Achieving Objectives Made Easy! Practical goal setting tools & proven time management techniques [Paperback]

Raymond Le Blanc (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 7, 2008

Discover Raymond Le Blanc's powerful time management methods and goal setting techniques to turn around every area of your life-at home or at work. Engaging and down-to-earth, author Le Blanc walks you step by step through practical goal setting techniques to enable you to reach previously unreachable dreams and goals, while his proven time management methods teach you innovative ways to make the most of your valuable time. With Achieving Objectives Made Easy you will develop a mission and a vision for your career and personal life, learn strategies for setting and achieving goals, implement habits key to success, beat procrastination, gain motivation, take control of your time and watch your dreams become reality. All in twenty minutes a day.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Cranendonck Coaching (January 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9079397032
• ISBN-13: 978-9079397037
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Raymond Le Blanc was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before his family left for Europe.

Raymond holds a master's degree in economics and a master's degree in clinical psychology.

He is an international author with books on health issues (depression, autism, anxiety), economic history and time management/goal setting.

Together with his wife Karin and their two children, Raymond lives in a rural area of Holland.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some Practical Information, January 18, 2011

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D Ho "practicalgoalachieving com" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Achieving Objectives Made Easy! Practical goal setting tools & proven time management techniques (Paperback)

As I read this book, many of the techniques, strategies and ideas were very similar (if not the same) to techniques from other goal setting books, such as Hard Goals : The Secret to Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Mark Murphy and Goals!: How to Get Everything You Want -- Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible by Brian Tracy, such as visualizing, "finding your why" (different authors have different phrases for these), writing down your goals, etc.... I even found some techniques that were similar to The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. Perhaps it was just coincidence.

Those aren't bad ideas, though from a personal standpoint, there were various instances in my life where I've actually tried most, if not all of these techniques and although it gave me something nice to fantasize about, in the end, usually, nothing ever came of it. On the other hand, there were instances where I didn't write anything down, but just went ahead and did it and achieved my goals faster than if I just wrote everything down on paper (I bet the trees were happier, too ;-)). Go figure. By the way... these weren't "small goals" either. This is why I was glad when the author mentioned that your goals must be reasonable. Most self help experts really beat that statement of "You can do whatever it is your heart desires." or "you can achieve anything you want" to death, which is why I was also glad when the author mentions how you should focus on your strengths. This is also something I mention in my practicalgoalachieving blog.

I also like how he mentions finding accountability partners and surrounding yourself with positive people (by the way... if you're at a loss as to where to find such people, you can go to the meetup website). I also want to mention that finding qualified mentors help also.

The section on time management was nice and he even gives a small section on how to deal with people. The "Yes but"/"Yes and" example was good and was also covered in How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Time management is something that is applicable to most life situations, not just business/work, so it would be nice for the author to give examples that are not work-related, since this book is also about goal setting and some people's goals are not work/ business related. For instance. If my goal is to lose, say, fifteen pounds, how can I apply time managment to that? Can I apply it to that situation?

Overall, this was a really educational and informative book. Personally, I don't know if I would use ALL the techniques he advocates. That doesn't someone else wouldn't and it certainly doesn't mean others won't find these techniques useful. To each their own. There were good ideas and some that are pretty commonplace in the personal development and goal setting area.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Start small and celebrate achievements, October 28, 2010

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Joseph Kamen (California) - See all my reviews

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I was surprised when my 21 year old daughter handed me this book and said, "Read it, Dad!" And I did because she's in college and never has time to read anything other than her text books! So her recommendation meant a lot to me! I have always had goals that I never could attain or something changed in my life and my priorities changed, derailing my progress. This really helped me start small and celebrate my achievements. I'm not moving mountains - yet! But I do have a plan now that I have the right idea and the tools to do it! Thanks Raymond Le Blanc!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ, April 8, 2008

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Linda Appleman Shapiro - See all my reviews

This review is from: Achieving Objectives Made Easy! Practical goal setting tools & proven time management techniques (Paperback)

Self-help books rarely accomplish what Le Blanc is able to do in ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES MADE EASY! For starters, he does give his readers easy ways to set goals, manage time, and be more successful in their professional and private lives. In short, by accomplishing his own goal to offer practical tools and techniques, he helps us to make our lives more than simply manageable but more meaningful.

Le Blanc has clearly accomplished this in his own life, and nothing is more inspiring than knowing an author practices what he preaches. Presenting us with simple ways to help balance our days, select priorities, and have plans of action, he offers a platter upon which we can place our clutter, eliminate energy drainage and avoid the pitfalls of procrastination. Ultimately, he empowers us with motivation, the motivation we all need to be successful.

In the fast-paced rat race of 21st century life, Le Blanc offers building blocks to living with less stress, thereby increasing the potential for us to be more spiritual, while improving our finances, as well as our professional and personal relationships. He provides not only techniques but wisdom. Most importantly, perhaps, he gives us hope that dreams can be realized! Bravo! A real contribution!

Linda Appleman Shapiro, Psychotherpist,

Author: FOUR ROOMS, UPSTAIRS: A Psychotherapist's Journey Into And Beyond Her Mother's Mental Illness