Nothing beats the satisfaction of coming to the end of the day and feeling it was a successful one. Well-managed time makes that possible. It reduces stress, helps you accomplish more in less time, and most importantly, gives you greater freedom to enjoy doing what you love. This book shows you - how to focus your time on your priorities - secrets to overcoming procrastination - tips for managing distractions, interruptions, and time wasters - and more
Get more out of every day! From goal setting, project management, and to-do lists to daily scheduling, creating new habits, and curing chronic lateness, this book will change busy readers' lives. Everyone from free-wheelers to perfectionists will love these solutions for both home and work.
For more than twenty years, Sandra Felton's books have helped countless readers organize their homes, rooms, offices, and paperwork. She now joins forces with professional organizer Marsha Sims and applies some of the same principles to help readers build a successful system for organizing their daily schedules and routines. Their unique approach with helpful anecdotal stories offers a variety of easy-to-implement, effective ideas. From goal setting, project management, and to-do lists to daily scheduling, creating new habits, and curing chronic lateness, the topics covered in Organizing Your Day will hit home with busy readers. Everyone from creative free-wheelers to well-organized perfectionists will love these solutions. With solutions for both home and work, this book is ideal for office workers, homemakers, business owners, retirees, or anyone who wants to get more out of their days.
You might know how to properly bill patients, draw blood, or code in a professional work environment, but are you prepared to find and keep your next job? Using an easy-to-read, easy-to-follow format, Job Readiness for Health Professionals: Soft Skills Strategies for Success gives you an advantage in the job market by guiding you through what you need to know to master the essential soft skills — such as professional habits, attitudes, and personality traits — needed for every entry-level healthcare job. If you want long-term success as a working professional, then this book is for you! Critical thinking exercises woven throughout skills include multidisciplinary scenarios from the field. What If? boxes feature short scenarios for the you to think about how you would handle a situation in the workplace. Case studies use fictional vignettes to illustrate the issues involved with the specific skills. Down a Dark Road vignettes illustrate what can go terribly wrong when a skill is ignored or not mastered. Behavioral objectives provided for mastering each skill. Worktext format with journaling activities give you opportunities for self reflection on your skills progress. Experiential Exercises are actions or experiments that you can perform on your own to gain a deeper appreciation for the skill. Cross Currents with Other Skills cross references related skills, pointing out the synergies and connections between them.
Are you tired of living with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule and aching with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul? Do you find yourself unable to say no even when you should? Are you stuck under the weight of endless demands and responsibilities? The good news is: it doesn't have to be this way. In The Best Yes, New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst guides you through the insightful lessons she's learned about what it means to live out the purpose that God has in store for you. Lysa demonstrates the incredible power of two words--yes and no--and the way that these simple, daily decisions can shape the story of our lives. Lysa has learned firsthand that there's a big difference between saying yes to everyone and saying yes to God. Drawing from applicable scriptures and her own personal experiences, Lysa teaches us that if we know and believe that God has a plan for each of us, we'll live it out--serving as living proof of His never-ending grace and kindness. Throughout The Best Yes, Lysa will give you the practical tools you need to: Stop people-pleasing by embracing a biblical understanding of love Escape the guilt of disappointing others by learning the secret of the small no Overcome the agony of hard choices by grounding your decisions in wisdom Grow closer to God as you sharpen your own discernment Learn to be intentional with your time, your choices, and yourself Incorporate the Best Yes as a filter for your daily decision making If we take time to slow down and rise above the rush of the world's endless demands, we can rest assured that God's wisdom will help us make decisions that will still be good tomorrow. No matter what season of life you find yourself in, you deserve the chance to make decisions that bring out the best you.
The Book of Change is a step-by-step guide for business leaders who want to manage organizational change in their workplace. It is written for business and government executives, change management consultants, and university professors and students. It provides practical change management solutions for those who need to address change in the workplace. The book is designed to be a step-by-step instruction guide that the change management agent can use to manage organizational change. These could be internal or external impacts to the organization’s health or profitability.
