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Do Less, Get More

How to Work Smart and Live Life Your Way

by Shaa Wasmund
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When you stop trying to do so much, you get so much more done.
Do you put yourself under too much pressure to succeed, which only makes it harder to achieve? Are you constantly playing catch-up and struggling to find time for the things, and people, you love?
It doesn’t have to be this way. Anything is possible when you stop trying to do everything at the same time. 
Often it’s fear that keeps us stuck in our patterns. If we’re super busy then no one can say we’re not working hard. But there’s another way to live a life that’s both more enjoyable and more productive, if only we can break those routines.
In Do Less, Get More, entrepreneur and bestselling author Shaa Wasmund reveals that when we embrace a “less is more” attitude, we can appreciate all the good things we already have and find the courage to prune the nonessentials. And then we can find the space in which to pursue exciting new opportunities.
Wasmund teaches us how to become experts in the things we’re truly passionate about, rather
than mediocre jacks-of-all-trades. Her tools include exercises like:
* Escaping the “when, then” trap. Stop putting something off because you’re waiting to be ready (“I’ll start my own business when my kids are out of the house” or “I’ll lose weight when this project is over”). Take one practical step toward what you want right now.
* Nurturing your support network: Who are the people who truly support you? Prioritize those who are genuinely on your side and practice asking for help. Focus on quality over quantity in developing your network.
* Scheduling for value: What gets put in our calendar gets done. And you shouldn’t only plan for work projects: scheduling time for the people and activities you love and that give you purpose and energy is just as important. 
This life-changing book gives you the tools to ditch your to-do list and follow your dreams. It will be your essential guide to doing what you love—and letting go of the rest.

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  • Release date

    June 9, 2015

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      • ISBN: 9780698195578
      • File size: 3050 KB

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      • ISBN: 9780698195578
      • File size: 3050 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      July 1, 2015

      Wasmund (Stop Talking Start Doing), among the UK's most prominent female entrepreneurs, urges readers to spend less time performing the tasks they believe they ought to and more time doing what they love. She discards multitasking and asserts that people can hone the nonessentials and focus on priorities by first inspecting their own needs and life callings. A multitude of questionnaires and exercises to help in the self-examination process are provided. Helpful charts include guidelines on "when to say yes," "when to say no," how to develop a dream, and escaping the "when...then" trap. VERDICT Amusing and pertinent quotes make this book a source of motivation and practical support.

      Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      Starred review from July 1, 2015
      Keep things simple is the mantra of this British public speaker and small-business advocate as she admonishes people in the workplace and in their private lives to pare down their existences to the essentials. The essential to her is doing what we love and being with the people who matter. Her philosophy arises from her work with business start-up entrepreneurs, who, she insists identify the one thing they can do that day that will make the biggest difference. Her inspiring book, then, is a course in prioritizing your life's efforts and endeavors, which, as she demonstrates, can take you on a journey to personal happiness. The key to her program is focusing on learning what it is you truly want out of lifeand that certainly does not mean taking on more. It means getting in touch with the things that make you smile and your heart sing, the pursuits, the people, and the work that give you lasting happiness. Wasmund ultimately brings her reader to a place where they believe, along with her, that the things that will create your best life are perfectly attainable if you are willing to stop doing what's not important and start prioritizing what is. Sage and sane advice.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)

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