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Book Review and a Giveaway: Take Back Your Time

Take Back Your Time by Morgan Tyree

Maybe you’ve heard enough about time management, and think one more book can’t be any different than what you’ve already read? Maybe you’ve tried goal setting and been overwhelmed by your list? Or, maybe you have extra time on your hands and don’t think you want to hear another reason why you need to be busy? Morgan Tyree yearns to help you embrace the season you’re in, with questions to process and worksheets to create self-awareness surrounding the things that occupy your days.

Morgan Tyree is a professional organizer, writer, and fitness instructor. Her passion to inspire intentionality shines in Take Back Your Time.

Take Back Your Time begins with a look at our accumulation of “stuff.” Morgan says, “Clutter is at the core of each and every one of our time management challenges.”

But, the look at clutter goes beyond, to dig deeper into our purposes, in order to better line up with the priorities we most value. So, a book on time management just went past organizing, to evaluating lifestyles. As someone who struggles with paper clutter, I feel like Morgan talked me away from panic and gave me permission to breathe. Her tone resembles a pep talk and a reminder of the value of one person. One person can make a difference. One person can have the moxie needed to tackle tough assignments. And, one person can experience the wonderful sensation of a job accomplished. Yes, that person is you!

Through setting up productive work spaces, setting aside time zones for optimal productivity, and advocating self-care, or restful activity, Morgan guides the reader to see time as a responsibility, privilege, and a gift. Take Back Your Time will help you realize your best self and equip you to make the most of your days!

I am giving away a copy of Take Back Your Time to a reader in the continental United States. Leave a comment on my blog (at the top of this post, under the title), and tell me how you stay motivated to tackle your goals, and you will be entered into the drawing, to be held in three days, on November 3.

Sally

Disclosure of Material: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through The Blog About Network book review program in exchange for a fair and honest review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s CFR Title 16, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Book Review: Free to Focus

Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt

In Free to Focus, Michael Hyatt tackles the reason why past productivity models don’t work today. We’re living in information overload and have to find a new way to handle life in the fast lane. Hyatt says our Distraction Economy promotes low-value activity instead of helping us tap into unrealized potential.

Formerly the chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, Michael Hyatt is a bestselling author and successful entrepreneur. His work and leadership models help “leaders trade burnout for balance.”

Free to Focus is part of that model. I grew up with a generation of multitaskers, but felt like I could never get everything done. Hyatt says focusing on everything means focusing on nothing. He says we live in a time of outrageous abundance that demands we learn to say no to good things.

The book offers:

  • Liberating Truths to stop limiting beliefs sabotaging productivity.
  •  5 delegation levels that transform leadership.
  • The Daily Big 3 Focus.
  • Handling interruptions.
  • Replenishable Practices, and more.

The book is important for corporations and managing multiple levels within a business, but it also has great insights for individuals seeking to become fully present in the work before us.

Know your “why?”

Hyatt asks, “If productivity simply comes down to doing more things in your Desire Zone and less of everything else, why aren’t most of us doing that already?”

Get a copy of Free to Focus, access to the tools and resources, and develop your goal to getting the right things done! Get $498 of exclusive bonuses when you order by April 13.

Sally

Disclaimer:  I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Leave a comment. What is the hardest part of choosing to say no to good things, in order to focus on the best thing?