Get Things Done - What Stops Smart People Achieving More and How You Can Change

"Robert Kelsey's What's Stopping You? has become a self-help classic. His What's Stopping You? books have helped thousands of people worldwide overcome their limiting beliefs and bash through their barriers to success. Now Robert is back to help us defeat the obstacles that stop us achieving more in our everyday lives. Many of us have the greatest of intentions but find ourselves procrastinating, which results in low attainment and frustrated ambitions. Grounded in solid psychological research Robert helps us examine why we might have these tendencies and how to overcome them in order to feel more together, in control and on-top of everything. Looks at the psychology behind why we procrastinate, in order to understand and change our behaviour, forming new, effective habits Provides practical solutions to help us 'get things done' in real life situations including meetings, on the phone, with e-mail, looking for a job and starting a business Includes techniques to improve focus and aid concentration Examines how disorganisation is not innate and how we can learn processes that will allow us to be more effective How to bring control to certain areas of your life and reduce stress and uncertainty Get Things Done is emotional ergonomics for the organisationally-challenged individual - at home, at work, with themselves, and with others"--

List of contents

Introduction: My Own Personal Chaos 1
 
Part One - The Unproductive Mind 9
 
1 Organizational Incompetence 11
 
2 Conditions and Types 21
 
3 Procrastination, Clutter and Self-sabotage 34
 
4 Motivation, Goals and Flow 45
 
Part Two - Tools and Resources 57
 
5 The Need for Desire 59
 
6 Planning for Freedom 69
 
7 Getting Started 81
 
8 Managing Time 92
 
9 Developing Good Habits 102
 
10 Making Decisions 111
 
Part Three - Get Things Done ... 121
 
11 ... On the Phone 123
 
12 ... Using Email 128
 
13 ... In Meetings 136
 
14 ... When Managing Others 144
 
15 ... Beyond Work 151
 
Part Four - Other People 159
 
16 Persuasion and Influence 161
 
17 Dealing with Conflict 173
 
18 Dealing with the Family 182
 
Conclusion: 'It's All Chaos' 195
 
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People 204
 
Bibliography 210
 
About Robert Kelsey 214
 
Index 216

About the author

Robert Kelsey is author of Capstone's bestselling What's Stopping You? exploring why smart people failed to reach their potential. He has gone on to sell over 64,000 copies across three What's Stopping You? titles.
Robert Kelsey is CEO of Moorgate Communications, a financial PR agency, and was previously CEO of Metrocube, a start-up incubator located in London's fashionable "City-fringes". He trained as a financial journalist before becoming an investment banker and a now an entrepreneur, running his successful PR agency.
Yet Kelsey remains and perennial outsider. From a rebellious childhood to an adulthood of pursuing a series of unsuitable careers, he has had a lifetime of failing to settle into any group activities, yet lacking the confidence, guile or know-how to profitably "rebel". Kelsey has developed an enormous insight into both the root causes of alienation and the all-encompassing negative consequences.

Summary

Robert Kelsey s What s Stopping You? has become a self-help classic. His What s Stopping You? books have helped thousands of people worldwide overcome their limiting beliefs and bash through their barriers to success.

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"If there's one book you actually finish reading in 2014, make it this one." (Elite Business, January 2014)
 

"...his pally yet tough approach to self-improvement makes for good reading. By laying bare his own experiences, he quickly builds up a level of trust and empathy that would warm the cockles of the most cynical of readers." (Third Sector, February 2014)
 

"Personally I can see myself raiding it a lot for ideas as it calls me to tailor my plans, separate my trash from my treasure and stops my inbox ruling my life." (The Bookbag, February 2014)
 

"Full of practical advice and lots of tips on how to enhance your current situation, Kelsey offers a pragmatic and honest approach to day-to-day living and its annoyances." (The Sun, March 2014)

Product details

• Authors: Robert Kelsey, Kelsey Robert
• Publisher: Capstone Publishing Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2014
• EAN: 9780857083081
• ISBN: 978-0-85708-308-1
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 217 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Ratgeber Wirtschaft, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Business Self-Help, Wirtschaft /Ratgeber