Robert Kelsey's What's Stopping You? hasbecome a self-help classic. His What's Stopping You?books have helped thousands of people worldwide overcome theirlimiting beliefs and bash through their barriers to success. NowRobert is back to help us defeat the obstacles that stop usachieving more in our everyday lives. Many of us have the greatestof intentions but find ourselves procrastinating, which results inlow attainment and frustrated ambitions. Grounded in solidpsychological research Robert helps us examine why we might havethese tendencies and how to overcome them in order to feel moretogether, in control and on-top of everything.* Looks at the psychology behind why we procrastinate, in orderto understand and change our behaviour, forming new, effectivehabits* Provides practical solutions to help us 'get thingsdone' in real life situations including meetings, on thephone, with e-mail, looking for a job and starting a business* Includes techniques to improve focus and aid concentration* Examines how disorganisation is not innate and how we can learnprocesses that will allow us to be more effective* How to bring control to certain areas of your life and reducestress and uncertaintyGet Things Done is emotional ergonomics for theorganisationally-challenged individual - at home, at work,with themselves, and with others.

Introduction: My Own Personal Chaos 1Part One - The Unproductive Mind 91 Organizational Incompetence 112 Conditions and Types 213 Procrastination, Clutter and Self-sabotage 344 Motivation, Goals and Flow 45Part Two - Tools and Resources 575 The Need for Desire 596 Planning for Freedom 697 Getting Started 818 Managing Time 929 Developing Good Habits 10210 Making Decisions 111Part Three - Get Things Done ... 12111 ... On the Phone 12312 ... Using Email 12813 ... In Meetings 13614 ... When Managing Others 14415 ... Beyond Work 151Part Four - Other People 15916 Persuasion and Influence 16117 Dealing with Conflict 17318 Dealing with the Family 182Conclusion: 'It's All Chaos' 195The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People 204Bibliography 210About Robert Kelsey 214Index 216