Mark Fritz is the founder of Procedor, a company focused on two main areas - personal effectiveness (leading yourself) and leadership effectiveness (leading others) - and provides consulting, training and coaching/mentoring services to companies throughout the world. He is an associate of Ashbridge College and a visiting professor at the HEC in France, at the Insitutio de Empressa in Spain and IFL - Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. He is also author of Time to Get Started (Proecdor Publications).

Introduction

Part I The Truth About Success and Focus

TRUTH 1 - It's not about getting things done, it's about success

TRUTH 2 - The why needs to be greater than the how

TRUTH 3 - You need to believe it in order to achieve it

TRUTH 4 - It's focus management, not time management

TRUTH 5 - If everything is important, then nothing is important

TRUTH 6 - Your clarity of focus drives the action you want

Part II The Truth About Goals and Outcomes

TRUTH 7 - Goals make your life self-directed

TRUTH 8 - Life is about the journey and the destination

TRUTH 9 - You accomplish more with an outcome focus

Part III The Truth About Beliefs and Character

TRUTH 10 - Nothing is stopping you but you

TRUTH 11 - Your past does not have to equal your future

TRUTH 12 - The size of your beliefs determines the size of your achievements

TRUTH 13 - Your attitude is really your window to the world

Part IV The Truth About Thinking and Planning

TRUTH 14 - All actions begin in your thoughts first

TRUTH 15 - Positive thinking pushes out negative thinking

TRUTH 16 - What you learn only has power when put into action

TRUTH 17 - Be proactive, not reactive, by thinking ahead

TRUTH 18 - Planning drives faster decisions and action

Part V The Truth About Discipline and Habits

TRUTH 19 - You can't wait for the inspiration to take action

TRUTH 20 - What you do today creates your future

TRUTH 21 - Discipline is doing what's necessary, when it is necessary

TRUTH 22 - You create your habits and your habits create you

TRUTH 23 - That little bit extra makes a huge difference

TRUTH 24 - People really don't fail, they just stop taking action

TRUTH 25 - It is easier to create a new habit than break an old one

Part VI The Truth About Relationships and Communication

TRUTH 26 - You achieve better rapport by adapting your approach to others

TRUTH 27 - Remove the emotions first and then discuss the facts

TRUTH 28 - You are in sales, as you are always selling your ideas to others

TRUTH 29 - Questions have more power than answers

TRUTH 30 - Stories and examples make the emotional link faster

TRUTH 31 - Match communication styles for a quicker response

TRUTH 32 - Listening enables better communication than talking

Part VII The Truth About Teamwork and Follow-up

TRUTH 33 - No one creates success by themselves

TRUTH 34 - You attract help from others by keeping your commitments

TRUTH 35 - Trust is the fuel for productive teamwork

TRUTH 36 - You get the behaviours that you reinforce

Part VIII The Truth About Potential and Excellence

TRUTH 37 - You can't see the picture when you are in the frame

TRUTH 38 - Growth comes when you are comfortable being uncomfortable

TRUTH 39 - Comparing yourself to others limits your growth

TRUTH 40 - Surround yourself with the right people to fuel your growth

TRUTH 41 - Pride in what you do creates excellence in what you do

Part IX The Truth About Doing the Uncommon

TRUTH 42 - It is all about making common sense common practice

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