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March 15, 2021
I just started reading this and am laughing at the absurd and ridiculous ego of the author. Every page has him quoting....himself! Literally. The style of the writing is supposed to be one big oversized font writing of an important thought, sometimes 10 words-no lie-sometimes more-at least that's what it seems like. You just know this guy was stroking himself while he wrote. I have no idea how this got published, unless his Mom was the editor. It is painfully bad. I must share, any time an author needs to curse-I tend to believe they have a terribly limited vocabulary. That's the least of this guy's isssues. Hard pass.
August 21, 2022
I listened to the audio book. The list of lists, and the many questionnaires meant a lot of pausing and rewinding... if you are going to read this grab the actual book to get more benefits.
The narrator often quoting the author was also a bit jarring - I wonder if this occurs in the book as well, given his focus on sales (and selling himself) I guess it does.
If you've never read a productivity book then jump in... if you have you might not get a lot out of this.
The narrator often quoting the author was also a bit jarring - I wonder if this occurs in the book as well, given his focus on sales (and selling himself) I guess it does.
If you've never read a productivity book then jump in... if you have you might not get a lot out of this.
October 9, 2020
It's as simple as it gets. If you want to get shit done, then go do it and stop procrastinating. What's crazy about procrastination is that you always know when you are doing it. How about you stop, just stop right there when you realize and move on to something you know you are supposed to be doing and just start on that project. It's easier said than done. But it's manageable.
Annotations captured from Kindle:
Get Shit Done
Jeffrey Gitomer
p.03) Get Shit Done is about how your actions, your attitude and your concentration affect your productivity, your attainment, and especially your outcome.
p.03) I live in a world where I have multiple choices of things to do every day, and sometimes the choices are so overwhelming that I do nothing. I admit it. On the other hand, I wrote this book, and you didn’t.
p.03) My fight--your fight--is for time and against time. Twenty-four hours-that’s what you and I have in common. Use of time is how we differ.
Question) What’s preventing you from a life of happiness, fulfillment, independence, and wealth. Take a moment and think of yours.
Book Rec) He Can Who Think He Can - Orison Swett Marden
p.06) Productivity minus procrastination leads to Profit.
p.07) When you wake up, INTEND to be successful at a level of BEST and you have a chance for getting shit done.
If you’re a procrastinator, lazy bastard, or just without personal motivation, THERE’S A REASON. Uncover the real issue behind these symptoms and presto--productivity. Nothing happens without your intention to make it happen.
p.07) Learning to make an achievement plan that works. Start small. Achieve something each day for a week. Once you realize it’s working, make plans with specific targets, a start date and a projected end date.
p.08) The key to getting shit done revolves around 3.5 prime principles...
Identifying the Real Reasons behind avoidance
Understanding why, and what’s in the GSD process
You desire and determination “do” vs. your tolerance for risk.
p.08) 3.5 taking the first action step that’s part of a plan for achievement. Here are some helpful thought and action starters…
Why did you start
Why did you procrastinate
Why did you get it done
Questions) The simple questions are: what’s holding you back? What’s keeping you from being your best and producing your best?
p.11) Take a flipchart or some electronic device that will allow you to list your obstacles, or your potential obstacles, and then identify what each one is doing to you at present, and where it used to be. Once you’ve done that, identify where each one of these elements needs to be, and work from there.
p.11) CAUTION: Having a productivity barrier or blockage cannot be overcome in an afternoon of discovery. It’s going to take time. Think time. It’s going to take desire. It’s going to take persistence. It’s going to take a game plan.
p.12) Avoiding getting shit done. Dumb
Avoiding doing what’s in your best interest. Dumber
Avoiding doing what’s Best for you long term. Dumbest.
p.12) Why can’t people (you) get more shit done?
“THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN URGENCY AND IMPORTANCE.”
Everyone says they have “no time.” That’s baloney-everyone has the same amount of time, it just depends whether they spend it or invest it.
p.15) The answer is: prepare for tomorrow tonight, go to bed earlier, and when you wake up in the morning do some kind of exercise either mental or physical. Your entire world of thought and productivity will change.
