I actually wrote about this book quite some time ago, but lately I've had so many loan officers ask for help with time management, I felt this information might help many of you having the same struggle to get more done without working longer hours.
I've read Brian Tracy for years and really enjoyed Eat That Frog! 21 Great ways to stop procrastinating and get more done in less time. This is an easy read (with my schedule, I like short and sweet!) that anyone can benefit from.
We all procrastinate in one way or another, in business as well as in our personal lives. What sets the successful person ahead of someone else is the fact that they get more done each day. Brian Tracy gives you a simple way to combat this...eat the biggest, ugliest frog first each day.
I love this! I've tried it and it works. Most of us (especially me!) do the easiest, quickest, most enjoyable tasks first each day. Flip this thinking and take the most difficult task on your list and do it BEFORE everything else. Work at it until it is accomplished, which then creates forward momentum for the rest of your day. You will get more accomplished and feel more energized.
We all know that there is not enough time in the day to accomplish everything we want to, need to and have to. Prioritizing correctly gets more of the "have-to's" done so you can enjoy more of the "want-to's"
This is great advice. I also put everything on my outlook calendar with an alarm, even if it isn't an appointment - but that way I am reminded throughout the day what I need to be doing.
Posted by: Charles T. | February 10, 2009 at 03:23 PM
Thanks for the great stuff on your blog. I just ordered this book - and will hopefully overcome my bad habit of procastination!
Posted by: Doug Nielson | February 11, 2009 at 10:05 PM
A comment for Doug -- since you ordered the book, you seem to have overcome at least some of your procrastination!
Posted by: Russ Skinner | February 14, 2009 at 08:05 PM