🎯 Priority Management

Beyond simple time management, these books tackle the harder question: how to discern what truly matters and organize your life around it, rather than drowning in urgent but unimportant demands.

The One Thing

by Gary Keller • 2012

A single question finds the task that makes everything easier; how to guard that time.

4.13

74k+

🔂 Single Tasking 📅 Time Blocking 🧱 Habit Design 🔑 80/20 Thinking 🧠 Willpower Management

The One Thing

A single question finds the task that makes everything easier; how to guard that time.

by Gary Keller 2012

4.13

74k+ ratings

🔂 Single Tasking 📅 Time Blocking 🧱 Habit Design 🔑 80/20 Thinking 🧠 Willpower Management

Make Today Count

by John C. Maxwell • 2008

Your daily decisions, not big breakthroughs, build your future. The few areas to focus on.

4.16

2k+

🏢 Leadership Development 📅 Daily Disciplines ✨ Life Planning ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness 🧭 Values-Based Leadership

Make Today Count

Your daily decisions, not big breakthroughs, build your future. The few areas to focus on.

by John C. Maxwell 2008

4.16

2k+ ratings

🏢 Leadership Development 📅 Daily Disciplines ✨ Life Planning ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness 🧭 Values-Based Leadership

Today Matters

by John C. Maxwell • 2004

Your daily agenda is the success lever you control. Twelve decisions to manage, every day.

4.20

7k+

🧱 Daily Discipline 📋 Leadership Principles 🔁 Habit Formation ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness 🙏 Faith And Work

Today Matters

Your daily agenda is the success lever you control. Twelve decisions to manage, every day.

by John C. Maxwell 2004

4.20

7k+ ratings

🧱 Daily Discipline 📋 Leadership Principles 🔁 Habit Formation ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness 🙏 Faith And Work

The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster

by Darren Hardy • 2015

Sales, hiring, focus, fear: master these four controls and the roller coaster becomes a thrill ride.

4.32

3k+

🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📋 Startup Playbooks 😨 Fear Management 💰 Sales Psychology 👥 Hiring And Culture

The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster

Sales, hiring, focus, fear: master these four controls and the roller coaster becomes a thrill ride.

by Darren Hardy 2015

4.32

3k+ ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📋 Startup Playbooks 😨 Fear Management 💰 Sales Psychology 👥 Hiring And Culture

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

by Tina Seelig • 2009

The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.

3.80

11k+

🗺️ Career Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🏋️ Failure And Resilience 🤝 Negotiation Skills

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.

by Tina Seelig 2009

3.80

11k+ ratings

🗺️ Career Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🏋️ Failure And Resilience 🤝 Negotiation Skills

The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k

by Sarah Knight • 2015

Most of what you stress about is optional. Here's how to stop, without becoming a jerk.

3.40

41k+

🙅 Stop People Pleasing 😂 Humorous Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧹 Mental Decluttering 🤘 Anti-Self-Help

The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k

Most of what you stress about is optional. Here's how to stop, without becoming a jerk.

by Sarah Knight 2015

3.40

41k+ ratings

🙅 Stop People Pleasing 😂 Humorous Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧹 Mental Decluttering 🤘 Anti-Self-Help

Living The 80/20 Way

by Richard Koch • 2004

Eighty percent of what you do gives you nothing. Find the twenty percent that gives you everything.

3.72

1k+

🧭 Lifestyle Design 💪 Strengths Focus 🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 💰 Financial Independence 🤝 Relationship Quality

Living The 80/20 Way

Eighty percent of what you do gives you nothing. Find the twenty percent that gives you everything.

by Richard Koch 2004

3.72

1k+ ratings

🧭 Lifestyle Design 💪 Strengths Focus 🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 💰 Financial Independence 🤝 Relationship Quality

Paid to Think

by David Goldsmith • 2012

The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.

3.76

159

🏢 Executive Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 💡 Structured Innovation 🔗 Systems Thinking 💻 Technology Adoption

Paid to Think

The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.

by David Goldsmith 2012

3.76

159 ratings

🏢 Executive Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 💡 Structured Innovation 🔗 Systems Thinking 💻 Technology Adoption

Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life

by Larry Winget • 2004

Positive thinking didn't work. This is the book that hands you a mirror and a shovel.

3.88

1k+

🥊 Confrontational Self-Help 🪞 Radical Accountability 🏋️ Effort Over Attitude 🤝 Service Mindset 💰 Financial Discipline

Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life

Positive thinking didn't work. This is the book that hands you a mirror and a shovel.

by Larry Winget 2004

3.88

1k+ ratings

🥊 Confrontational Self-Help 🪞 Radical Accountability 🏋️ Effort Over Attitude 🤝 Service Mindset 💰 Financial Discipline

The Accidental Creative

by Todd Henry • 2011

Inspiration is optional: the systems that make creative work reliable, not random.

4.06

6k+

🎨 Creative Professionals 🏗️ Structured Creativity ⚡ Energy Management 🗓️ Creative Routines 💡 Idea Generation

The Accidental Creative

Inspiration is optional: the systems that make creative work reliable, not random.

by Todd Henry 2011

4.06

6k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Professionals 🏗️ Structured Creativity ⚡ Energy Management 🗓️ Creative Routines 💡 Idea Generation

Extreme Productivity

by Robert C. Pozen • 2012

Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.

3.56

2k+

💼 Corporate Productivity 📅 Time Management 📋 Meeting Management 🤲 Delegation 🗣️ Communication Skills

Extreme Productivity

Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.

by Robert C. Pozen 2012

3.56

2k+ ratings

💼 Corporate Productivity 📅 Time Management 📋 Meeting Management 🤲 Delegation 🗣️ Communication Skills

Remember Who You Are

by Paula Brown Stafford • 2018

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

4.58

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 🛡️ Resilience Building

Remember Who You Are

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

by Paula Brown Stafford 2018

4.58

48 ratings

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 🛡️ Resilience Building

The New Executive Assistant

by Jonathan McIlroy • 2018

Move beyond calendar management: how to become the person your executive can't operate without.

3.86

🏢 Executive Support 📈 Career Advancement ⬆️ Managing Up 🤝 Trust Building 🔗 Stakeholder Management

The New Executive Assistant

Move beyond calendar management: how to become the person your executive can't operate without.

by Jonathan McIlroy 2018

3.86

37 ratings

🏢 Executive Support 📈 Career Advancement ⬆️ Managing Up 🤝 Trust Building 🔗 Stakeholder Management

Do More Better

by Tim Challies • 2015

Your to-do list is an act of worship. A system for turning chaos into focused service.

4.11

4k+

✝️ Faith And Work 🙏 Christian Productivity ⏳ Time Management 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🔋 Energy Management

Do More Better

Your to-do list is an act of worship. A system for turning chaos into focused service.

by Tim Challies 2015

4.11

4k+ ratings

✝️ Faith And Work 🙏 Christian Productivity ⏳ Time Management 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🔋 Energy Management

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