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How to Master Your Time
This powerful 6-CD program comprises 6 high-quality audio CDs for a total of 7 hours of instruction.
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First published January 1, 1989
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Brian Tracy
1,392 books5,152 followersBrian 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.
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.
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July 29, 2016
So, so many gold nuggets in here, such as 15-minute work projects and developing a compulsion for closure. He also includes the results of a little-known study where participants who exercised every morning were far more likely to exercise daily lifelong than those who exercised later in the day. This book is a joy to go thru again and again because there are so many great ideas in here, all completely actionable.
One caveat: Tracy may not be trustworthy viz. a popular story he recounts in this book. The story tells of author M. Kopmeyer, who wrote 4 books outlining 1000 principles of achievement. Tracy met him perchance, and asked him what the single most important principle was. Per "How to Master Your Time" the author stated "Discipline" as the most important factor. However, in a Youtube seminar entitled "Maximum Achievement" filmed in Romania, Tracy recounts the story but says the most important factor was "Learning from the experts."
Huh? Well, which one is it? I'm going with discipline, because without discipline none of the other principles can be meted out on a daily, consistent basis.
That aside, this is still a highly useful book.
One caveat: Tracy may not be trustworthy viz. a popular story he recounts in this book. The story tells of author M. Kopmeyer, who wrote 4 books outlining 1000 principles of achievement. Tracy met him perchance, and asked him what the single most important principle was. Per "How to Master Your Time" the author stated "Discipline" as the most important factor. However, in a Youtube seminar entitled "Maximum Achievement" filmed in Romania, Tracy recounts the story but says the most important factor was "Learning from the experts."
Huh? Well, which one is it? I'm going with discipline, because without discipline none of the other principles can be meted out on a daily, consistent basis.
That aside, this is still a highly useful book.
October 31, 2014
Pretty solid book on Time Management, there's a lot of useful tips and also some obvious ones that you'd never think about. To get the maximum out of it I think I need to read the book at least 3 times because as always Brian Tracy gives so much practical advice that without taking action and re-reading it you can't really get all the benefits out of it. Pretty cool read, on this subject my favorite book is Getting Things Done from David Allen and if you're interested in mastering your time I'd recommend Getting Things Done before this one.
September 20, 2017
I finally completed the book, “How to Master Your Time” by Brian Tracy. I started reading the book in the first week of November, it was an easy read overall. The book title says it all so it’s no-brainer to figure out what this book is all about. What the author didn’t share in the title that, this book is specifically for the top managers in MNCs, sales guys, employees, businessmen, and students.
The title was very obvious which was the reason why I didn’t pick this book up from the shelf for a very long time, I guess I was prejudging the book by its title and I thought that I was managing my time very effectively. I was so wrong. Often we think that we are right and later find ourselves to be so wrong. If you think you manage your time well and you are kind of proud of it (like I was before reading this book) you should definitely read this book. This book actually tells what other successful people do to use their time effectively.
In the beginning, the suggestions we were very obvious but gradually I started relating them and started saving the important suggestion in my notebook. If I would list them here they would seem quite obvious but the reason why author suggested them to the readers is not at all obvious. The last 5 pages of the book were like the best summary ever of the book and I was thanking God that I picked this book up. In order to share with you more effectively, I would share the learnings later in subsequent posts.
Originally posted at https://an-idea-a-day.in/2016/11/27/b...
The title was very obvious which was the reason why I didn’t pick this book up from the shelf for a very long time, I guess I was prejudging the book by its title and I thought that I was managing my time very effectively. I was so wrong. Often we think that we are right and later find ourselves to be so wrong. If you think you manage your time well and you are kind of proud of it (like I was before reading this book) you should definitely read this book. This book actually tells what other successful people do to use their time effectively.
In the beginning, the suggestions we were very obvious but gradually I started relating them and started saving the important suggestion in my notebook. If I would list them here they would seem quite obvious but the reason why author suggested them to the readers is not at all obvious. The last 5 pages of the book were like the best summary ever of the book and I was thanking God that I picked this book up. In order to share with you more effectively, I would share the learnings later in subsequent posts.
Originally posted at https://an-idea-a-day.in/2016/11/27/b...
August 3, 2021
Most of the ideas given here are obvious for the moderately organized person. Tracy outlines some ideas like setting goals, doing fewer things, prioritizing, etc. The more specific advice might be useful if it were updated to the modern era.