Make certain that before you go to sleep, your head is “clear to solve” by writing down everything that you need to do and everything you’re thinking about. A to-do list for the next day, and a to-do list for the next month. A project list and an idea page. Just write it all down. When you write it down it’s “off the mind,” and your mind is free to solve. It allows you to wake up with solutions instead of waking up thinking about your problems.
p.18) An easy way to make your intentions clear is to categorize them. Organize the categories-then write the words to define them. Single words for categories, and sentences to define your intentions.
Categories like personal, career, job, study, read, business, life, family, monye, fun, travel, and passion. You get the idea. Then write what you intend to do, and by when.
p.20) If you want to get shit done, FIRST you have to get your shit together.
p.20) Achieve: If you do set a “goal” please do it right away. How to select, set, and achieve your goals.
Identify It-write it down clearly
Date It-Put a date (and time limit) to start it and finish it.
List the Obstacles you will have to overcome to achieve it.
List the groups and people to contact who will work with you and help you achieve it.
What are the skills and knowledge you need to have to achieve your goal?
Make (and write down) an action plan.
List the benefits of achievement. What’s in it for me after I achieve this goal? What’s my incentive? What’s the outcome?
p.21) TO ACHIEVE GOALS, YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING…
Make a personal commitment to yourself to do whatever is necessary to achieve your goals.
Make a decision which goals you specifically want to achieve.
Be relentless. Don’t quit in the pursuit of your achievement.
Do a little toward your goals every day.
Write down how much (or how little) you must do each day in order to achieve.
Harness your personal power. Self-discipline, focus on your commitment.
Enlist the help of others who will support you.
Visualize yourself doing the steps necessary to achieve your goal.
Visualize yourself actually achieving your goal.
p.26) Risk tolerance determines outcomes. If you perceive the goal is too “risky,” you’ll pass. If you wanna achieve, you gotta risk.
Question) The biggest reason I haven’t achieved what I dream about is…
p.35) The material things in life are a by-product of personal achievement. They are automatically attached to being and doing your Best.
p.39) Here are a few suggestion for what will take you from “burnout” mode into a more positive and hopeful frame of mind:
Start your day with the three most important things you want to accomplish.
Stop talking about things that don’t matter, especially other people.
Focus on the outcome, not just the task.
Dedicate at least 15 minutes to thinking by yourself.
Get rid of three major time wasters.
Go home and read instead of watch. Start with The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude.
Review your accomplishments at the end of each day. Write them down. To both praise yourself and challenge yourself.
p.39) Restart your personal fire. Give yourself a chance to become “best” at your job and career. Never give into self-defeat. Decide every day that you can only be your best by doing your best. Become Best not burned.
p.40) You must have a morning routine.
p.41) This past weekend, I autographed 1,000 copies of my book, while you were out getting drunk.
p.54) SO if time is money, as suggested earlier, what are you doing with yours? Are you spending it or investing it?
Note) You have plenty of time. Just cut out the time you piss away.
p.57) The most interesting thing about procrastination is when you’re doing it, you know it. Procrastination is a conscious thing.
p.58) Reality Check: Most people spend more time complaining about their situation than they do solving their situation and if they would just get out of the pity party aspect of their lives and into the solution aspect of their lives, everything would be fine.
p.79) Remove destructive thought patterns if you want to move ahead. The biggest barriers to achievements are the ones you set in front of yourself. Think “how to” instead of “I can’t.” How do you think?
p.81) Risk it. A major element of achievement is risk. You have heard it said, “no risk, no reward.”
p.82) The biggest secret is: the daily dose of achievement. Take small achievement steps every day.
p.94) What the health?
Health of body and mind are Key Factors of achievement.
Failing mental or physical health will prevent productivity.
END
Annotations captured from Kindle:
Get Shit Done
Jeffrey Gitomer
p.03) Get Shit Done is about how your actions, your attitude and your concentration affect your productivity, your attainment, and especially your outcome.
p.03) I live in a world where I have multiple choices of things to do every day, and sometimes the choices are so overwhelming that I do nothing. I admit it. On the other hand, I wrote this book, and you didn’t.
p.03) My fight--your fight--is for time and against time. Twenty-four hours-that’s what you and I have in common. Use of time is how we differ.
