60 Second Self-Starter : Sixty Solid Techniques to Get Motivated, Get Organized, and Get Going in the Workplace.

jeff Davidson Approaches Organizing As An Exercise In Control, Efficiency, And Peace Of Mind. Jeff Can Tell It Like It Is, Because He Is Like He Tells It. -warren Farrell, Ph.d., Author Of why Men Are The Way They Are And women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say does Your Desk Look The Scene Of An Explosion? is Your Computer Crowded With Pointless Files? are The Tools You Need Always Buried Under Piles Of Junk? if So, Jeff Davidson Has The Solutions For You. With Sixty Simple, Immediate Techniques, He Shows You How To Get Your Workplace Organized, Streamline Your Workday, And Boost Your Productivity And Job Satisfaction. With This Handy Manual By Your Side, You Can Banish Chaos From Your Cubicle Forever! jeff Davidson Is The Author Of Numerous Books, Including the 60 Second Self-starter And the Complete Idiot's Guide To Managing Your Time , As Well As The Audiobook the Power Of Simplicity . Davidson, A Resident Of Chapel Hill, Nc, Is Also A Noted Professional Speaker. Visit His Web Site At www.breathingspace.com . Book Title......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Foreword......Page 7 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Introduction......Page 11 Part One: Adopt the Right Mindset......Page 19 01 Approach Your Task in a New Way......Page 20 02 Tackle Procrastination Head-On......Page 22 03 Redefine the Challenge......Page 25 04 Associate the Meaning with Something Larger......Page 26 05 Reflect on Past Achievements......Page 28 06 Visualize Yourself Succeeding with Ease......Page 30 07 Experience the Fear and Proceed Anyway......Page 33 08 Discard Limiting Language......Page 35 09 Engage in Creative Procrastination......Page 36 10 Watch What You Say to Yourself......Page 37 Part Two: Set Yourself Up to Win......Page 43 11 Rethink Your Priorities and Supporting Goals......Page 44 12 Stake Your Claim on a Task or Goal......Page 46 13 Aspire to Be Organized......Page 47 14 Manage Your Desk for Performance......Page 50 15 Set Up Your Desk for Decision......Page 52 16 Get Your Ducks in a Row......Page 53 17 Live “in the Zone”......Page 55 18 Decimate Distractions......Page 58 19 Disconnect Yourself......Page 62 20 Begin Now, Which Is as Good a Time as Any......Page 64 Part Three: Give Yourself the Edge......Page 69 21 Explore the Power of Scents......Page 70 22 Tune In to Motivating Music and Messages......Page 72 23 Unshackle Yourself from Too Much Information......Page 74 24 Ask Yourself, “Will This Ever Ease Up?”......Page 77 25 Recognize That Wanting Is Different from Deciding......Page 79 26 Find a Buddy......Page 80 27 Don’t Dally Because You Aren’t “In the Mood”......Page 83 28 Take a Flying Leap......Page 84 29 Preview Your Taste......Page 87 30 Take On the Hard Stuff First......Page 88 Part Four: Come Out Charging......Page 93 31 Make a Choice......Page 94 32 Allow Time for Reflection......Page 95 33 Reward Yourself......Page 97 34 Contract with Yourself......Page 98 35 Produce a Plan......Page 99 36 Bargain with Yourself......Page 102 37 Sum Up the Costs......Page 103 38 Rest Well and Eat Healthy......Page 104 39 Master the Three-to-Five Method......Page 107 40 Count to Four......Page 108 Part Five: Take On the Harder Tasks......Page 113 41 Stay Fit; Keep It Fun......Page 114 42 Dive Right In......Page 116 43 Listen to Yourself......Page 117 44 Team Up on Your Way to Achievement......Page 118 45 Delegate or Die......Page 120 46 Do One Thing at Time......Page 122 47 Apply the Heavy Half Mentality......Page 125 48 Employ the Bigger and Badder Method......Page 127 49 Establish an Escrow......Page 128 50 Seek Counseling......Page 130 Part Six: Soar to Great Heights......Page 135 51 Take Baby Steps......Page 136 52 Cover the Clock......Page 137 53 Assess the Effects on Others......Page 138 54 Make Sure Someone Is Expecting Your Work......Page 139 55 Grasp the Power of Deadlines......Page 140 56 Annihilate Multitasking......Page 143 57 Post Your Problem......Page 145 58 Decrease Downtime......Page 146 59 Manage Your Life One Day at a Time......Page 148 60 Ignore Your Age......Page 150 Summary......Page 155 Afterword......Page 163 Further Reading......Page 167 Glossary......Page 171 About the Author......Page 175 In this quick and practical guide, time management expert Jeff Davidson offers a plan to overcome procrastinators' syndrome once and for all! Do you put off until tomorrow what you should do today? Until next week? Until next month? Forever?Don't worry. Help is here.In this quick and practical guide, time management expert Jeff Davidson offers a plan to overcome procrastinators' syndrome once and for all!Davidson shows you how to:Use the computer as a tool to get motivatedMinimize office distractions like noise and co-workersTake on the hard stuff firstBreak through blockage and complete your to-do listWith these sixty practical tips you can get motivated, get organized, and get going-starting now!Jeff Davidson is the author of numerous books, including The 60 Second Self-Starter and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Time, as well as the audiobook The Power of Simplicity. Davidson, a resident of Chapel Hill, NC, is also a noted professional speaker. Visit his Web site at www.BreathingSpace.com. A guide to destroying the barriers people erect for themselves such as: use the computer as a tool to get motivated and get started; minimise office distractions; and create a dynamic, energising environment at work. With 60 techniques to overcome procrastination in the workplace, it helps its reader stop the excuses and get moving.