Time management skills that work Reboot your entire life in three simple steps

Quick Reference Guide included with over 30 online tools and 40 done-for-you routines

Is it possible to keep up on life, let alone enjoy it, when you're overloaded and overwhelmed--with work, with errands, with emails and texts, and with relationship responsibilities? You get things done, but do you get them done well? Do you have enough time for other people--and for yourself?

"The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment" takes you beyond simple time management to provide you with the skills and outlook you need to completely revamp the quality of your life. You'll learn how to reorient your mindset and use simple routines to accomplish more than you ever dreamed possible.

Packed with tips and advice about how to overcome crippling emotions like guilt, let go of the compulsion to be perfect, and overcome the most common obstacles to a life well managed, this powerful, holistic, total-life guide is founded on three powerful principles:

Secret #1: Clarify Action-Based Priorities
Determine what's most important to you and define exactly what you will do to invest in those priorities

Secret #2: Set Realistic Expectations
Shift expectations of yourself and others from the realm of the ideal to the realm of the possible

Secret #3: Strengthen Simple Routines
Develop healthy habits so the flow of your life moves effortlessly toward your highest goals

A renowned authority in her field, Elizabeth Grace Saunders illustrates exactly how her methods work through case studies of time-coaching clients, and she provides a quick-reference guide of real-life example routines on everything from exercising regularly to moving forward on a dreaded project.

"The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment" does more than help you make the best of the time you have. It gives you the tools, insight, and guidance you need to overhaul your entire life.

Praise for "The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment"

""You don't just need to manage your time, you need to invest it. This book offers key insights on what it means to live life well by getting things done and enjoying the ride."" -- Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times bestselling author of MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There

""If you lack grit--which most of us do--read this book. Elizabeth's practical insights on how to strengthen good time investment habits can help you develop the focus, discipline, and tenacity you need to achieve success."" -- Heidi Grant Halvorson, PhD, author of Succeed and Nine Things Successful People Do Differently

""I love the main thesis of this book--that time management is less about managing your time and more about managing your emotions. That alone is a good reason to read this book."" -- Peter Bregman, CEO of Bregman Partners, Inc., and author of 18 Minutes

""From the very phrase 'time investment, ' you know this book is something special. Direct and powerful and easy to implement, Elizabeth has a key ingredient to your success right here."" -- Chris Brogan, CEO of Human Business Works and New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Impact Equation

""If you are going to go from ordinary to extraordinary success, you need to invest your time in your top priorities. Elizabeth teaches you how to do just that."" --Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council

""This book can help you move past your blocks, invest your time wisely, and ultimately transform your life in the process."" --Jenny Blake, author of Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want

""This book is magical."" --Ash Kumra, cofounder of DreamItAlive.com; author of Confessions from an Entrepreneur series; and public speaker

WHERE DO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME?

The answer may shock you. In fact, as much as 75 percent of the time you spend at work is probably a waste of time. That's right. 75 percent If you're looking to the exploding field of time-management tools for answers, you're only wasting more time. After all, you can't manage time. The only thing you can truly manage is what you do with your time.

If you're ready to propel your career and your life to new heights, "Time Traps" is the book. And now is the time.

Endorsements:

"Time Traps teaches how balancing your time and using it effectively can get you the freedom you seek." -Dr. Stephen R. Covey, Author of the international bestseller "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"

"Todd Duncan knows what it takes to get the most out of a day, and you would be all the wiser for heeding his advice in "Time Traps." It's a career and life-changing book." -John C. Maxwell, New York Times best-selling author of "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership"

"Don't waste another second reading these quotes Open this book and start learning how to expand your business without sacrificing your life." -Gary Keller, Author of "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent"

"Todd Duncan shows you how to use your time rather than abuse it. He'll teach you to make time an ally to become productive and prosperous. Make time to read this book." -Mark Sanborn, Author of "The" "Fred Factor" and president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc.

The secrets that experts and top professionals use to get things done. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Getting Things Done. Includes how to: * Get more done in less time * Manage upwards, downwards and sideways * Under-promise and over-deliver * Overcome difficult people and issues * Deliver projects on time and on budget

Is this the right book for me? Improve your Time Management is the definitive guide to the basics of time management - the art of organizing your life so that you are in control. You don't need complicated equipment, dozens of staff or a six-month break to learn how to save time and achieve more. All you need is a willingness to try some of the ideas in this book and the energy to start now. The book starts by asking you what you want to do with your life and explains how to work out how you really spend your time. It helps you to find out what you do that wastes time and tells you how to eliminate it then shows you how to plan your life better so that you deal with important activities and tasks at the most appropriate times. It tackles time-wasting activities such as paperwork, phone calls and meetings. And just to make sure that you aren't the only person in your office working at optimum efficiency, it explains how to instill good time management practices in your staff. By the time you finish the book, you will not only be using your time more effectively but will have more of it. This book will help you turn time into your best friend rather than your worst enemy. Improve Your Time Management includes: Chapter 1: Choose your personal priorities Chapter 2: How much time have you got? Chapter 3: Plan your time Chapter 4: Using transition time Chapter 5: Conquer procrastination Chapter 6: Learn to say 'no' Chapter 7: Reduce paperwork Chapter 8: Subdue your phone Chapter 9: Master your meetings Chapter 10: The art of delegating Chapter 11: Deal with information overload Chapter 12: Time management training Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and added features: Not got much time? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. Author insights Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. Test yourself Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. Extend your knowledge Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of time management. Try this Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

