How to Get Unstuck introduces readers to the ten core principles at the heart of becoming an effective person whose life genuinely flourishes and impacts others positively.
Bad news first: we all get stuck. It's a fact of life. But the good news is that it is possible to get unstuck and overcome the obstacles to doing great work and getting the right things done. The question becomes: How do you get "unstuck" in your productivity in both work and life—and how to do it in a spiritually healthy way?
Matt Perman—author of What's Best Next and director of career development at The King's College, NYC—has spent his career helping people learn how to do work in a gospel-centered and effective way, combining theological substance with practical self-management. In How to Get Unstuck, he will walk you step-by-step through the core principles that free you to be more effective in everything you do by helping you:
Drawing on the wisdom of the Bible and on the best of today's research, How to Get Unstuck shows believers and non-believers alike how to live productive, integrated lives and develops a poignant portrayal of true effectiveness.
*Included is a detailed plan for getting started using the principles and applying them to real life situations.
Introduction: Different Kinds of Stuck
The Eight Core Principles
Chapter 1: Understanding Urgency and Importance---for Real
Chapter 2: Mission: Know Why You’re Here
Chapter 3: Self-Concept: See Yourself as a Professional
Chapter 4: Execution: Start with Your Time, not With Your Tasks (That is, Realize you Can’t Give Equal Focus to Everything)
Chapter 5: Goals: Start with your Vision, not With Your Constraints
Chapter 6: Choosing Activities: Work in Your Strengths Most of the Time
Chapter 7: Getting in the Zone (the Ultimate Way to be Unstuck): Work Fully When You’re Working, Rest Fully When You’re Resting
Chapter 8: Avoiding the Ultimate Dead End