The Power of an Hour : Business and Life Mastery in One Hour a Week (Hardcover)--by Dave Lakhani [2006 Edition] ISBN: 9780471780939

This book is an amazingly thorough, dense, content-packed work that should be on every business persons bookshelf. It is a tremendous resource for business consultants and coaches as well as the business owner. Dave Lakhani offers an effective system to implement not just change, but mastery in your business and personal life. The Power of an Hour 1 Front Matter 1 i.pdf 2 iii.pdf 3 iv.pdf 4 v.pdf 5 Dedication 6 Contents 7 viii.pdf 8 Foreword 9 x.pdf 10 Preface 11 Preface 12 Preface 13 Acknowledgement 14 About the Author 15 About the Author 16 Chapter 1: The Power of an Hour 17 Page_2.pdf 18 Page_3.pdf 19 Page_4.pdf 20 Page_5.pdf 21 Page_6.pdf 22 Page_7.pdf 23 Page_8.pdf 24 Page_9.pdf 25 Page_10.pdf 26 Chapter 2: How to Focus - The Power in the Hour 27 Page_12.pdf 28 Page_13.pdf 29 Page_14.pdf 30 Page_15.pdf 31 Page_16.pdf 32 Page_17.pdf 33 Page_18.pdf 34 Page_19.pdf 35 Page_20.pdf 36 Chapter 3: How to Think Critically 37 Page_22.pdf 38 Page_23.pdf 39 Page_24.pdf 40 Page_25.pdf 41 Page_26.pdf 42 Page_27.pdf 43 Page_28.pdf 44 Chapter 4: How to think Creatively 45 Page_30.pdf 46 Page_31.pdf 47 Page_32.pdf 48 Page_33.pdf 49 Page_34.pdf 50 Page_35.pdf 51 Page_36.pdf 52 Chapter 5: Personal Hour 1 - Set the Stage 53 Page_38.pdf 54 Page_39.pdf 55 Page_40.pdf 56 Page_41.pdf 57 Page_42.pdf 58 Page_43.pdf 59 Page_44.pdf 60 Chapter 6: Personal Hour 2 - Identify the Blocks 61 Page_46.pdf 62 Page_47.pdf 63 Page_48.pdf 64 Page_49.pdf 65 Page_50.pdf 66 Page_51.pdf 67 Page_52.pdf 68 Page_53.pdf 69 Page_54.pdf 70 Chapter 7: Personal Hour 3 - Destroy the Blocks 71 Page_56.pdf 72 Page_57.pdf 73 Page_58.pdf 74 Page_59.pdf 75 Page_60.pdf 76 Page_61.pdf 77 Page_62.pdf 78 Chapter 8: Personal Hour 4 - Relationships 79 Page_64.pdf 80 Page_65.pdf 81 Page_66.pdf 82 Page_67.pdf 83 Page_68.pdf 84 Page_69.pdf 85 Page_70.pdf 86 Page_71.pdf 87 Page_72.pdf 88 Chapter 9: Personal Hour 5 - Finances 89 Page_74.pdf 90 Page_75.pdf 91 Page_76.pdf 92 Page_77.pdf 93 Page_78.pdf 94 Page_79.pdf 95 Page_80.pdf 96 Page_81.pdf 97 Page_82.pdf 98 Chapter 10: Personal Hour 6: Self-Improvement 99 Page_84.pdf 100 Page_85.pdf 101 Page_86.pdf 102 Page_87.pdf 103 Page_88.pdf 104 Page_89.pdf 105 Page_90.pdf 106 Page_91.pdf 107 Page_92.pdf 108 Chapter 11: Personal Hour 7 - Mental Vacation 109 Page_94.pdf 110 Page_95.pdf 111 Page_96.pdf 112 Page_97.pdf 113 Page_98.pdf 114 Chapter 12: Personal Hour 8 - Envisioneering - Creating a Master Life Visioning 115 Page_100.pdf 116 Page_101.pdf 117 Page_102.pdf 118 Page_103.pdf 119 Page_104.pdf 120 Page_105.pdf 121 Page_106.pdf 122 Page_107.pdf 123 Page_108.pdf 124 Page_109.pdf 125 Page_110.pdf 126 Page_111.pdf 127 Page_112.pdf 128 Chapter 13: Personal Hour 9 - Overcome Your Fear & Reinvent Yourself 129 Page_114.pdf 130 Page_115.pdf 131 Page_116.pdf 132 Page_117.pdf 133 Page_118.pdf 134 Chapter 14: Business Hour 1 - Finding Your Business Focus 135 Page_120.pdf 136 Page_121.pdf 137 Page_122.pdf 138 Page_123.pdf 139 Page_124.pdf 140 Page_125.pdf 141 Page_126.pdf 142 Chapter 15: Business Hour 2 - Time Management 143 Page_128.pdf 144 Page_129.pdf 145 Page_130.pdf 146 Page_131.pdf 147 Page_132.pdf 148 Page_133.pdf 149 Page_134.pdf 150 Chaoter 16: Business Hour 3 - Management 151 Page_136.pdf 152 Page_137.pdf 153 Page_138.pdf 154 Page_139.pdf 155 Page_140.pdf 156 Page_141.pdf 157 Page_142.pdf 158 Page_143.pdf 159 Page_144.pdf 160 Chaoter 17: Business Hour 4 - Sales & Marketing 161 Page_146.pdf 162 Page_147.pdf 163 Page_148.pdf 164 Page_149.pdf 165 Page_150.pdf 166 Page_151.pdf 167 Page_152.pdf 168 Page_153.pdf 169 Page_154.pdf 170 Chapter 18: Business Hour 5 - Customer Experience 171 Page_156.pdf 172 Page_157.pdf 173 Page_158.pdf 174 Page_159.pdf 175 Page_160.pdf 176 Page_161.pdf 177 Page_162.pdf 178 Chapter 19: Business Hour 6 - Making Connections 179 Page_164.pdf 180 Page_165.pdf 181 Page_166.pdf 182 Page_167.pdf 183 Page_168.pdf 184 Page_169.pdf 185 Page_170.pdf 186 Page_171.pdf 187 Page_172.pdf 188 Page_173.pdf 189 Page_174.pdf 190 Chaoter 20: Business Hour 7 - Mentoring 191 Page_176.pdf 192 Page_177.pdf 193 Page_178.pdf 194 Page_179.pdf 195 Page_180.pdf 196 Page_181.pdf 197 Page_182.pdf 198 Chapter 21: Business Hour 8 - Give Something Back 199 Page_184.pdf 200 Page_185.pdf 201 Page_186.pdf 202 Page_187.pdf 203 Page_188.pdf 204 Chapter 22: Business Hour 9 - The Final Hour 205 Page_190.pdf 206 Page_191.pdf 207 Page_192.pdf 208 Page_193.pdf 209 Page_194.pdf 210 Page_195.pdf 211 Page_196.pdf 212 Chapter 23: Call It a Duty 213 Page_198.pdf 214 Index 215 Page_200.pdf 216 Page_201.pdf 217 Page_202.pdf 218 Page_203.pdf 219 Page_204.pdf 220 Page_205.pdf 221

