No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs The Ultimate No Holds Barred Kick Butt Take No Prisoners Guide to Time Productivity and Sanity

by Kennedy, Dan S.

• ISBN13: 9781932156850
• ISBN10: 1932156852
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-01
• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press

Summary

Don't Count Time, Make Time Count!Tick ... tick ... tick ... can't find enough time? Find out how to use it far more wisely by the man who successfully run multiple business ventures simultaneously. Dan Kennedy has been called the "Professor of Harsh Reality" because he doesn't deal in glib, pabulum solutions and eye-rolling cliches you've heard incessantly on time management.He takes on the world of cell phones, PDAs, faxes, e-mails, and every other communication device that pervade our lives, suggesting when to tap it, and when to give it the heave-ho. This entrepreneur/consultant/author/speaker has a whirlwind business life, yet manages to fit everything in using a handful of home-brewed time management tools he swears by.He shows how to maximize your time with a fresh take on the mantra that "time is money." It's all about using disciplined productivity strategies Kennedy has devised over 30 years of managing highly-profitable businesses with only minimal help.Who isDan Kennedy?His business adventures have included ownership of six businesses. He appeared for nine consecutive years on THE #1 seminar tour in America sharing the platform with former U.S. President Reagan, Ford, and Bush, General Colin Powell, and business leaders such as Debbi Fields and Jim McCann. He was been in trenches and survived.

Table of Contents

Preface,	x
CHAPTER 1 How to Turn Time into Money	1	(10)
Can One "Number" Change Your Life?,	3	(6)
How Low Can You Go in Valuing Time?,	9	(2)
CHAPTER 2 How to Drive a Stake Through the Hearts of the Time Vampires Out to Suck You Dry	11	(9)
"They're in a Meeting,"	13	(2)
Playing Trivial Pursuit,	15	(1)
Oh Boy, It's Soap Opera Time!,	16	(1)
Are There Other Time Vampires?,	17	(3)
CHAPTER 3 Stopping "Productivus Interruptus" Once and for All	20	(17)
Get Lost,	21	(3)
Don't Answer the Phone,	24	(6)
Fix the Fax,	30	(4)
Set the Timer on the Bomb,	34	(1)
Be Busy and Be Obvious About It,	35	(2)
CHAPTER 4 The Number One Most Powerful Personal Discipline in All the World And How It Can Make You Successful Beyond Your Wildest Dreams	37	(8)
The Tragic Case of the Doctor Who Couldn't Tell Time,	38	(1)
The Telling Connection Between Punctuality and Integrity,	39	(2)
A Simple Way to Favorably Impress Others,	41	(2)
Are Even a Person's Deepest, Darkest Psyche Secrets Revealed by Punctuality?,	43	(2)
CHAPTER 5 The Magic Power that Makes You Unstoppable	45	(9)
How a "Little Man" Reminds Us of "The Magic Power" 8,000 Times and Counting,	46	(2)
How to Make the World Hand Over Just about Anything You Ask,	48	(4)
The Inextricable Link between Time Management and Self-Discipline,	52	(1)
"Success Leaves Clues,"	52	(2)
CHAPTER 6 The Ten Time Management Techniques Really Worth Using	54	(15)
Technique #1: Tame the Phone,	55	(1)
Technique #2: Minimize Meetings,	56	(1)
Technique #3: Practice Absolute Punctuality,	57	(1)
Technique #4: Make and Use Lists,	57	(2)
Technique #5: Fight to Link Everything to Your Goals,	59	(2)
Technique #6: Tickle the Memory with Tickler Files,	61	(2)
Technique #7: Block Your Time,	63	(2)
Technique #8: Minimize Unplanned Activity,	65	(1)
Technique #9: Profit from "Odd-Lot" Time,	66	(1)
Technique #10: Live Off Peak,	67	(2)
CHAPTER 7 How to Turn Time into Wealth	69	(7)
"On the Other Hand ...,"	71	(2)
A Wealthy Man,	73	(1)
How Much Is Enough?,	74	(2)
CHAPTER 8 On the Road Again. I Just Can't Wait to Get on the Road Again	76	(14)
Jam as Much Business into Each Business Trip as Possible,	77	(2)
Where Are those "Friendly Skies," Anyway?,	79	(5)
Battling for Productivity in Your Hotel Room,	84	(2)
Communicating while Traveling,	86	(1)
The Extinction of the Travel Agent,	87	(2)
As You Head Out the Door . . .,	89	(1)
CHAPTER 9 How to Handle the Information Avalanche	90	(13)
How Do You Handle All This?,	91	(5)
Specialize. But Not too Much.,	96	(1)
Know What You Are Looking For,	97	(2)
How to Organize and Manage Ideas,	99	(1)
How the Well-Trained, Conditioned, and Fit Subconscious Mind Helps Handle the Information Avalanche,	100	(3)
CHAPTER 10 Fire Yourself, Replace Yourself, Make More Money, and Have More Fun	103	(11)
"We're Overpaying Him, but He's Worth It,"	104	(1)
"Delegate or Stagnate,"	105	(4)
Going Beyond Delegation,	109	(1)
"They Gave Me a Lifetime Contract, Then They Pronounced Me Legally Dead,"	109	(2)
What to Do with the Time You Liberate,	111	(3)
CHAPTER 11 A Baker's Dozen of Productivity-Builder
Tips and Ideas	114	(1)
Lie Down with Dogs; Wake Up with Fleas,	114	(1)
Mañana,	115	(2)
How to Use the Home Office to Increase Personal Productivity,	117	(2)
How to Drown in Opportunity and Success,	119	(2)
Short-Term, Medium-Term, and Long-Term Thinking,	121	(1)
Get Rid of Nuisances,	122	(1)
Do Not Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth. Get On, Hang On, and Enjoy the Gallop.,	123	(3)
CHAPTER 12 The Inner Game of Peak Personal Productivity	126	(9)
Psycho-Cybernetics and Getting More Value from Your Time,	126	(2)
Creating a Peak Productivity Environment,	128	(1)
"A Clean Desk Is a Sign of a Sick Mind,"	129	(3)
Now What the Heck Is Feng Shui?,	132	(2)
Finally-the Militant Attitude,	134	(1)
CHAPTER 13 Reasons Why a Year Passes and No Meaningful Progress Is Made	135	(8)
Majoring in Minor Matters,	138	(2)
Breaking the Code of Extraordinarily Successful People,	140	(3)
CHAPTER 14 Commonly Asked Questions and Answers About Peak Personal Productivity	143	(12)
Resource Directory,	155	(5)
Time Truths,	160	(2)
Preface to No B.S. Business Success,	162	(7)
Preface to No B.S. Sales Success,	169	(4)
Index,	173	(8)
Special Free Gift #1 from the Author,	181	(1)
Special Free Gift #2 from the Author,	182