This might be a good starting point for someone absolutely struggling to manage their time, but if you are already a pretty productive person, there won't be much here for you.
This might be a good starting point for someone absolutely struggling to manage their time, but if you are already a pretty productive person, there won't be much here for you.
September 10, 2022
Excellent. The skills, applications and concepts of time management are what we should be teaching all children from a very early age - as it will make all the difference in the quality and open depth of their lives and hence setting them on the path of continuous improvement and learning. These principles must have been on the tablets that Moses dropped coming down the mountain. But now we know...
August 23, 2023
Tracy does not claim the paternity of the ideas, but they are very clearly presented. And the best part: so many other motivational speakers of today have made a good living simply by taking one idea from this volume and making it into a 70 minute speech. And they didn't even have the audacity to try them: just googled some half baked examples, examples they do not get. And the audiences still enjoy it.
October 9, 2017
I really like this book, it is full of great tips that everyone can apply in their lives. I already see positive impacts of the book by applying some of the tips from the book. This is one of the books that is worth reading over and over until the learnings from it become a habit.
April 10, 2020
Its practical if one persist on performing the given practice in this book plus need to be reviewe time to time or take nots and reread those
December 21, 2023
really awesome audio series(well I had the audio version anyway)...although an older educational course..I feel EVEN MORE relevant now with all the information we have to deal with on a daily basis...time becomes ones greatest asset
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January 22, 2013
Having read it quite a number of years ago, I remember liking it, yet I can't seem to remember too many specifics about it. Obviously it wasn't bad, otherwise I would have remembered that, but neither was it good enough to burn a vivid image into my mind, so three stars is probably the fairest rating I can give it.
March 23, 2016
Another great book by Brian Tracy. How to Master Your Time definitely worth adding it on your night table heap.
March 2, 2008
Great info and although it's not geared toward a wife/homemaker the principles taught can be used in many settings and situations.
September 26, 2010
This is 6 CD set. There is NO fluff at all. I have listened to this at least 4x all the way through. This is the most amazing jam packed time management I have ever read.
January 31, 2011
Tracy gives ample notions to master time thru various strategies like daily plannin, weekly, monthly and even yearly.. Hope this book may play a part in improving me in time management
March 1, 2012
Довольно полезная книга, как и большинство творений автора.
January 16, 2013
NOT a waste of time!
Good stuff for everyone!
Good stuff for everyone!
June 16, 2013
Some of the information is dated, but all of the information has great impact once acted upon.
August 20, 2018
Ljudbok som är fullmatad med Tidsplaneringsknep. Typisk Brian Tracy-stil och en klassiker.
December 2, 2015
Fantastic book. Brian Tracy has become one of my favourite authors. Brilliant points and great style. Loved it!
June 15, 2016
Very good book full of amazing ideas and tips .
June 11, 2019
This book still has some good ideas in general, but there are to many outdated information, so only 3 stars.
January 19, 2024
Good refresher. It is a good read from time to time.
May 6, 2025
A good audio program about how to plan and use your time.
January 14, 2016
Well written book with many useful ideas.
April 24, 2017
If you want to earn £200k per year you need to be creating value of about £120 per hour or £1,000 per day. Make sure that you are contributing circa that amount.
This is easier in a sales role and harder to define in other roles but that doesn't meant you shouldn't try. (Also add on the other costs your employer has, pension, life insurance, private medical, employers NI).
What value can be placed on the tasks you do. Are you seriously adding this much value. What costs are you saving or what are you adding to the top line.
If you have a day of tidying your desk, making coffee and shopping online while your boss isn't in you must contribute £2,000 the next day to make up for it. Each hour spent watching youtube cat videos or people you've not seen since school on Facebook is another hour you need to work twice as hard.
This is easier in a sales role and harder to define in other roles but that doesn't meant you shouldn't try. (Also add on the other costs your employer has, pension, life insurance, private medical, employers NI).
What value can be placed on the tasks you do. Are you seriously adding this much value. What costs are you saving or what are you adding to the top line.
If you have a day of tidying your desk, making coffee and shopping online while your boss isn't in you must contribute £2,000 the next day to make up for it. Each hour spent watching youtube cat videos or people you've not seen since school on Facebook is another hour you need to work twice as hard.
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