Truth About Getting Things Done, The

Mark Fritz is the founder of Procedor, a company focused on two main areas – personal effectiveness (leading yourself) and leadership effectiveness (leading others) – and provides consulting, training and coaching/mentoring services to companies throughout the world. He is an associate of Ashbridge College and a visiting professor at the HEC in France, at the Insitutio de Empressa in Spain and IFL – Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. He is also author of Time to Get Started (Proecdor Publications).

• Introduction  Part I   The Truth About Success and Focus TRUTH 1 – It’s not about getting things done, it’s about success TRUTH 2 – The why needs to be greater than the how TRUTH 3 – You need to believe it in order to achieve it TRUTH 4 – It's focus management, not time management TRUTH 5 – If everything is important, then nothing is important TRUTH 6 – Your clarity of focus drives the action you want  Part II  The Truth About Goals and OutcomesTRUTH 7 – Goals make your life self–directedTRUTH 8 – Life is about the journey and the destinationTRUTH 9 – You accomplish more with an outcome focus  Part III The Truth About Beliefs and Character TRUTH 10 – Nothing is stopping you but youTRUTH 11 – Your past does not have to equal your futureTRUTH 12 – The size of your beliefs determines the size of your achievementsTRUTH 13 – Your attitude is really your window to the world  Part IV  The Truth About Thinking and Planning TRUTH 14 – All actions begin in your thoughts firstTRUTH 15 – Positive thinking pushes out negative thinkingTRUTH 16 – What you learn only has power when put into actionTRUTH 17 – Be proactive, not reactive, by thinking aheadTRUTH 18 – Planning drives faster decisions and action  Part V   The Truth About Discipline and Habits TRUTH 19 – You can’t wait for the inspiration to take actionTRUTH 20 – What you do today creates your futureTRUTH 21 – Discipline is doing what's necessary, when it is necessaryTRUTH 22 – You create your habits and your habits create youTRUTH 23 – That little bit extra makes a huge differenceTRUTH 24 – People really don't fail, they just stop taking actionTRUTH 25 – It is easier to create a new habit than break an old one  Part VI  The Truth About Relationships and Communication TRUTH 26 – You achieve better rapport by adapting your approach to othersTRUTH 27 – Remove the emotions first and then discuss the factsTRUTH 28 – You are in "sales", as you are always selling your ideas to others TRUTH 29 – Questions have more power than answersTRUTH 30 – Stories and examples make the emotional link fasterTRUTH 31 – Match communication styles for a quicker responseTRUTH 32 – Listening enables better communication than talking  Part VII  The Truth About Teamwork and Follow–up TRUTH 33 – No one creates success by themselvesTRUTH 34 – You attract help from others by keeping your commitmentsTRUTH 35 – Trust is the fuel for productive teamworkTRUTH 36 – You get the behaviours that you reinforce  Part VIII The Truth About Potential and Excellence TRUTH 37 – You can't see the picture when you are in the frameTRUTH 38 – Growth comes when you are comfortable being uncomfortableTRUTH 39 – Comparing yourself to others limits your growthTRUTH 40 – Surround yourself with the right people to fuel your growth TRUTH 41 – Pride in what you do creates excellence in what you do  Part IX  The Truth About Doing the UncommonTRUTH 42 – It is all about making common sense common practice  ReferencesAbout the AuthorAcknowledgements