Powerhouse: Turbo boost your effectiveness and start making a serious impact
Mike Clayton
Language: English
Pages: 208
ISBN: 0857085565
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Be a force to be reckoned with. Be a Powerhouse.
Are you owning everything in your life? Are you in control, with a plan, making everything you do count? Are you performing optimally and making an impact? If not, why not? It's time to step up and be bold, be effective, be a Powerhouse. Let Mike Clayton show you how to raise your personal effectiveness to dynamic levels and completely overhaul your life at work and at home. Lock down your purpose then develop the forceful focus of a true achiever. You'll learn how to make solid decisions, stand up for those decisions and garner unwavering support from others. You'll find expert advice for deciding what matters, and practical tips for turning intentions into determined actions so you can achieve what you want.
As a powerhouse you'll be able to meet any challenge head on and deal with anything. You'll be performing at your peak and firmly on your way to outstanding success.
- Define your purpose and boost your focus and performance
- Make the right choices about how you spend your time
- Be someone everybody wants to work with to get stuff done
- Have a clear, strategic approach to your productivity
A true powerhouse bursts with energy and purpose, elevating the performance and brightening the outlook of everyone around them. To get there, you need to drill down to the core of your problems, and craft a strategic solution. Powerhouse provides the roadmap, and you just need to begin the journey.
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