Great Little Book on Mastering Your Time (Brian Tracy's Great Little Books) [Paperback]

Brian Tracy (Author)

Book Description

Series: Brian Tracy's Great Little Books | Publication Date: January 1997

Managing time is an age-old concern that affects those who have too much to do and not enough time--everyone! Brian Tracy's Great Little Book on Mastering Your Time gives practical, stimulating guidance on how to become an expert at time management.

Product Details

• Paperback: 125 pages
• Publisher: Career Press (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564143295
• ISBN-13: 978-1564143297
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,684,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Brian Tracy is one of America's leading authorities on the development of human potential and personal effectiveness. A dynamic and inspiring speaker, he addresses thousands of people each year on the subjects of personal and professional development, including the executives and staff of such firms as IBM, Arthur Andersen, McDonnell Douglas, and The Million Dollar Round Table. Prior to founding his own firm, Brian Tracy International, he had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development, distribution, and management consulting. Tracy is the author of thirteen previous books including the bestselling book Maximum Achievement. He is also the author/narrator of numerous bestselling audiocassette programs, including The Psychology of Achievement and How to Start and Succeed in Your Own Business.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but marginally useful., June 13, 2001

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This review is from: Great Little Book on Mastering Your Time (Brian Tracy's Great Little Books) (Paperback)

I think this book is best for someone who's read Mr. Tracey's other books or listened to any of his audio cassette programs and wants a handy, pocket-size "memory jogger" of his basic ideas and insights. If you have not read other books on time management these "quotes" are likely to be of marginal use. While I've enjoyed Mr. Tracy other works I was somewhat disappointed in this one; I thought more could have been included even in a "little book" format. I do recommend his "Mastering Your Time" audio program, Alan Lakein's "How To Get Control of Your Time and Your Life" (my favorite, though it's only available in a mass market paperback now) and Julie Morgenstern's "Time Management From the Inside Out."

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Time As Our Scarcest (and Thus Most Valuable) Resource, June 21, 2000

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This review is from: Great Little Book on Mastering Your Time (Brian Tracy's Great Little Books) (Paperback)

This book is designed for those who need time management the most, and have the least knowledge about the subject. I'll be brief, as a result.

The book is a collection of over 250 sayings, questions, and quotes (very few of the last) on the subject of why time is important and how to get the most out of it.

I have read extensively on this subject, and did not see any major area of thinking that was not reflected somewhere in the book. So you will have a good overview of the principles for how to improve when you are done. You won't have detailed directions, but other books can help you with that when you are ready for them.

The book covers why time is important, goal-setting about time, use of goals, the application of Pareto's Law (80/20 Rule), planning, delegation, priorities, outsourcing, happiness, getting rid of time wasters, rewards from becoming more effective, reading and learning more effectively, and the impact on your personal life.

If you allocate 2 minutes a day to this book, you should soon be saving significant amounts of time and becoming more effective. You could do that while sitting through commercials on television or during moments of enforced idleness when it is safe to read (riding the bus, waiting in line at the bank, etc.).

By starting to take control of your time, you'll end up with a life you would like to lead! Use the additional time well to make a difference for those you care about!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great pocket book, Brian Tracy is still the best, March 18, 1999

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This review is from: Great Little Book on Mastering Your Time (Brian Tracy's Great Little Books) (Paperback)

Once again, Brian Tracy, master educator,has turned potentially long winded subjects into the most useful pieces of short, but powerful suggestions for one to improve their quality of life. After all, we all have a limited amount of hours in any day. Brian makes the suggestions in a way that any active individual can benefit. I reccommend this book to everyone, but especially to those with "no time" to read. Read a few pages in the morning, a few at night, 30 seconds...can you spare that for a better life?