This Is Working: Focus on What Matters and Get the Results You Deserve

by Bryan Collins

Do you find it hard to focus at work?

Would you like to say goodbye to feeling overwhelmed and eighty-plus-hour working weeks?

And just how can you earn more money without giving up your personal life?

The answers are here.

Discover the secrets, tricks and routines of dozens of entrepreneurs who've found success in their business or at work.

They’re earning six and seven figures a year.

Now in this easy-to-read book, they reveal what’s working for them right now.

It's easier than you think to find the success you deserve in business

This is Working sets out that path.

If you want to finally succeed at work without putting in eighty-plus-hour weeks, you'll absolutely love this practical book.

 

You'll

How to pick your priorities for the working week and actually follow through with them Why successful entrepreneurs don't set goals and what they do instead How to focus on what’s important to you or your business just like an effective president or CEO How to get help from your team and from freelancers without wasting your time or spending a fortune The three different mindsets every successful entrepreneur and executive embraces

Genres: Self Help

Kindle Edition

Published May 27, 2019

About the author

I am a fiction and non-fiction author from Ireland.

I am passionate about writing, creativity and productivity.

I also write an award-winning blog that helps people accomplish more with their writing projects on Become a Writer Today

In 2013, I was a Realex Fire Web Awards finalist. In 2015, I was an Irish blog awards winner.

My books include:

* The Power of Creativity - a three-part series for writers, artists, musicians and anyone who wants to find better ideas
* Poor Brother, Rich Brother - an contemporary Irish novella
* A Handbook for the Productive Writer: 33 Ways You Can Finish What You Started
* Dear Sarah - a short-story

You can find me @bryanjcollins.

Reviews

[Naoise · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is a hodgepodge of commonplaces, platitudes and anecdotes loosely revolving around the usual suspects of "business" self-help books: entrepreneurship, freelancing, efficiency, focus, motivation, leadership, etc.

It's structured in 62 short chapters with no real connecting theme or any special order. The style is that of using anecdotes of successful people or interviews done by the author, together with personal anecdotes, to illustrate some kind of recommendation. At first it feels like an overelaborated checklist, but then some chapters don't seem to get any point across and some recommendations are repeated throughout the book in different forms. Reading it is a mix of being entertained and confused, not in equal parts.

I imagine the book is spun out of a mailing list, very much in the style of other authors like James Clear, from which I am sure it takes inspiration from. One of the recommendations the author makes is to "put aside an hour a day to write" if you are an aspiring author with a main job, and it would seem this is how this book came to be. That would explain why it feels like a mishmash of unrelated things. At some points this is so apparent, that the last phrase of the chapter seems to have been added in the editorial phase as a segue to the next chapter; but it's so feigned, it's cringeworthy.

There is some value to take from it; mainly from the selection of quotes of successful people. As an example, when I was about to leave the book for good, the author states "there is no shame in leaving a book you are not enjoying", which was pretty serendipitous, but then he says Bill Gates never left a book, even if it's bad (which is also my curse), and he used the bad books to write arguments and counterpoints in the margins. That's what I did. At some point, after talking all in favor of focusing, he goes on to recommend reading multiple books at the time or spending time acquiring secondary skills just in case you are fired. At some other point, he reminisces training for a marathon and getting peroneal tendinitis, a common mistake of over-eager novices… not sure how to take this from someone who is giving advice on how to build a successful career.

It is an honest effort, and the writing is good and cheering. If you are a salesperson, a middle-manager or an aspiring author, I am sure there is some good common advice that needs reminding in here.

I was given a free copy of the book by the author for my honest review.

[Paul Copcutt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides a treasure trove of some of the tried and tested productivity hacks and systems and also several lesser-known ones that I will be trying. If you are widely read on the subject you will notice many of the references to systems and approaches to work and improving efficiency.

The book is written is short punchy chapters as if almost created for our distracted (read unproductive) brains and social media influenced short attention spans. That is what makes it the type of book you will want to be referring back to as you seek to find the tools and ideas that will work for you or to tackle a specific situation.

Bryan Collins does no provide you with the answer, instead, he provides you with a multitude of solutions any one of which could be the answer you are seeking.

I recommend reading through the book and highlighting or bookmarking the chapters that resonate and then choose one or two approaches to see if it works for you. If not go back and read a few more chapters or check the next marked one.

If you are looking for the ultimate productivity solution this book does not provide that but if you are able to implement ideas and give them a fair try then it's likely the solution lies within these pages somewhere.

[Karen Whooley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book gratis from the author in exchange for my honest opinion.

Bryan Collins has written a good book on focusing on order to achieve the goals you set for yourself.

Much of the information is very quickly covered which makes for fast reading. As an avid reader of business books, I found much of the information to be bite sized chunks of what I have read in whole books before.

If you like to get straight to the point with out all the psychology of the how or why, this book is for you. However, this book covers a lot of ground and doesn't give much in the way of in depth know how. For me it was to much "do this" without enough "why" and "how".

I do recommend this book for those who like no fuss or drills but rather a checklist of activities to accomplish.

[Fai Kavochi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a straight to the point book. It has several sections that you can read bit by bit without having to tire yourself through a vigorous reading session.

The book has small sections each with key ideas on what to do and not what to do in various situations. It is a good book for those looking to improve their general life as the ideas given can be applied in almost all areas of life.

Grab your copy and dive in.

[Margot Note]

"Consider if you can transform learning new business skills into a game rather than one more item on your to do list" (40).

"A deep generalist...combines skills from multiple disciplines in exciting ways" (53).

[Dale Callahan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers a large set of principles for work success in one single book. The chapters are short and to the point, yet the reader if often presented with some key ideas and examples in just a few words. Enjoyed it.