Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done

Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

Brian Tracy · 129 pages

There just isn't enough time for everything on our to-do list—and there never will be. Successful people don't try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure those get done. They eat their frogs. There's an old saying that if the first thing you do each morning is eat a live frog, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you're done with the worst thing you'll

The 4-Hour Workweek

Timothy Ferriss · 308 pages

The New York Times bestselling how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old tools and methods for success and replacing them with a whole new way of living Tim Ferriss has trouble defining what he does for a living. Depending on when you ask this controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:'I race motorcycles in Europe' 'I ski in the Andes' 'I scuba dive in Panama' 'I

The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less

Richard Koch · 288 pages

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

Stephen R. Covey · 384 pages

*New York Times bestseller—over 40 million copies sold* *The #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century* One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators and parents—millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now

The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

Gary Keller, Jay Papasan · 240 pages

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Charles Duhigg · 385 pages

A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed. Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new prod

Miracle Morning Millionaires: What the Wealthy Do Before 8AM That Will Make You Rich (The Miracle Morning Book 11)

Hal Elrod · 235 pages

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Greg McKeown · 272 pages

Essentialism isn't about getting more done in less time. It's about getting only the right things done. Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you often busy but not productive? Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people's agendas? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the E

The One Minute Manager

Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson · 111 pages

Details a simple, yet effective management system based on three fundamental strategies for earning raises, promotions, and power in business.

The Power of Focus: How to Hit Your Business, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Confidence and Certainty

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Les Hewitt

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

Cal Newport · 304 pages

In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice. Not only is the cliché flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work-but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover th

The Way We're Working Isn't Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance

Tony Schwartz, Jean Gomes, Catherine McCarthy

First Things First

Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill · 377 pages

An excellent book, following Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.". It is specifically geared to teach time management from a different perspective because it ties the use of time with the deeper aspects of character and life. A first class book by a highly motivated writer and speaker.

The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks Than Others Do in 12 Months

Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington · 208 pages

Explains how to drive productivity and increase results by behaving as though a year was twelve weeks instead of months, resulting in focusing on the more urgent tasks and affording little time for complacency.

Procrastination Proof: Never Get Stuck Again

Jon Acuff · 288 pages

Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

S.J. Scott · 230 pages

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

Marie Kondo · 208 pages

Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your house once, you'll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever. The KonMari Method, with its revolutionary category-by-category system, leads to lasting results. In fact, no

Think and Grow Rich

Napoleon Hill · 254 pages

Napoleon Hill's quintessential volume _Think and grow rich_, the all-time bestseller in the field of professional success, outlines the laws of success and sets the standard of today's motivational thinking.

18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

Peter Bregman · 274 pages

Based upon his weekly Harvard Business Review column (which is the most popular column on HBR.com, receiving hundreds of thousands of unique page views a month), 18 Minutes clearly shows how busy people can cut through all the daily clutter and distractions and find a way to focus on those key items which are truly the top priorities in our lives. Bregman works from the premise that the best way t

Zen to Done

Leo Babauta · 80 pages

Zen To Done (ZTD) is a system that is at once simple, and powerful, and will help you develop the habits that keep all of your tasks and projects organized, that keep your workday simple and structured, that keep your desk and email inbox clean and clear, and that keep you doing what you need to do, without distractions. This book was written for those who want to get their lives organized and act

The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

Neil A. Fiore · 214 pages

Originally published by Tarcher in 1988, The Now Habit has sold more than 58,000 copies, and is as relevant as ever!Author Neil Fiore offers the first comprehensive strategy to overcome the causes of procrastination and to eliminate its deleterious effects. His techniques will help any busy person get more things done more quickly, without the anxiety and stress brought on by failure to meet the w

The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

Seth Godin · 96 pages

The old saying is wrong—winners do quit, and quitters do win.Every new project (or job, or hobby, or company) starts out exciting and fun. Then it gets harder and less fun, until it hits a low point—really hard, and not much fun at all.And then you find yourself asking if the goal is even worth the hassle. Maybe you're in a Dip—a temporary setback that will get better if you keep pushing. But mayb

What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: And Two Other Short Guides to Achieving More at Work and at Home

Laura Vanderkam · 173 pages

Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy

Patrick Bet-David · 275 pages