Many of us are so busy trying to make a living that we miss out on life. Busy and successful? Happy and fulfilled? No. We just can't shake the nagging feeling that life is somehow passing us by.

So we try to bury our discontent by accumulating more possessions or by claiming, "When life settles down I'll . . ."

But life never settles down. And no matter how much we accumulate, the emptiness is still there. Is there anything we can do to get more out of life? Is it possible to become the person you've always wanted to be?

Motivational expert Todd Duncan answers both of these questions with a resounding yes You deserve to have a life of success and significance. In "The Power to Be Your Best," Duncan guides you through the process of answering five life-enhancing, clarifying questions that become your platform to achieving and maintaining the life you deserve.

• What is my purpose?
• What do I value?
• What is my vision?
• What is my mission?
• What will I do today in each value area?

Imbalance is natural.

The key is to make it purposeful.

In "Life on the Wire," "New York Times" best-selling author Todd Duncan challenges the status quo in search of a better, smarter way to work and live. He profiles several people striking out to find "balance." You'll meet an entrepreneur, a bartender, and an accountant, among others. You'll hear their stories, their challenges, their insights, and the critical lessons they learned.

Duncan contends the last thing we need amid life's inherent imbalance is another attempt at a how-to formula for perfect balance―equal parts work and life. In fact, he argues that such a holy grail does not exist. Instead, he has issued a more pragmatic formula he calls "purposeful imbalance" the process of purposefully leaning toward work without sacrificing life and purposefully leaning toward life without damaging your career. It is precisely the way a tight-rope walker makes his way across a one-inch rope without falling.

"I've always believed that when you're at work, you should work hard, and when you're at home, you should play hard. That's easy to say, but for a lot of people it's hard to do. In "Life on the Wire," Todd Duncan clears up the myth about the 'balanced' life and shows you how to rejoice in the purposeful--and planned-- imbalanced life."

--Dave Ramsey, Best-Selling author and host of "The Dave Ramsey Show"

"This book quickly shows you how to get more done, of greater importance, and less time, and dramatically increase the quality of your entire life."""

--Brian Tracy, Best-Selling author of "Eat That Frog "EO and founder of Todd

"Open these pages and discover practical yet potent advice for pursuing your dreams and living your life well "

--Glenna Salsbury, CSP, CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame, author of "The Art of the ""Fresh Start "and "Professional Speaker"

"Todd has really touched on an important perspective regarding 'Life Balance.' Timely and relevant . . . reading this book will give you a nice bit of personal peace."

--Terri Sjodin, principle and founder, Sjodin Communications

Zen To Done is a simple system to help you get organized and productive--keeping your life saner and less stressed--with a set of simple habits. Zen To Done takes some of the best aspects of popular productivity systems (GTD, Stephen Covey, and others), then combines and simplifies them, giving you just what you need--and no more. Simply put, ZTD teaches you: (1) The key habits needed to be organized and productive. (2) How to implement these habits. (3) How to organize the habits into a simple system that will keep everything in your life in its place. (4) How to simplify what you need to do. (5) How to implement an even simpler version called Minimal ZTD. If you're tired of doing things the hard way and just want a simple, easy, yet effective way to accomplish your goals, Zen To Done is just what you need.

The time management secrets that experts and top professionals use. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Time Management. Includes how to: * Identify your biggest priorities and find time to achieve them * Deal with the biggest hidden time-wasters * Communicate effectively with colleagues and clients * Cope with information overload * Take control of your inbox and voicemail

La productividad ha sido una palabra muy importante en el mundo de los negocios por varios anos. Pero a pesar de nuestros mejores intentos y los innumerables libros de motivacion, todavia nos retrasamos, trabajamos hasta tarde, balanceamos nuestros horarios y nos hundimos en nuestros negocios."Trampas del tiempo" habla de los errores mas comunes que tenemos acerca del tiempo y del uso que le damos en nuestros trabajos. Duncan ha encontrado remedios comprobados para esos problemas universales con el tiempo, y el muestra a los lectores como establecer un horario que funcione, no solo unos dias, sino todo el tiempo. Con los principios de "Trampas del tiempo," los ejecutivos de ventas notaran un crecimiento en sus ventas al mismo tiempo que experimentan una disminucion en sus horas de trabajo.