The Secret to Peak Productivity - by Tamara Myles (Paperback)

About the Book

The secret is . . . there is no one secret. Learn how to tailor your own personal plan to increasing productivity.

Book Synopsis

Certified Professional Organizer (CPO(R)) and productivity expert Tamara Myles has developed a simple model--the Productivity Pyramid--that provides an actionable framework for anyone to achieve better results.

Increasing productivity is a nonnegotiable for any business that wants to survive, let alone thrive, in today's climate. The problem is, there is no simple, single, plug-and-play solution that will work for anyone. The industries are too varied, technology is updating too rapidly, and customers are too inconsistent.

Based on a sequence of steps leading to peak performance, the author's easily adaptable system consists of five levels:

• Physical Organization: from decluttering to filing-fool-proof strategies for handling incoming papers and ensuring information remains accessible
• Electronic Organization: from dealing with email to electronic file management options such as cloud computing
• Time Management: mastering the three P's-Plan, Prioritize, and Perform
• Activity-Goal Alignment: breaking objectives into specific, relevant, and measurable daily tasks
• Possibility: identifying new life and business goals that will help you reach your greatest potential

After a quick assessment to determine your strengths and weaknesses and to pinpoint where to focus most for immediate results, the framework will then provide a range of potential strategies, allowing you to discover your own individualized Secret to Peak Productivity!

From the Back Cover

"[A] very worthwhile read. Myles encourages and educates with well thought out options. The Peak Productivity Pyramid is a tool I'll use to fast-track my clients to what I know will be great results."

-- Standolyn Robertson, CPO(R); Past President of the National Association of Professional Organizers

"This book had me and my productivity problems pegged in the very first chapter assessment! I've been blessed with a fast-growing business, but that success comes with continual challenges to priorities, focus, time management, and organization. What I learned and implemented within hours of reading this book has moved the needle on daily 'output' for me and my staff!"

-- Margaret M. Lynch, speaker, coach, author of Tapping Into Wealth

Has your e-mail in-box overwhelmed you? Are you losing the battle against clutter? Are important items on your To-Do list not getting done? Do you ever envision achieving your business and life goals "as soon as you get control of your life"?

You're not alone. But it doesn't have to be this way . . .

In The Secret to Peak Productivity, productivity expert Tamara Myles gives you invaluable tools and strategies that will enable you to take control of your life and achieve your goals. You'll learn how to break down all of your objectives into specific, relevant, and measurable daily tasks; master the three P's of time management; establish an electronic organization system that works for you; and much more.

Using a simple model--the Peak Productivity Pyramid--this book will enable you to assess your own productivity strengths and weaknesses based on your business and your own personal style. You'll then discover how to tailor your own personal plan, enhancing your productivity around five levels: Physical Organization, Electronic Organization, Time Management, Activity-Goal Alignment, and finally, Possibility, in which you will identify new life and business goals that will help you reach your greatest potential.

In our hyperconnected, do-more-with-less world, increasing your productivity will be a big advantage! This book--packed with powerful tools and proven techniques--will give you the edge you need to more easily accomplish what's most important to you.

TAMARA MYLES is a Certified Professional Organizer (CPO(R)) and productivity consultant for individuals and corporate clients.

Review Quotes

"Secret to Peak Productivity presents a set of tools for eliminating physical, electronic, and mental clutter...beauty of Myles' book is that it can help anyone." --RetailerNOW

"As you reach each productivity level, you'll find a range of potential strategies--allowing you to choose ones that are right for you for truly remarkable results." --New Equipment Digest

"This practical and empowering book will be immeasurably helpful to readers who need a manageable way to gain control of their time." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author

TAMARA MYLES is a Certified Professional Organizer (CPO(R)) and productivity consultant for individuals and corporate clients.