Motivation Productivity

If you listen to nothing else on performing at your highest level, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you focus on what matters, manage your energy and attention, and achieve remarkable results. This book will inspire you to improve on your weaknesses, not just your strengths; rise above the pack; take care of your physical health for sustained mental performance; understand what motivates you; use short-term goals to achieve long-term aspirations; and inspire others.

All of us hit a wall sometimes, in our life and in our jobs. What is getting in the way of your ability to make progress and do good work? We’re accustomed to thinking that we can only pivot in response to an emergency or an existential threat. This book is about how you make quick progress on an important goal without waiting for the crisis to hit first.

The true secret of high achievers is that they know how to find their focal point, the one thing they should do, at any given moment to get the best possible results in each area of their lives. In Focal Point, Tracy brings together the very best ideas on personal management into a simple, easy-to-use plan. Focal Point tells listeners how to develop absolute clarity about what they want and how they can achieve supreme satisfaction, both personally and professionally.

Are you a successful leader or aspiring to be one? Do you dream of climbing the corporate ladder faster than others? Would you like to know what truly separates highly productive individuals who consistently achieve excellence from the rest? If you answered yes to these questions, this book is your blueprint to unlock your full potential. Productivity is not merely a skill but an art; a fine balance of time, energy, and focus that leads to meaningful outcomes. But what if the secret to success lies in mastering a set of traits that transcend industries, ambitions, and even people? This ...

Have you ever intended to get some work done but ended up on Instagram? Have you ever intended to stick to your diet but ended up microwaving a pizza? Have you ever intended to get to bed early but ended up seeing your laptop clock hit 02:00 AM? Then I have good news and bad news. The bad news is you lack self-control. The good news is you’re human. My goal is to make you superhuman. In this book you’ll learn how to take control of your body and mind by drawing on cognitive neurosciences and behavioral psychology. I've distilled the knowledge of 542 scientific references into 53 ...

In this book, Vanderkam reveals the seven counter-intuitive principles the most time-free people have adopted. She teaches mindset shifts to help you feel calm on the busiest days and tools to help you get more done without feeling overwhelmed. The strategies in this book can help if your life feels out of control, but they can also help if you want to take your career, your relationships, and your personal happiness to the next level. Vanderkam has packed this book with insights from busy yet relaxed professionals, including "time makeovers" of people learning how to use these tools.

Have you ever wondered if you're truly smart or just busy? It’s time to discover strategies to help you work smarter, not harder. This book will teach you how to streamline your path to success with smart leadership and effective HR leadership techniques. You'll learn how to build your dream team with effective hiring strategies and conduct effective hiring interviews, transforming your hiring process into a powerful tool for growth. Investing wisely in employee orientation, training, and development is essential. A top-notch performance appraisal system paired with effective performance ...

Juggling Elephants tells a simple but profound story about a universal problem - too much to do, too many priorities, too much stress, too little time. If your life has gotten as crazy as a three-ring circus, this book will really help you get your priorities straight.

We spend an average of just 47 seconds on any screen before shifting our attention. It takes 25 minutes to bring our attention back to a task after an interruption. And we interrupt ourselves more than we're interrupted by others. In Attention Span, psychologist Gloria Mark reveals these and more surprising results from her decades of research into how technology affects our attention

Feeling overwhelmed by the constant barrage of information and struggling to make clear decisions? Discover the life-changing solutions in 'Organize Your Mind' by Kevin Wagonfoot, the best-selling author of 'Mental Models.' This book equips you with the skills to filter noise, enhance focus, and tackle complex challenges with clarity. Perfect for the busy professional, it transforms scattered thoughts into strategic actions, enabling you to thrive in today's demanding world. Are You Feeling: Information Overload? Learn to filter out unnecessary noise and focus on what truly matters. ...

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on productivity in organizations, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. This book analyzes productivity in organizations by first examining factors that impact it. The most important of these factors is technology…the biggest driving force behind productivity today. Next it looks at profitability, which results from productivity and leads to benefits for people and organizations. Last it explores ways to improve productivity…a goal for most organizations. If you are interested in ...

If you are one of the countless people who continue to struggle with procrastination despite having tried all of the tricks and methods that the other audiobooks offered, don’t despair. The problem isn’t with you, rather it is that most methods and approaches are incomplete and only provide a short period of relief rather than an actual cure.

In business, many people follow the golden rule. But treating people the way we'd like to be treated can turn off clients or colleagues with different needs, wants, and hopes. The Platinum Rule shows you how to do unto others as they'd like done unto them. You'll discover the four basic business personalities and how to handle them in ways that put them at ease - the key to stronger career prospects, higher productivity, improved customer relations, and fewer conflicts.

It took an on-stage panic attack for productivity expert Chris Bailey to recognize how critical it is to invest in calm at the same time that we invest in becoming more productive. Productivity advice works—and we need it now more than ever—but it’s just as vital that we develop our capacity for calm.

Do you want to build your confidence? Do you want to start your day off with positivity? Do you want increased productivity? Through this audiobook we will work on re-wiring your brain from negative self talk to positive and uplifting. This is not something that will happen overnight but through dedicated work, this audiobook can help transform your thought patterns and help to start your day on the right path. Running through these affirmations and meditation in the morning sets your mindset for the rest of your day.

The companion to the blockbuster best seller, Getting Things Done. Since its publication in 2001, Getting Things Done has become, as Time magazine put it, "the defining self-help business book" of the decade. Having inspired millions of readers/listeners around the world, it clearly spoke to an urgent need in an increasingly time-pressured society. Now, in the highly anticipated sequel Making It All Work, Allen unlocks the full power of his methods across the entire span of life and work.

Most of us live with the stubborn idea that we'll always have tomorrow to do our most important and valuable work. We fill our days with frantic activity, bouncing from task to task, scrambling to make deadlines and chase the next promotion. But by the end of each day we're often left asking ourselves "did the work I do today really matter?" We feel the ticking of the clock, but we're stuck in first gear, unsure of the path forward and without a road map to guide us.

What if the real secret to success isn’t picking a side… but learning how to master both? Some say motivation is everything—the fire that gets you started. Others swear by discipline—the grind that keeps you going. But what if everyone’s been thinking about it wrong? What if the real edge... is in the balance? In a world obsessed with “hustle” or “manifestation,” no one’s talking about the power of using both forces at the same time. That’s what top performers do—quietly. They know when to lean into emotion, and when to switch on pure focus. That’s how they stay ...

Do you find yourself hoping that someday, life will be less hectic? One day, you say, you’ll finally have time for the activities that you love–writing that book, completing that triathlon, traveling with friends. But if the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that life is unpredictable. If we’re not careful, dull, unfulfilling tasks can quickly occupy our precious hours, derail our best-laid plans, and make life feel like a slog.

If you've ever felt stuck trying to find that sweet spot between a hustler's work ethic and a seeker's focus on self-care and fulfillment - you're not alone. If you're hustling, you're not seeking, and if you're seeking, you're not hustling. We're told it isn't possible to chase our dreams while achieving the peace we crave. But that's a lie. Discover the life-changing truth in this dynamic guide from Tommy Baker designed to help you: merge "doing" and "being" in life and business; know exactly when to step on the gas or let go; and be grateful for what you have while wanting more.