“This book will help you own your calendar, block time for what matters most and reclaim your life.” —Paula Rizzo, author of Listful Living: A List-Making Journey to a Less Stressed You You want more time to spend with family, to achieve big goals, and to simply enjoy life. Yet, there seem to be more and more things competing for your time, and more distractions interrupting your day. Craig Jarrow has spent many years testing time management tactics, tools, and systems and written hundreds of articles on productivity, goals, and organization, Through it all he’s learned a simple truth: Time management should be easy, not complicated and unwieldy. And it shouldn’t take up more of your precious time than it gives back! Time Management Ninja offers 21 rules that will show you an easier and more effective way to take control of your time and manage your busy life. Follow these simple principles and get more done with less effort. It’s no-stress, uncomplicated time management that works. “Read this book, apply its rules, and you’ll find freedom.” —Hyrum Smith, bestselling author of Purposeful Retirement
"Department chairs who have asked themselves the question 'Who knows where the time goes' should ask Christian Hansen for the answer. His book, Time Management for Department Chairs, will help chairs maximize the investment of their most important resources their time, focus, and energy." Don Chu, author, The Department Chair Primer "Department chairs take note: Hansen's Time Management for Department Chairs can change your life in just three hours. Written by a seasoned academic chair, the author offers practical ideas and strategic advice about how to increase your day-to-day effectiveness (and sanity) by using proven approaches to managing expectations, organizing tasks, running meetings, monitoring communication, controlling calendars, avoiding interruptions, containing crises, and everything else in between. If you want to learn how to strike a better work-life balance, this book should be at the top of your reading list!" Christine Licata, senior associate provost, Rochester Institute of Technology "It's about time the resource department chairs have the least of and what faculty want the most! Christian Hansen's book is filled with insights, techniques, and artful strategies to help chairs maximize their time while working effectively with faculty and balancing their personal and professional lives. This book is a life saver!" Walter Gmelch, dean, University of San Francisco
Time Is What We Want Most, But What We Use Worst!!! Doesn’t it feel like sometimes you never have enough time? Where are all those seconds going? If you find yourself wondering that too often, it simply means that you can’t manage your time well. There are many things in life that are outside of your control, but how you spend your time is not one of them. Time Is The Equalizer Of All Life On Earth! If you lose money, you might get a chance to make it back; but a wasted hour is irreplaceable. You have the same amount of time in a day as everyone else: 24 hours. What you do with the 24 hours you’re given determines your successes, failures, and contentment in life. Proudly Presenting… Time Management Expertise Training Guide Whether you want more wealth, more friendship, more freedom, or more impact, it all comes down to how you spend and value your time. An individual should understand the value of time for him to succeed in all aspects of life. People who waste time are the ones who fail to create an identity of their own. When we fail to prioritize our time effectively, daily life can descend into chaos. Even the simplest of tasks, like picking up the shopping, can feel like a mountain to climb. But before we proceed further, let us inform you that you are not alone battling to getting your life on track… There are millions who are sailing in the same boat as you… Take a look… Some Interesting Facts… An average person spends 3 hours and 15 minutes a day (49.4 days per year) on phone conversation People spend an average of 5 years and 4 months of their life on social media, but only 1 year and 3 months socializing with real people The average working person spends less than 30 seconds a day in meaningful communication with their children 20% of the average workday is spent on “crucial” and “important” things, while 80% of the average workday is spent on things that have “little value” or “no value” We are our own worst enemies when procrastination and disorder take hold, but the good news is that we can completely avoid feeling overwhelmed in this way. We can learn to manage our time better. And we MUST, because poor time management isn’t just irritating, it can have very real and very negative consequences for our lives and, ultimately, our health and wellbeing. “Prevent Life From Spiraling Out-of-Control – Learn Time Management” Time Management refers to managing time effectively so that the right time is allocated to the right activity. Effective time management allows individuals to assign specific time slots to activities as per their importance. Maximize Your Productivity And Create More Time For Yourself With These Advanced Tips And Techniques! A detailed, well-researched info guide that will help you to learn how you can manage your time and avoid burn out, quickly and easily... So that you can get more things done in less time and take control of your life!
