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Awards for Start Finishing:* Publishers Weekly Fall 2019 Top 10 Business and Economics Books* Book Authority Best New Book in (the categories of) Time Management, Success, Productivity, and Goal Setting* Kirkus Reviews Top Indie Book* Montaigne Medal Finalist* Independent Publisher Book Award 2020: Silver Award for Business/Careers/Sales* Eric Hoffer Book Award 2020: Grand Prize. Productivity Meets Purpose -- Discover a Powerful Nine-Step Method to Start Finishing the Work That Matters Most. How much of your time and attention lately has been focused on things that truly matter to you? . Most peoples honest answer is: not enough.. Everyone is buried by busywork, responsibility, distraction, and fatigue. . The joy-producing, difference-making ideas are waiting for when the time is right, when the current project is over, when they have a little more money, when the kids are grown, or when they get a more understanding boss. They are waiting for someday. . The trouble is someday never comes on its own.. Start Finishing presents a nine-step method for converting an idea into a project by addressing the challenges youll face and getting the project on a reality-based schedule. . This critically acclaimed book will teach you how to:. * Practice the five keys that lead to self-mastery* Build your success pack of supporters, guides, peers, and beneficiaries* Keep working through the thrashing that comes with any project that matters to you* Chunk, link, and sequence your ideas down to doable parts* Use the Five Project Rule to prioritize your daily schedule and be at peace with the work you choose not to do* Fly through drag points -- how to deal with head trash, no-win scenarios, and other peoples priorities* Heatmap your schedule so you do the right work at the right time* Overcome cascades, logjams, and tarpits -- the three ways projects routinely get stuck* Finish strong -- celebrate, review, and ride the momentum to your next goal . You are not incapable, wired to struggle, or fated to be unable to get your act together. With a few key steps, you can change the way you show up, how you plan, and how you respond when things get tough.. You can Start Finishing the work that matters most to you.. Includes original contributions from Seth Godin, Susan Piver, Jonathan Fields, James Clear, and many other teachers.
About the Author
Charlie Gilkey is the founder of Productive Flourishing, a website that helps changemakers (creatives, leaders, and entrepreneurs) start finishing the stuff that matters. Productive Flourishing is routinely placed in the Top 50 websites for planning, productivity, creativity, and team development for creative folks.His most recent book Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done helps people get their best work out into the world by identifying what matters most and overcoming challenges that get in the way of finishing your most important projects. In his previous book, Small Business Life Cycle, Charlie helps people navigate the unique lifecycles of small and microbusinesses so they can make better, more aligned choices about how to take meaningful action and drive their businesses forward. Charlie's work is widely cited across media outlets and is routinely featured, showcased, or highlighted in places like Inc., BNET, Time, Forbes, the Guardian, Lifehacker, and more.
