Table of Contents
Set The Table
Plan Every Day in Advance
Apply the 80/20 Rule to Everything
Consider the Consequences
Practice Creative Procrastination
Use the ABCDE Method Continually
Focus on Key Result Areas
Apply the Law of Three
Prepare Thoroughly Before You Begin
Take It One Oil Barrel at a Time
Upgrade Your Key Skills
Identify Your Key Constraints
Put the Pressure on Yourself
Motivate Yourself into Action
Technology Is a Terrible Master
Technology Is a Wonderful Servant
Focus Your Attention
Slice and Dice the Task
Create Large Chunks of Time
Develop a Sense of Urgency
Single Handle Every Task
About The Author
Preface
“When I could no longer find a laboring job, I got into sales, knocking on doors, working on straight commission. I struggled from sale to sale until I began looking around me and asking, “Why is it that other people are doing better than I am?”
Coming from an unsuccessful background, I had developed deep feelings of inferiority and inadequacy. I had fallen into the mental trap of assuming that people who were doing better than me were actually better than me. What I learned was that this was not necessarily true. They were just doing things differently, and what they had learned to do, within reason, I could learn as well.
Throughout my career, I have discovered and rediscovered a simple truth. The ability to concentrate singlemindedly on your most important task, to do it well and to finish it completely, is the key to great success, achievement, respect, status, and happiness in life. This key insight is the heart and soul of this book.
The key to success is action. These principles work to bring about fast, predictable improvements in performance and results. The faster you learn and apply them, the faster you will move ahead in your career— guaranteed!
Introduction
“Failure to execute” is one of the biggest problems in
organizations today.
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