Table of Contents
Introduction
Attaining Workday Mastery 1
The Three Layers of Success 5
How To Use this Book 8
Part I Controlling Your Workday Now
Chapter 1 Control Your Work Before Work Controls You 11
Chapter 2 A Quick Start for Gaining Control 17
Chapter 3 Why Are We Out of Control? 23
Chapter 4 What is Your Workday Now? 33
Chapter 5 The Power of Urgency Zones 45
Chapter 6 Mastering Your Urgency Zones 57
Chapter 7 Task Management at the Next Level 83
Chapter 8 E-mail Mastery 103
Summarizing the Control-Layer Solution 117
Part II Creating Your Workday Now
Chapter 9 Rising Above Control 123
Chapter 10 Step 1, Vision-The Missing Component from Workplace Goals 131
Chapter 11 Step 2, Merging Vision Goals and Target Goals to Create "Now Goals" 143
Chapter 12 Step 3, Activating Now Goals-The Key to Goal Success 159
Chapter 13 Step 4, Taking First Action on Your Now Goals 187
Chapter 14 Stretch Your Now Goals 195
Conclusion to the Create-Layer Solution 213
Part III Connecting Your Workday Now
Chapter 15 The Overlapping Circles of Life and Work 219
Chapter 16 Connecting to a Larger Vision or Purpose 227
Chapter 17 Connecting with Yourself 253
Chapter 18 Connecting to Your Life's Work 277
Chapter 19 Connecting to Your Personal Mission 297
Conclusion to Part III: Thinking Big 305
The Workday Mastery Toolkit 309
Recommended Resources 321
Acknowledgments 332
Index 333
Free Workday Mastery Tools 343