Eat That Frog!

It's time to stop procrastinating and get more of the important things done! After all, successful people don't try to do everything. They focus on their most important tasks and get those 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 have to do all day. For Tracy, eating a frog is a metaphor for tackling your most challenging task-but also the one that can have the greatest positive impact on your life.Eat That Frog! shows you how to organize each day so you can zero in on these critical tasks and accomplish them efficiently and effectively. The core of what is vital to effective time management is: decision, discipline, and determination. And in this fully revised and updated edition, Tracy adds two new chapters. The first explains how you can use technology to remind yourself of what is most important and protect yourself from what is least important. The second offers advice for maintaining focus in our era of constant distractions, electronic and otherwise.This life-changing book will ensure that you get more of your important tasks done today.

contents Preface ix Introduction: Eat That Frog 1 1 Set the Table 7 2 Plan Every Day in Advance 12 3 Apply the 80/20 rule to Everything 18 4 Consider the Consequences 22 5 Practice Creative Procrastination 30 6 Use the ABCDE Method Continually 34 7 Focus on Key result Areas 38 8 Apply the Law of Three 44 9 Prepare Thoroughly Before You Begin 52 10 Take It One Oil Barrel at a Time 56 11 Upgrade Your Key Skills 59 12 Identify Your Key Constraints 63 13 Put the Pressure on Yourself 68 14 Motivate Yourself into Action 72 15 Technology Is a Terrible Master 76 16 Technology Is a Wonderful Servant 81 17 Focus Your Attention 86 18 Slice and Dice the Task 90 19 Create Large Chunks of Time 94 20 Develop a Sense of Urgency 97 21 Single Handle Every Task 101 Conclusion: Putting It All Together 105 Notes 109 Index 111 Learning resources of Brian Tracy International 115 About the Author 119