Question) What’s preventing you from a life of happiness, fulfillment, independence, and wealth. Take a moment and think of yours.
Book Rec) He Can Who Think He Can - Orison Swett Marden
p.06) Productivity minus procrastination leads to Profit.
p.07) When you wake up, INTEND to be successful at a level of BEST and you have a chance for getting shit done.
If you’re a procrastinator, lazy bastard, or just without personal motivation, THERE’S A REASON. Uncover the real issue behind these symptoms and presto--productivity. Nothing happens without your intention to make it happen.
p.07) Learning to make an achievement plan that works. Start small. Achieve something each day for a week. Once you realize it’s working, make plans with specific targets, a start date and a projected end date.
p.08) The key to getting shit done revolves around 3.5 prime principles...
Identifying the Real Reasons behind avoidance
Understanding why, and what’s in the GSD process
You desire and determination “do” vs. your tolerance for risk.
p.08) 3.5 taking the first action step that’s part of a plan for achievement. Here are some helpful thought and action starters…
Why did you start
Why did you procrastinate
Why did you get it done
Questions) The simple questions are: what’s holding you back? What’s keeping you from being your best and producing your best?
p.11) Take a flipchart or some electronic device that will allow you to list your obstacles, or your potential obstacles, and then identify what each one is doing to you at present, and where it used to be. Once you’ve done that, identify where each one of these elements needs to be, and work from there.
p.11) CAUTION: Having a productivity barrier or blockage cannot be overcome in an afternoon of discovery. It’s going to take time. Think time. It’s going to take desire. It’s going to take persistence. It’s going to take a game plan.
p.12) Avoiding getting shit done. Dumb
Avoiding doing what’s in your best interest. Dumber
Avoiding doing what’s Best for you long term. Dumbest.
p.12) Why can’t people (you) get more shit done?
“THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN URGENCY AND IMPORTANCE.”
Everyone says they have “no time.” That’s baloney-everyone has the same amount of time, it just depends whether they spend it or invest it.
p.15) The answer is: prepare for tomorrow tonight, go to bed earlier, and when you wake up in the morning do some kind of exercise either mental or physical. Your entire world of thought and productivity will change.
Make certain that before you go to sleep, your head is “clear to solve” by writing down everything that you need to do and everything you’re thinking about. A to-do list for the next day, and a to-do list for the next month. A project list and an idea page. Just write it all down. When you write it down it’s “off the mind,” and your mind is free to solve. It allows you to wake up with solutions instead of waking up thinking about your problems.
p.18) An easy way to make your intentions clear is to categorize them. Organize the categories-then write the words to define them. Single words for categories, and sentences to define your intentions.
Categories like personal, career, job, study, read, business, life, family, monye, fun, travel, and passion. You get the idea. Then write what you intend to do, and by when.
p.20) If you want to get shit done, FIRST you have to get your shit together.
p.20) Achieve: If you do set a “goal” please do it right away. How to select, set, and achieve your goals.
Identify It-write it down clearly
Date It-Put a date (and time limit) to start it and finish it.
List the Obstacles you will have to overcome to achieve it.
List the groups and people to contact who will work with you and help you achieve it.
What are the skills and knowledge you need to have to achieve your goal?
Make (and write down) an action plan.
List the benefits of achievement. What’s in it for me after I achieve this goal? What’s my incentive? What’s the outcome?
p.21) TO ACHIEVE GOALS, YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING…
Make a personal commitment to yourself to do whatever is necessary to achieve your goals.
Make a decision which goals you specifically want to achieve.
Be relentless. Don’t quit in the pursuit of your achievement.
Do a little toward your goals every day.
Write down how much (or how little) you must do each day in order to achieve.
Harness your personal power. Self-discipline, focus on your commitment.
Enlist the help of others who will support you.
Visualize yourself doing the steps necessary to achieve your goal.
Visualize yourself actually achieving your goal.
p.26) Risk tolerance determines outcomes. If you perceive the goal is too “risky,” you’ll pass. If you wanna achieve, you gotta risk.
