable being uncomfortable 149
Truth 39 Comparing yourself to others limits your growth 153
Truth 40 Surround yourself with the right people to fuel your growth 157
Truth 41 Pride in what you do creates excellence in what you do 161
Part IX The Truth About Doing the Uncommon
Truth 42 It is all about making common sense common practice 165
References 169
Acknowledgments 175
About the Author 177
Part I The Truth About Success and Focus
Truth 1 It's not about getting things done, it's about success 1
Truth 2 The why needs to be greater than the how 5
Truth 3 You need to believe it to achieve it 9
Truth 4 It's focus management, not time management 13
Truth 5 If everything is important, then nothing is important 17
Truth 6 Your clarity of focus drives the action you want 21
Part II The Truth About Goals and Outcomes
Truth 7 Goals make your life self-directed 25
Truth 8 Life is about the journey and the destination 29
Truth 9 You accomplish more with an outcome focus 33
Part III The Truth About Beliefs and Character
Truth 10 Nothing is stopping you but you 37
Truth 11 Your past does not have to equal your future 41
Truth 12 The size of your beliefs determines the size of your achievements 45
Truth 13 Your attitude is really your window to the world 49
Part IV The Truth About Thinking and Planning
Truth 14 All actions begin in your thoughts first 53
Truth 15 Positive thinking pushes out negative thinking 57
Truth 16 What you learn only has power when put into action 61
Truth 17 Be proactive than reactive by thinking ahead 65
Truth 18 Planning drives faster decisions and action 69
Part V The Truth About Discipline and Habits
Truth 19 You can't wait for the inspiration to take action 73
Truth 20 What you do today creates your future 77
Truth 21 Discipline is doing what's necessary, when it is necessary 81
Truth 22 You create your habits and your habits create you 85
Truth 23 That little bit extra makes a huge difference 89
Truth 24 People really don't fail, they just stop taking action 93
Truth 25 It is easier to create a new habit than break an old one 97
Part VI The Truth About Relationships and Communication
Truth 26 You achieve better rapport by adapting your approach to others 101
Truth 27 Remove the emotions first and then discuss the facts 105
Truth 28 You are in "sales," as you are always selling your ideas to others 109
Truth 29 Questions have more power than answers 113
Truth 30 Stories and examples make the emotional link faster 117
Truth 31 Match communication styles for a quicker responses 121
Truth 32 Listening enables better communication more than talking 125
Part VII The Truth About Teamwork and Follow-up
Truth 33 No one creates success by themselves 129
Truth 34 You attract help from others by keeping your commitments 133
Truth 35 Trust is the fuel for productive teamwork 137
Truth 36 You get the behaviors that you reinforce 141
Part VIII The Truth About Potential and Excellence
Truth 37 You can't see the picture when you are in the frame 145
Truth 38 Growth comes when you are comfortable being uncomfortable 149
Truth 39 Comparing yourself to others limits your growth 153
Truth 40 Surround yourself with the right people to fuel your growth 157
Truth 41 Pride in what you do creates excellence in what you do 161
Part IX The Truth About Doing the Uncommon
Truth 42 It is all about making common sense common practice 165
References 169
Acknowledgments 175
About the Author 177