Every day, we set out to create a better life, a better career, or a better business. Sometimes we succeed, but often we fail because we simply fall into old patterns. But what if by devoting just one single, focused hour a week you could make big improvements in your professional life? And what if you knew in advance exactly what to focus on so that you could utterly destroy your old patterns?

The Power of an Hour gives you the blueprint for making changes one at a time that add up to a big difference. Most books that promise to help you improve yourself and your business are too formulaic and too focused on one particular aspect of life to really work. But this book is different. It's a holistic guide to the practical, everyday actions you can use to supercharge your personal and business development.

The demands of business, especially for executives and entrepreneurs, leave little time for thinking about yourself. But great businesses are built on great leaders, and changing your business for the better often means changing yourself first. The Power of an Hour identifies specific core areas of personal, professional, and business improvement, then guides you through a step-by-step process that keeps you focused so you can reinvent your life and business. The results are fast and predictable.

Designed by a successful entrepreneur to work specifically within the busy executive's or business owner's schedule, this insightful, enlightening guide is broken down into two groups of lessons—those hours dedicated to personal issues and those dedicated to business issues. All these one-hour blocks go hand in hand to create a better business and a better you. But you can also use them as individual lessons on topics you need to know more about. You'll learn about managing your time, improving your personal relationships for the good of yourself and your business, dealing with customers, managing employees, and creating and following a vision of your future success.