Question) The biggest reason I haven’t achieved what I dream about is…
p.35) The material things in life are a by-product of personal achievement. They are automatically attached to being and doing your Best.
p.39) Here are a few suggestion for what will take you from “burnout” mode into a more positive and hopeful frame of mind:
Start your day with the three most important things you want to accomplish.
Stop talking about things that don’t matter, especially other people.
Focus on the outcome, not just the task.
Dedicate at least 15 minutes to thinking by yourself.
Get rid of three major time wasters.
Go home and read instead of watch. Start with The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude.
Review your accomplishments at the end of each day. Write them down. To both praise yourself and challenge yourself.
p.39) Restart your personal fire. Give yourself a chance to become “best” at your job and career. Never give into self-defeat. Decide every day that you can only be your best by doing your best. Become Best not burned.
p.40) You must have a morning routine.
p.41) This past weekend, I autographed 1,000 copies of my book, while you were out getting drunk.
p.54) SO if time is money, as suggested earlier, what are you doing with yours? Are you spending it or investing it?
Note) You have plenty of time. Just cut out the time you piss away.
p.57) The most interesting thing about procrastination is when you’re doing it, you know it. Procrastination is a conscious thing.
p.58) Reality Check: Most people spend more time complaining about their situation than they do solving their situation and if they would just get out of the pity party aspect of their lives and into the solution aspect of their lives, everything would be fine.
p.79) Remove destructive thought patterns if you want to move ahead. The biggest barriers to achievements are the ones you set in front of yourself. Think “how to” instead of “I can’t.” How do you think?
p.81) Risk it. A major element of achievement is risk. You have heard it said, “no risk, no reward.”
p.82) The biggest secret is: the daily dose of achievement. Take small achievement steps every day.
p.94) What the health?
Health of body and mind are Key Factors of achievement.
Failing mental or physical health will prevent productivity.
END
August 24, 2023
Self-important, insulting, uninformative rant. Let me save you some time. “What you’re doing is stupid. Do exactly what I do or you’re stupid.” That’s the gist. That and about 11,000 quotes by the author. If he removed all of his self-quotes it would be 10 pages long. Don’t bother.
March 26, 2024
THIS BOOK IS TRASH. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone, and honestly if someone had recommended it to me I’d unfriend them.
Let’s start with the summary: it’s promoted as “the must have guide for getting sh*t done” and “written for those who find it hard to get sh*t done, this book is designed to have a profound, life-changing effect on anyone who wants to adopt and implement the elements of greater productivity”. As a new mom who was looking to increase my productivity amongst motherhood - I was game! Id love to be more productive at home and with kiddos around. This book is atrocious. And it’s definitely directed at sales people. Sounds like he hates all other sales people and he wrote a book specifically to bash others.
This dude gets off on talking about himself and his accomplishments - which I’m not sure publishing this book is something to be proud of. His writing style is extremely in your face and abrasive, and quite frankly… mean. He has a hatred for Wednesdays for some reason, which is the only day I consistently work an outside the home job, yet I’m being yelled at for drinking and wasting away my day watching Netflix (spoiler alert - I don’t watch tv. WHO HAS THAT KIND OF TIME). Maybe the hard copy is better, but the audiobook is one of the worst things I’ve listened to in the past decade. He is constantly quoting HIMSELF and he’s the one who reads it…. UGH. Took me two weeks to get through this book because I couldn’t handle more than about 10-15 minutes at a time.
The points I got away from the book (and truthfully, I’ve heard nearly all these before in other spaces):
- Make goals about YOU not about it. If you shift your goals into what YOU can achieve, it can keep you going. For example, instead of getting 10 clients, commit to making 1,000 contacts.
- Whatever you want, be a student first. Instead of the person with the most clients, focus on the most outreach, the most contacts with people, the most emails, etc.
