Time Power: A Proven System for Getting More Done in Less Time Than You Ever Thought Possible

by Brian Tracy

One of the world's premier business consultants and personal success experts, Brian Tracy has devoted more than 25 years to studying the most powerful time management practices used by the most successful people in every arena. Now, in Time Power, Brian reveals his comprehensive system designed to help readers increase their productivity and income exponentially -- in just weeks!



Filled with hundreds of powerful, proven tools and techniques, this book shows readers how to:



* gain two more productive hours each day



* make better decisions, faster!



* set clear goals and focus on higher-value activities



* manage multitask jobs more efficiently



* overcome the people problems that can sap their time



* use the five tools and techniques that will make them more productive for the rest of their lives



* and much more!



Overflowing with quick and effective time-saving strategies, Brian Tracy's Time Power lets readers in on the secrets to being more productive, earning more money, and getting more satisfaction from life.

Genres: Self Help, Business, Productivity, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Reference, Leadership

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations.

He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 55 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.

Brian has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.

He has written and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 20 languages.

He speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff of many of America's largest corporations. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes and long-term results.

Prior to founding his company, Brian Tracy International, Brian was the Chief Operating Officer of a $265 million dollar development company. He has had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. He has conducted high level consulting assignments with several billion-dollar plus corporations in strategic planning and organizational development.

He has traveled and worked in over 80 countries on six continents, and speaks four languages. Brian is happily married and has four children. He is active in community and national affairs, and is the President of three companies headquartered in San Diego, California.

His most popular training programs are centered around teaching authors how to write a book and helping public speakers create successful careers.

Reviews

[Muhammad Ali]

Key Learnings:
• Time Management is a skill that can be developed by anyone.
• To be productive at work, focus and concentrate
• Manage multi-task jobs by setting up the right team with correct roles and responsibilities. Do crisis anticipation, plan on paper and have Plan B.
• Overcome procrastination by developing a sense of urgency and task prioritization. Practice creative procrastination on low value tasks.
• Keep up with people and world by reading books and magazines in areas of your interest.
• Save time with others by doing effective delegation and communicating clearly the desired outcome, task deadline and monitor progress

[Mona Mousa]

رغم ان الكتاب طوييييييل جداااااا وكان ممكن يبقى اقل من كدا
بس دا لايمنع انه رائع وممتع وعجبنى واستفدت منه جدا جدا جدا

[Noella]

subtitle should be: a proven system for becoming a complete jerk in less time than you ever thought possible

[Daniel Threlfall]

There is a lot of good advice in this book. For someone who is new at their career or needs to be motivated to improve their game, I would certainly recommend it.

It is, however, scattershot and unfocused. Tracy touches on everything from how to plan your sales trips to what you should put in your briefcase when you travel on an airplane.

It's also really dated. "Go to the store and buy a rolodex" might have been good advice 20 years ago.

Overall, I'm glad I read it, but it leaves a lot to be desired.

[Milka]

A very useful book on how to regain lost time for productivity every day, from identifying and avoiding timewasters, to improving efficiency to creating a schedule and sticking to it. Plan your work and then work your plan is the way to go, so you spend most of your time on the activities that will get you when you want to go. This book includes tips of goal setting, thorough planning and execution. It's worth spending a few hours reading.

[Stephanie]

Glad I didn't judge by the cover. This book has already proven to be a tremendous resource for myself & others I've shared it with. Time = your life. Brian Tracy provides questions to help you clarify: who you are, what your talents are and therefore how you might want to spend your most previous resource, time. Everyday I read this there were ideas & techniques I began using immediately.

[Toni Delgado Jones]

And amalgamation of every time management book that you've ever read with a twist on the power of the law of attraction. Took me a little bit to get through it. Some sound advice, but again probably nothing that you don't already know. I will say it was motivating and reminded me to incorporate planning long-term personal goals into my daily routine.

[Diana]

It has good tips and a unique way of looking at things. Some of the concepts are pretty entertaining in the way they are presented. Especially because he is not trying to present them in a humorous way.

[Lee]

Good principles, but nothing I've never heard honestly. Feels like a self help book with some action steps. Works better as a reference guide than a "book" per se.

