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DescriptionRobert Kelsey's What's Stopping You? has become a self-help classic. His What's Stopping You? books have helped thousands of people worldwide overcome their limiting beliefs and bash through their barriers to success. Now Robert is back to help us defeat the obstacles that stop us achieving more in our everyday lives. Many of us have the greatest of intentions but find ourselves procrastinating, which results in low attainment and frustrated ambitions. Grounded in solid psychological research Robert helps us examine why we might have these tendencies and how to overcome them in order to feel more together, in control and on-top of everything. Table of contentsIntroduction: My Own Personal Chaos 1 Part One -- The Unproductive Mind 9 1 Organizational Incompetence 11 2 Conditions and Types 21 3 Procrastination, Clutter and Self-sabotage 34 4 Motivation, Goals and Flow 45 Part Two -- Tools and Resources 57 5 The Need for Desire 59 6 Planning for Freedom 69 7 Getting Started 81 8 Managing Time 92 9 Developing Good Habits 102 10 Making Decisions 111 Part Three -- Get Things Done ... 121 11 ... On the Phone 123 12 ... Using Email 128 13 ... In Meetings 136 14 ... When Managing Others 144 15 ... Beyond Work 151 Part Four -- Other People 159 16 Persuasion and Influence 161 17 Dealing with Conflict 173 18 Dealing with the Family 182 Conclusion: 'It's All Chaos' 195 The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People 204 Bibliography 210 About Robert Kelsey 214 Index 216 |