Get Er Done: The Green Beret Guide to Productivity

by Michael Martel, Tom Haupt (Foreword)

There's just too much to do!!!

There is a lot to do. There is a lot to do at home or at work. Sometimes it just feels overwhelming. Don't you wish you could be more productive?

The Special Forces Green Berets are known as masters at getting things done. By normal standards, some of their missions would be deemed impossible. Often times they are expected to operate far behind enemy lines with limited resources. Their training gives them principles and techniques in being extremely effective and doing more with less. By using some of their principles you will be able

- Plan and use your time more effectively
- Increase your confidence
- Reduce distractions
- Train for success
- Improve commitment
- and much more

Michael Martel uses his real experiences as a Green Beret to illustrate how you can use these techniques in your life to "get er done." It is a great, interesting read that will make you much more effective in your daily activities.

Genres: Leadership, Productivity

39 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 27, 2011

Reviews

[SJ Barakony · Rating 4 out of 5]

A perfect book for the non-reader who needs and must become one in our present day Conceptual Age, where knowledge & learning are crucial keystones. It's very short, and the concepts & principles which Mr. Martel discusses are straightforward and not difficult to apply to one's day to day life.

The book is 3 1/2 to 4 stars -- lean towards the higher since, even having read about 150 books ( counting audio listening; not re-reads ) in just over four years, there are STILL new concepts in here that I'd not come across.

A good gift to get someone into the reading habit = success = significance = sacrifice ( the staircase of motivation )

[Joe Stone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good information

Good information for the civilian community. Easy for the average joe to follow. I would recommend this to my coworkers.

[Christee · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked this up as a PowerRead freebie for Kindle. Really fast read - just 10 short chapters. If you need some tips on planning skills, help with strategy, etc. because you are unfamiliar, then this is an easy read to help. If you've read a lot of books on those topics, already, then it is a simplified reminder.

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super quick read, about two hours or less. Good quick principles, nothing earth shattering as far as new ideas or material. Didn't seem to flow well between his experience and the 'real life' applicability. Reminded me of techniques I already knew but need to reinstate.

[George Hunger · Rating 3 out of 5]

In an abridged yet creative way, Get Eric Done is a book that tells you how to do just that...get things done. This book is a quick read at 90 pages and took me only 2 hours to review. It is practical, engaging, and was a great refresher in goal-setting. Good stuff!

[Nancy Tuck · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick and easy read with some nuggets of wisdom. I enjoyed reading about his military experiences that he included.

[Marc Page · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but powerful. Excellent examples provided from the Special Forces for each of the topics. I've learned several things to apply to areas of my life right now.

[Travis Barley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great little book. Easy read with lots of little nuggets of wisdom.

[Emmalee Morse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple easy quick... a procrastinator can't begin to procrastinate log enough to not read this one. :-) Simple practical tips. Just loved it.

[Chuck Cova · Rating 3 out of 5]

eh. Take it or leave it...

[Lawrence B · Rating 4 out of 5]

good quick read. straight to the point

[Phil Frontuto · Rating 3 out of 5]

good principles, fairly basic, would be good for 6th graders