The world's top athletes all have coaches who help them focus on specific areas of their game to create consistent and ongoing improvement. This book helps you focus on those issues that have the greatest impact on your success in life and business. In just a few short months, you'll develop the traits that make great business leaders and great businesses. Written to improve your life without disrupting it, The Power of an Hour isn't a personal development book for everyone—it's just for you.

Praise for The Power of an Hour "The master at getting what you want from others now tells us how to get what we want from ourselves! This is really a great book, and I recommend it highly-for you, for your team, and for your children." -Bob Burg, author, Endless Referrals "If you want to make predictable, systematic change in your life or your business, buy this book. Each chapter is a stand-alone system that results in powerful change . . . fast." -David Hancock, The Entrepreneurial Publisher, CEO, Morgan James Publishing "Dave's methods helped me take my business from $0 to $10 million in sales.If you're a creative business owner who wants total focus and massive success, run, don't walk, and get this book!" -Stephanie Frank, author, The Accidental Millionaire "The Power of an Hour is a mighty powerful way to sort out your financesby first sorting out yourself!" -Mark Joyner, #1 bestselling author, The Irresistible Offer "The disease of the twenty-first century, no matter who you are or what you do,is Time Deficit Disorder. Dave Lakhani offers a brilliant solution in this book.Get it and take the cure-you'll be surprised how much better you feel!" -David Garfinkel, author, Customers on Demand Praise for The Power of an Hour "The master at getting what you want from others now tells us how to get what we want from ourselves! This is really a great book, and I recommend it highly-for you, for your team, and for your children." -Bob Burg, author, Endless Referrals "If you want to make predictable, systematic change in your life or your business, buy this book. Each chapter is a stand-alone system that results in powerful change . . . fast." -David Hancock, The Entrepreneurial Publisher, CEO, Morgan James Publishing "Dave's methods helped me take my business from $0 to $10 million in sales.If you're a creative business owner who wants total focus and massive success, run, don't walk, and get this book!" -Stephanie Frank, author, The Accidental Millionaire "The Power of an Hour is a mighty powerful way to sort out your financesby first sorting out yourself!" -Mark Joyner, #1 bestselling author, The Irresistible Offer "The disease of the twenty-first century, no matter who you are or what you do, is Time Deficit Disorder. Dave Lakhani offers a brilliant solution in this book.Get it and take the cure-you'll be surprised how much better you feel!" -David Garfinkel, author, Customers on Demand Dave Lakhani's latest effort may just be the feel-good business book of the year. Not enough time in the day? Too many distractions competing for your attention? Not sure what to attack first? Take heart: All you need is one solid distraction-free hour and Lakhani's instruction manual (which won't take much more than an hour to digest), and you're on your way to achieving a Zen-like state of what he calls "Fearsome Focus" that will blast your troubles away. Few of his instructions are revolutionary, but Lakhani's energy and enthusiasm propel his common-sense message to new heights of can-do optimism. The bulk of the book is composed of 18 chapters that focus on specific hour-long business or personal tasks, but these chapters simply extrapolate the essential idea of learning the skill of focus described in the first 35 pages. Once you've mastered focusing, you can choose from the chapters' tasks or make up your own. getAbstract prescribes this book as a cheerful pep talk for anyone who is pressed for time or struggling with an overwhelming to-do list The power of an hour How to focus : the power in an hour How to think critically How to think creatively Personal hour 1 : set the stage Personal hour 2 : identify the blocks Personal hour 3 : destroy the blocks Personal hour 4 : relationships Personal hour 5 : finances Personal hour 6 : self improvement Personal hour 7 : mental vacation Personal hour 8 : create a master life vision Personal hour 9 : overcome your fear and reinvent yourself Business hour 1 : finding your business focus Business hour 2 : time management Personal hour 3 : management Personal hour 4 : sales and marketing Personal hour 5 : customer experience Personal hour 6 : making connections Personal hour 7 : mentoring Personal hour 8 : give something back Personal hour 9 : the final hour Call it a day. Nearly everyone has significant goals theyd like to achieve but few can stay the course in a focused way to achieve success. Dave Lakhani says that the key to gaining this focus is in ''the power of an hour.'' By changing the belief of what can be accomplished in an hour, readers will restructure their thinking around the possibility of the hour time block to achieve more focus and personal success. The Power of an Hour is broken down into single chapters or ''focus areas'' that the reader can implement over the course of a week, covering one chapter a week for 20 weeks. Also included are sto