Download PDF Stop Wasting Time End Procrastination in 5 Weeks with Proven Productivity Techniques eBook Garland Coulson

Product details File Size 2151 KB Print Length 146 pages Simultaneous Device Usage Unlimited Publisher Althea Press (February 12, 2019) Publication Date February 12, 2019 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B07N1WKSLT

Stop Wasting Time End Procrastination in 5 Weeks with Proven Productivity Techniques eBook Garland Coulson Reviews

• Garland Coulson aka Captain Time, delivers not just another Time Management book. In this personal scale size book, just the kind I really do love, he equips readers with a 5 week plan to identify where they are procrastinators and how to make a plan to overcome their specific style of procrastination. The scale is small and personal, and the impact is mighty!
  
  Because the LOOK INSIDE feature was not yet activated when I wrote the review but will be later, so I’m not trespassing on the author’s Intellectual Property by sharing the TOC Table of Contents here
  How to Use This Book vi
  1 What’s Holding You Back? 1
  2 Week One
  Stop Avoiding and Start Achieving 19
  3 Week Two
  Build Your Superstructure 49
  4 Week Three
  Deal with Time Bandits 77
  5 Week Four
  Focus Up! 105
  6 Week Five
  Keep Motivated 131
  7 Your Road to Success 153
  References 163
  Index 165
  
  Coulson feel in love with Time Management systems over 30 years ago when a manager gifted him with the oft beloved Day-Timer system. I loved that one as well. Personally, my favorite was the Franklin Quest system, but we each have the systems we love. I still like PAPER for certain things because I can better SEE it and the vision of the space of time over a period of time presentation method. It’s about the unconscious mind responds well to visuals and physically hand writing things out.
  
  He’s been teaching Time Management for 20 years now and earned the fun nickname Captain Time and has a small YouTube channel for over 11 years now which is cited on the back cover. I rather like his presentation of his very practical methods for managing time and surfacing and managing distractions which can all too frequently pose a hurdle and redirect our productive time pursuits onto the path of procrastination.
  
  My own faulting of his book is that he provides some excellent techniques but doesn’t address any of the mental and emotional issues surrounding procrastination other than at a very superficial level; much like a really great Diet Book should at least touch on and point you to other resources for emotional eating. As a hypnotherapist, I’m well-versed in this, and it need not necessarily entail years of therapy unless there really is something massive going on.
  
  On page 32 he only touches on it for those who have a major emotional issue going on. The thing is, there is always a mental and emotional component with Procrastination going on. He makes it sound like only those grappling with mental illness and disorders need that kind of emotional help. No Time Management System and Procrastination Release Guide is complete without bringing that in more than he does. They are more about Personal Development than just reading and applying only a Self-Help book as he describes it. Procrastination is compensation behavior. If you don’t address it with a mental/emotional tool, then it will come out and surface elsewhere in another place in your life like a whitehead. I’m harder on him about this because otherwise, I found this an excellent book about breaking free from Procrastination patterns. I’m not dinging his stars at all for this. Many people don’t recognize this or treat it only as an issue for Feelers in the Myers-Briggs typed folks.
  
  Coulson provides a 5 Week Plan, like any high quality Diet Plan, think of this as a Diet Plan for your Procrastination Habit, he gives the reader a course to follow over an extended period of time, in fact, 2 weeks longer than the 21-days necessary to establish a new habit. By following and implementing his 5 Week Plan, you’ll not only have the new habit installed, with the additional 2 weeks to his plan, you’ll have those new habits well-cemented into your modus operandi daily life.
  
  In the introduction Coulson walks us through a bit of how he got started teaching Time Management and starting his own consulting business where he teaches thousands time management skills. Early on, he lets his readers know that you’ll need only about 20 minutes per day to complete his exercises and the associated action steps necessary to implement them. That’s really quite reasonable and doable.
  
  In Chapter 1 What’s Holding You Back Coulson distills his many years of working in Time Management consulting to 5 basic Procrastinator profiles to better understand ourselves and plan accordingly. I think upon reading them, if you can’t identify with at least 1 if not more of the attributes of these Procrastinator archetypes, then you’re a Time Management and Productivity saint!
  They are
  1. The Worrier
  2. The Perfectionist
  3. The People Pleaser
  4. The Hummingbird
  5. The Closet Procrastinator
  
  Each chapter closes with a terrific summary reminder Takeaways page useful for all types of Procrastinators.
  
  He closes with a very helpful Procrastinator’s Checklist to help you to remain on task and continuing to use his approach and assistance in your productivity and Time Management.
  
  This is a terrific book to add to your personal mastery, personal and professional development, and business library. You’ll both utilized his 5 Week plan and want to reference it repeatedly with your partner/spouse, family, colleagues, and work team at the office. A must have book.
  
  If you’re a manager in public administration, schools, non-profits, for-profits, healthcare, or solopreneur segueing to adding “staff” or other kinds of freelance helpers, this is a must have for you and your team. You’ll want to purchase multiple copies for yourself and your team. If part of your “team” is overseas where physical copies may not ship easily, snag extra copies of the version to deliver to their digital reading devices.
  
  Highly recommend.
  
  I hope my review is helpful for you in determining if this Time Management book is useful for you and your team. If it helped, please hit Helpful and leave me a comment about what was helpful for you. I’m always looking to improve my reviews. Happy reading, implementing, and productivity!
  
  I received a copy from the Publisher for an honest review. Terrific book.
• Worth every penny!
• Major JUNK!! Each one crushed in one catch each.
• What does it say when you put off starting a book on ending procrastination? That you probably REALLY need this book!
  
  After weeks of carrying the book everywhere and not actually cracking it open, I finally began Operation End Procrastination. This book is a very accessible guide through not only HOW to end procrastination, but WHY we procrastinate. The author sets out some simple exercises and self-studies to help cut out this bad habit. I don't know for sure that I've kicked it, but I have my Stop Wasting Time notebook and tools to help get it done! For those hoping to get rid of this problem, I recommend picking up this book. (Stop putting it off until tomorrow... just do it!)
  
  I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.
• As an expert procrastinator as well as a therapist, I approve. The book will be helpful to procrastinators (when they get around to reading it) and for therapists as a treatment tool. This book is worth the wait. For best results I do recommend combining therapy along with the book (as with all self help tools). However, this book alone would be the next best option for someone who procrastinates. Let's face it, it is much easier to get around to reading a book than it is to get around to seeing a therapist on a regular basis.
  
  I especially enjoyed the books accessability and the author's sound advice.
  
  I received this book as a sample from the publisher. I freely chose to provide a review.
• For many people who procrastinate frequently, they may feel it is just part of their life. This is a great resource discussing what may be behind your procrastination and gives easy tips and ideas to overcome it.
  
  I feel that if you find ways to quit procrastinating, you may feel freer to get things off your plate instead of having them hanging over your head.
  
  It is a quick read if you would want to read the entire book first and then go back and concentrate more on the areas that pertain to you. It is a small size that is handy to take along in a purse or bag for when you have extra moments to read.
  
  I received a free copy from the publisher.
• I love that this book is broken down into weekly action steps that are manageable and attainable. A good guide.
• The author begins by looking at the reasons for procrastination and the types of procrsstination. He then goes on to give processes to help you reduce procrastination and become more productive.