Becoming Self-disciplined: Make Yourself Do what You Should Do, Even when You Don't Feel Like it

Laura Stack

Jan 2013 · Productivity Pro Press

About this ebook

Are you persistent in completing your high priority tasks without getting sidelined by menial activities? Do you work hard every day or only when you're in the mood? Do you have a set of ''rules'' for yourself that govern your behavior and activity? In this eBook, Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro, will teach you how to stay motivated by disciplining yourself to maintain consistent, productive behaviors: • Know your natural energy cycle and work effectively during prime time. • Control perfectionism, realizing that some things are ''good enough.'' • Avoid putting projects off or waiting until the last minute. • Force yourself to slow down when necessary. • Plan your work and work your plan. • Arrive at appointments early (not on time). • Conquer workaholism and leave the office on time. • Work hard and put your nose to the grindstone each day. You'll learn to correct and regulate yourself for the sake of continuous improvement and personal productivity. You'll exercise restraint over your own impulses, emotions, and desires. And you'll realize that working on the right task doesn't always mean working on the fun task.

About the author

Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, Laura Stack is America's Premier Expert in Productivity. For over 20 years, her seminars and speeches have helped professionals, leaders, and teams accelerate individual and team performance, execute efficiently, and improve output in the workplace. Her company, The Productivity Pro, Inc., provides productivity workshops around the globe to help attendees achieve Maximum Results in Minimum Time. Laura is the author of five bestselling productivity books published by Random House, Wiley, and Berrett-Koehler, most recently What to Do When There's Too Much to Do. Her newest work, Execution IS the Strategy, hits bookstores in spring 2014. Laura's books have been published in more than 20 foreign editions, and she is a featured columnist for Success magazine. Laura has been featured nationally on the CBS Early Show, CNN, NPR, Bloomberg, the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, and Forbes magazine. Laura has been a spokesperson for Microsoft, 3M, Skillsoft, Office Depot, Day-Timer, and Xerox. Her client list includes top Fortune 500 companies, including Starbucks, Wal-Mart, Aramark, Bank of America, GM, Wells Fargo, and Time Warner, plus government agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Air Force Academy, the Census Bureau, the U.S. Senate, and the Department of Defense. Laura was the 2011-2012 President of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is the recipient of the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, NSA's highest earned designation. She lives with her husband and three children in Denver, Colorado.