- Write, read, prepare, think, create
- Hang out with successful people
- Immerse yourself in the direction you want to go (books, shows, podcasts, speakers, people etc)
- Right after you achieve something, you feel good and want to celebrate - celebrate by achieving something again! Achievement breeds achievement
- Paying attention breeds new ideas
- Instead of office, have a success space - filled with positive things and promotes a space to succeed
- Find mentors and cheerleaders
- Hang around do’ers
- Utilize spare minutes
There you go! I saved you a read. You’re welcome!
Let’s start with the summary: it’s promoted as “the must have guide for getting sh*t done” and “written for those who find it hard to get sh*t done, this book is designed to have a profound, life-changing effect on anyone who wants to adopt and implement the elements of greater productivity”. As a new mom who was looking to increase my productivity amongst motherhood - I was game! Id love to be more productive at home and with kiddos around. This book is atrocious. And it’s definitely directed at sales people. Sounds like he hates all other sales people and he wrote a book specifically to bash others.
This dude gets off on talking about himself and his accomplishments - which I’m not sure publishing this book is something to be proud of. His writing style is extremely in your face and abrasive, and quite frankly… mean. He has a hatred for Wednesdays for some reason, which is the only day I consistently work an outside the home job, yet I’m being yelled at for drinking and wasting away my day watching Netflix (spoiler alert - I don’t watch tv. WHO HAS THAT KIND OF TIME). Maybe the hard copy is better, but the audiobook is one of the worst things I’ve listened to in the past decade. He is constantly quoting HIMSELF and he’s the one who reads it…. UGH. Took me two weeks to get through this book because I couldn’t handle more than about 10-15 minutes at a time.
The points I got away from the book (and truthfully, I’ve heard nearly all these before in other spaces):
- Make goals about YOU not about it. If you shift your goals into what YOU can achieve, it can keep you going. For example, instead of getting 10 clients, commit to making 1,000 contacts.
- Whatever you want, be a student first. Instead of the person with the most clients, focus on the most outreach, the most contacts with people, the most emails, etc.
- Write, read, prepare, think, create
- Hang out with successful people
- Immerse yourself in the direction you want to go (books, shows, podcasts, speakers, people etc)
- Right after you achieve something, you feel good and want to celebrate - celebrate by achieving something again! Achievement breeds achievement
- Paying attention breeds new ideas
- Instead of office, have a success space - filled with positive things and promotes a space to succeed
- Find mentors and cheerleaders
- Hang around do’ers
- Utilize spare minutes
There you go! I saved you a read. You’re welcome!
January 9, 2024
It is an aggressively written, super old-school, American-style book with nothing new to offer. I really don't like books that tell you what to do e.g. "spent less time on Netfilx", "read a lot", "surround yourself with overachievers", but don't tackle the core problem of productivity, which is forming new habits. So in my opinion, pretty useless and a learning for me that Audible free catalogue has barely anything decent to offer.
October 30, 2024
This book is presented is such a way that it can be consumed in snack-like bites, rather than feeling like there’s a need to “clean your plate” to get enough out of it. I personally listened on Audible during my commutes to and from work, gaining a little perspective each trip. I found the insights to be useful enough to invest in a physical copy to make use of the self evaluations read off as part of the book.
September 9, 2022
This book is full of quotes. Half of the pages (out of 200 odd pages) are quotes in flash card form. Despite its short read length, I had hard time sticking to it. Nonetheless, I liked author’s take on intentions precede goal settings and time management - you already know what to do, you’re just not doing it.
Overall, hard pass on recommendations of this book.
Overall, hard pass on recommendations of this book.
October 3, 2020
Very small book that goes straight to the point and gives you HONEST ways to reflect and ways to really create intentional productivity in your life. Please read the book.
October 3, 2021
Very direct no nonsense. Goes right to the point and offers an honest way to reflect and ways to really create intentional productivity in your life. A good read for everyone.
February 26, 2022
Liked the format. Quick, easy, but actionable read.
May 17, 2023
Great read! Practical and useful tips offered throughout. Jeffrey takes a no nonsense approach
June 12, 2025
I just can’t continue through this train wreck… the worst book I’ve come across. Simply out of the author is quoting himself while reading the book over and over again it’s impossible not to cringe.
August 31, 2025
Why did i do this to myself
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