12 Powerful Lessons from the Book EAT THAT FROG

 

1. One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not to be done at all.

2. If you have two important tasks before you, start with the biggest, hardest, and most important task first.

3. The hardest part of any important task is getting started on it in the first place.

Once you actually begin work on a valuable task, you seem to be naturally motivated to continue.

4. Everyone procrastinates.

The difference between high performers and low performers is largely determined by what they choose to procrastinate on.

5. Practice "Zero-based thinking" in every part of your life.
Ask yourself continually, "If I were not doing this already, knowing what I now know, would I start doing it again today?"

6. Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
The bigger your goals and the clearer they are, the more excited you become about achieving them.
The more you think about goals, the greater becomes you inner drive and desire to accomplish them.

7. Continuous learning is the minimum requirements for success in any field.

8. People who take a long view of their lives and careers always seem to make much better decisions about their time and activities than people who give very little thought to the future.

9. It is the quality of time at work that counts and the quantity of time at home that matters.

10. Say no to anything that is not a high-value use of your time and your value.

11. Refuse to allow a weakness or a lack of ability in any area to hold you back.

Everything is learnable.

And what others have learned, you can learn as well.

12. You can get your time and your life under control only to the degree to which you discontinue lower-value activities.