Synopses & Reviews
When our "ordinary" neighbor, colleague, or cousin suddenly rockets to success, most of us chalk up their good fortune to pure luck, politics, or backbreaking work. But in most cases these factors have nothing to do with it.
Author Brian Tracy lets us in on the true secret of high achievers: They know how to find their focal point -- the one thing they should do, at any given moment, to get the best possible results in each area of their lives. In this powerful guide, Tracy brings together the very best ideas on personal management into a simple, easy-to-use plan. Focal Point helps readers analyze their lives in seven key areas and shows them how to develop goals and plans in each.
This book answers those nagging questions that haunt us throughout our lives:
-- "How can I get control of my time and my life?"
-- "How can I achieve maximum career success and still balance my personal life?"
-- "How can I handle it all and still be happy and fulfilled?"
Tracy provides timeless truths that have been discovered by effective people throughout the ages. He shows how to develop absolute clarity about who you are, what you want, and exactly how you can move quickly toward accomplishing those goals that bring you the highest level of personal satisfaction. Readers who follow these simple steps will accomplish more in the next couple of years than most people achieve in a lifetime!
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“…his [Tracy’s] book offers relief to frustrated business people with too many professional and personal demands on their time — which is to say, all of us.”
--Time.com
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“This is a book that must be reread whenever you think you’ve lost your focus.”
— Jim Pawlak, syndicated columnist
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“After reading this book, you can accomplish more in the next couple of years than most people achieve in a lifetime!”
— Today’s Chicago Woman
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“If you want to strengthen your life, your effectiveness, and your happiness, you’ll discover a great friend in Focal Point. And you’ll probably recommend it to your friends.”
--The Midwest Book Review
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“…author Brian Tracy packs a punch that could assist anyone…in running their work lives and personal lives more efficiently.”
--The Wire
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“Tracy provides timeless truths that have been discovered by effective people throughout the ages….Readers who follow these simple steps will accomplish more in the next couple of years than most people achieve in a lifetime!”
--Solutions Update
Synopsis
The Wall Street Journal business bestseller with over 50,000 copies sold
The true secret of high achievers is that they know how to find their "focal point" -- the one thing they should do, at any given moment, to get the best possible results in each area of their lives. In Focal Point, Tracy brings together the very best ideas on personal management into a simple, easy-to-use plan. Focal Point helps readers analyze their lives in seven key areas and shows them how to develop focused goals and plans in each.
This best-selling guide provides timeless truths that have been discovered by the most effective people throughout the ages, answering questions like: * How can I get control of my time and my life? * How can I achieve maximum career success and still balance my personal life? * How can I accelerate the achievement of all my goals? Focal Point shows readers how to develop absolute clarity about what they want, and how they can achieve supreme satisfaction, both personally and professionally.
Synopsis
The Wall Street Journal business bestseller with over 50,000 copies sold The true secret of high achievers is that they know how to find their focal point - the one thing they should do, at any given moment, to get the best possible results in each area of their lives. In Focal Point, Tracy brings together the very best ideas on personal management into a simple, easy-to-use plan. Focal Point helps readers analyze their lives in seven key areas and shows them how to develop focused goals and plans in each. This best-selling guide provides timeless truths that have been discovered by the most effective people throughout the ages, answering questions like: * How can I get control of my time and my life? * How can I achieve maximum career success and still balance my personal life? * How can I accelerate the achievement of all my goals? Focal Point shows readers how to develop absolute clarity about what they want, and how they can achieve supreme satisfaction, both personally and professionally.
Synopsis
The true secret of high achievers is that they know how to find their focal point - the one thing they should do, at any given moment, to get the best possible results in each area of their lives.
Bestselling author and motivational speaker Brian Tracy brings together the very best ideas on personal management into a simple, easy-to-use plan. Focal Point helps readers analyze their lives in seven key areas and shows them how to develop focused goals and plans in each.
This best-selling guide provides timeless truths that have been discovered by the most effective people throughout the ages, answering questions like:
In Focal Point, Tracy provides timeless truths that answers questions such as:
How can I get control of my time and my life?
How can I achieve maximum career success and still balance my personal life?
How can I accelerate the achievement of all my goals?
Focal Point shows readers how to develop absolute clarity about what they want, and how they can achieve supreme satisfaction, both personally and professionally.
Synopsis
"The true secret of high achievers is that they know how to find their ""focal point"" -- the one thing they should do, at any given moment, to get the best possible results in each area of their lives. In Focal Point, Tracy brings together the very best ideas on personal management into a simple, easy-to-use plan.
Focal Point helps readers analyze their lives in seven key areas and shows them how to develop focused goals and plans in each. Finally in paperback, this best-selling guide provides timeless truths that have been discovered by the most effective people throughout the ages, answering questions like:
* ""How can I get control of my time and my life?""
* ""How can I achieve maximum career success and still balance my personal life?""
* ""How can I accelerate the achievement of all my goals?""
Focal Point shows readers how to develop absolute clarity about what they want, and how they can achieve supreme satisfaction, both personally and professionally."
About the Author
Brian Tracy (Solana Beach, CA) is one of America’s top business speakers and a leading consultant on personal and professional development. A bestselling author, his books include Time Power (0-8144-7247-8); Focal Point (0-8144-7129-3); Victory! (0-8144-0750-1); TurboStrategy (0-8144-7193-5); Goals; Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life; and Eat That Frog.
Table of Contents
"Introduction
1. Unlock Your Full Potential
2. Double Your Productivity
3. Simplify Your Life
4. Tap Your Most Precious Resource
5. Practice Personal Strategic Planning
6. Supercharge Your Business and Career
7. Improve Your Family and Personal Life
8. Achieve Financial Independence
9. Enjoy Superb Health and Fitness
10. Become Everything You Are Capable of Becoming
11. Make a Difference in Your Community
12. Spiritual Development and Inner Peace
Seven Lessons for the Twenty-First Century
Focal Point Advanced Coaching and Mentoring
Appendix: List of Values
Recommended Reading
Index"