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'It s focus is on changing the state of mind of the reader as to what productivity actually is, how he or she can ensure they achieve something productive at work and then how they can instil this attitude in colleagues (Director, September 2012) Get Productive! helps you to identify practical solutions and implement changes that will make a real difference to your productivity immediately (Start Your Business, October 2014)
Table of Contents
The Perfect Starting Point (if You Don’t Know Where to Start) viii
1. Find Your Own Productivity Balance 1
Section One – HELP! I’M JUST NOT GETTING ANYWHERE 7
2. Assess Your Energy Levels 8
3. Find Your Energy Drains and Enhancers 13
4. Improve How You Connect With Others 18
5. Simplify Unnecessary Complexity 24
6. Figure Out Your Key Priorities 29
7. Overcome Your Procrastination With Action 34
8. Create a ‘Feel Good’ State 39
Section Two – TO DO: GET TO KNOW SELF 43
9. Examine What’s Important For You Now 44
10. Find Your Key Values From Seemingly Random Things 50
11. Discover Your Needs and Desires 55
12. Use Past Failures to Build Resilience and Strength 61
13. Clarify Your Goals 68
14. Be Productive Across All Your Key Priorities 73
15. Work Out Where Your Actions Are Taking You 79
Section Three – NOT GOOD ENOUGH! 85
16. Face Your Productivity Ally 86
17. Use Your Emotions to Generate Positive Results 92
18. Unlock Your Perspective to Make Better Decisions 97
19. Understand How Your Brain Helps You to Be Productive 102
20. Take Control of Your Fear 107
21. Follow Your WANTs Instead of Your MUSTs 113
22. Use the Power of Criticism to Become Your True Best 117
23. Take Responsibility For What You Create 122
Section Four – GET PRODUCTIVE AND JUST DO IT! 127
24. Identify Your Productivity Blockers 128
25. Thirteen Proven Productivity Strategies You Need to Know 133
26. Develop Productive Thinking 157
27. Develop Productive Conversations 162
28. Ask Productive Questions 168
Section Five – GET IN THE ZONE AND MAKE TIME COUNT 173
29. Take Control of the Impact You Make 174
30. Identify How You Add Value 179
31. Uncover Your Specific and Unique Capabilities 183
32. Get Results That Are Worth the Effort 190
33. Hone Your Key Message(s) 195
34. Mine Your Past Successful Strategies 199
35. Give Yourself Permission to Shine 203
36. Find the Tribe That Will Help You Soar 207
What Does True Productivity Feel Like? 212
Final Note 215
Further Reading 217
Thanks 218
About the Author 220
