For
Marcus Luttrell,
Chris Kyle,
Anthony Mendez,
Dorothy Blum,
Gene Grabeel,
Jeanne Vertefeuille,
Sandy Grimes,
Dr. “Say,”
Andrew Segura,
and all the warriors and operatives —
known and unknown,
living and deceased,
past, present, and future —
who make our freedom to live the American dream possible
Contents
Introduction: Your Time Management Revolution Starts Here!
Mind Management Is the Key to Time Management
Chapter 1. It’s All in Your Head: End the Overwhelm by Adjusting Your Mind-Set
Chapter 2. Capture Your Priorities
Chapter 3. Identify Your Targets
Chapter 4. Administer Self-Care
Chapter 6. Rendezvous: Your Date with Change…and Discomfort
PART 2. IMPLEMENT STRUCTURE AND FLOW
Support Your Time Management Revolution by Controlling These Five Key Elements of Your Workday
Chapter 7. It’s All in Your Head: Prevent Drowning through Structure and Flow
Assignment and Task Completion
Chapter 8. Manage Long-Term Projects with Mega-efficiency
Chapter 9. Get It All Done in 24 Hours: Turn To-Do Lists into Done Lists
Chapter 10. Set Reminders, and Never Forget Again
Go-Bag and Work-Space Layout
Chapter 11. Set Up and Maintain a Productive Work Space
Chapter 12. Dig Out from a Buried Office
Chapter 13. Create a Go-Bag and Mobile Office for Road Warriors
Electronic Communication
Chapter 14. Set Boundaries in the Digital Age
Chapter 15. Manage Your Incoming Email
Chapter 16. Dig Out from a Flooded Inbox
Chapter 17. Utilize the Telephone More Efficiently
Notes, Document, and File Management
Chapter 18. Set Up a Simple Filing System That Works
Chapter 19. Deal with Incoming Daily Paper
Chapter 20. Take Notes Anytime, Anywhere — and Never Lose Them
Time Protection
Chapter 21. Know Where Your Time Goes, So That You Can Tell Your Time What to Do
Chapter 22. Schedule around Your Personal Priorities and Targets
Chapter 23. Determine Your High-Value Work Responsibilities
Chapter 24. Schedule around Your Work Priorities and Targets
Chapter 25. Scheduling for Road Warriors
PART 3. ASSEMBLE YOUR TEAM
Life and Work Are Not Solo Missions
Chapter 26. It’s All in Your Head: It Takes a Village
Chapter 27. Assemble Your Personal Team
Chapter 28. Assemble Your Work Team
Chapter 29. Facilitate Productive Team Meetings
Chapter 30. Delegate the Right Stuff to the Right People
PART 4. SITUATIONAL SOLUTIONS
Chapter 31. I Multitask, but I Still Can’t Finish Everything
Chapter 32. My Brain Is Constantly in Overdrive
Chapter 33. I’ve Got Brainus Interruptus and Ideas Overload
Chapter 34. I Am Constantly Interrupted or Distracted
Chapter 35. When Crap Happens, I Go into a Tailspin
Chapter 36. I Procrastinate…a Lot
Chapter 37. I May Not Be a Perfectionist, but I Want Everything Just Right
Chapter 38. I Have a Tough Time Sleeping
Chapter 39. I Often Am Late or Miss Appointments
Chapter 40. I Often Let Great Opportunities Turn into Big Stress