[Ivo Stoykov]

If you don't have enough time here Brian Tracy offers some clear approach in simple steps. Follow it.

[Narelle Todd]

Clear and simple strategies to managing time and getting more done in your day. One of my must reads on this topic.

[K]

Great suggestions, much easier to digest in audio book format

[Murtaza]

It's a very good book, it changes your life if you put what is said in action

[Elisabeta Fronea]

This is a time management book everyone should read. Our time is our life and it should be spent as carefully and efficiently possible.

[Kianosh Kalantari]

متن کتاب ساده و بسیار کاربری نوشته شده من کتاب و نیمه کاره رها کردم ولی همون اندازه که خوندم هم عالی و مفید بود البته به شرط اینکه شخص به مطالب کتاب وفادار باشه این کتاب داستان نیست !!

[Zarathustra Goertzel]

Time Power is quite a fun read.

I like how Brian Tracy points out that time management is essentially life management. There's a strong focus on getting clear on one's values and priorities. Then, well, thoroughly reorganizing around this clarity. To a large extent, the techniques focus on bootstrapping some "effective time management" mind-agents to churn through every moment of one's day from now to the next century and beyond.

The advice for salespeople actually seems to apply to socializing and other pursuits, too :- ).

[Brian Nelson-Palmer]

This was really good, and disappointing. It was good because there are so many gems and so much helpful information in these pages. It was disappointing because there were so many really powerful concepts and yet there were no real stories or tips to go with implementing all of these. He basically just lists bullet points of all the things you could do better, without any context or tips on how to do it. As a result I finished and just thought “man, if I lived the life this guy describes, I’d work all the time and have no life.” That’s not the kind of “more productive” I’d want to be.

[Jason]

Great book, I went back a second time to take notes. Many of it seems like common sense but when you apply some of the practical strategies they really are effective (most of it relies on writing things down). I like his writing style, it's very positive and motivating. Definitely perked up morale...Highly recommended for people that need to get things done.

[Hyejeong Jang]

One of the world's premier business consultants and personal success experts, Brian Tracy has devoted more than 25 years to studying the most powerful time management practices used by the most successful people in every arena. Now, in Time Power, Brian reveals his comprehensive system designed...

[Mannix Nyiam ii]

A must read if you desperately need to learn how to manage your time efficiently. If you’re already decent at managing time you’ll find in this book that there are principles you’ve already been practicing unconsciously. Nevertheless, go through it all if you strive for excellence. Brian will surely help you improve on time management.

[Melisha]

Good audio book for learning how to prioritize and manage your time, there's lots of content and information through the book that would be best to read it a couple of times to to fully digest the information.

[Daniel Tolson]

Getting around to it.

If you like simple ideas that are easy to implement, be sure to get this book. One idea I took away was the timber getting around to it disks. I won’t spoil it, so buy the book and implement it.

Brian, thank you.

[John]

Me, to author: If your book is about time (how to handle it better), why is it 8 cd's long and just full of recycled material from your other books...?
*only made it into ch.2 , because that seems like it should be enough space to get your point across

[Carter Hemphill]

This book is full of great advice on how to be more productive at work. Each chapter contains a lot of advice worth going back to again. The book is geared especially towards those in the sales, but I still found a lot of useful information that is relevant for any workplace environment.

[Thomas Geldhof]

Only read half of the book, because - oh irony - I didn't find the time to finish it before the hand-in deadline of the local library.

Picked up some good practical time management tools though such as the ABCD method.

[Cat]

I really appreciated this book. It had a lot of prompts that promoted self reflection and made the book feel personal for how I, as an individual, could optimize my time, rather than just generalized guidance.

[Yagnesh]

Time is more than money.
If you can mange your time it's ease for you to manage your life

[Mustafa T. Dawood]

This book is thick and rich, it’s amazing how many ideas and hidden treasures!

It’s a game changer to balance work-family and goals!!

[Feng Ouyang]

I read the first two chapters. It is just one more self-help books: set the goal, have a plan, check progress, etc.

[Abakenn]

Read it, it will transform your life