The Complete Idiot's Guide to Overcoming Procrastination      Editorial Reviews Book Info Provides quick and easy guidance on breaking the worst of Americas' bad habits, with foolproof steps for prioritizing your tasks, simplifying your schedule, and reclaiming your life. Presents expert advice on designing an effective, doable plan that is right for you. Softcover.   From the Author Dear Prospective Reader, I'm a recovering procrastinator. Simple as that. Back in grad school I put off studying for the comprehensive exams by spending hours cleaning my leather tennis shoes with a toothbrush. I never used to stick with a fitness regimen long enough to work up a sweat, much less get my money's worth from a gym membership. I never vacuumed until unexpected guests called to say they were in the neighborhood. You get the picture. So, how did I become a recovering procrastinator -- dare I say an ex-procrastinator? It happened when I learned that there are great rewards to be found in making advance plans, meeting deadlines, living up to commitments, and working diligently toward goals -- and sometimes very unpleasant consequences for not doing so! Plus, I like the way getting things done gives me peace of mind. Now I'm known among friends and family as the smarmy one who gets her Christmas shopping done by October, sends thank-you notes the day gifts arrive, and never misses a work-related deadline (wellalmost never). You, too, can be the person everyone loves to hate (but secretly envies). The techniques I recommend in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Overcoming Procrastination have worked not only for me but also for the many clients and seminar participants I've helped as a career counselor and organizational consultant. My aim is for you to find in this book the keys to becoming unstuck and accomplishing anything you desire. Michelle Tullier From the Back Cover You're no idiot, of course. You know your life would be easier to handle and a lot more pleasant if you just stopped putting off 'til next month what you should have done last week. But when it comes to actually facing procrastination head-on and doing something about it... well, there's always tomorrow. Don't crash on the couch and flip on the TV again! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Overcoming Procrastination is a fun, easy-to-follow guide to reorganizing your life to get things done before they become a problem! About the Author Dr. Michelle Tullier's professional expertise is helping people get things done. As a psychologist specializing in career and life planning issues, she has guided thousands of adults and teens in setting and reaching career and personal goals, making decisions, and getting organized. Michelle has been a counselor in the career centers of Barnard College at Columbia University, New York University (NYU), and UCLA, as well as in private practice, and is a contributor to the popular career website Monster.com. She is also on the faculty of NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Michelle has led seminars on procrastination, prioritizing time, and career management for Fortune 500 companies and major organizations including Ernst & Young, Viacom, Pitney-Bowes, The New York Public Library, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She is the author of five career and job hunting guidebooks: the Unofficial Guide to Acing the Interview; Networking for Everyone; Work Smart: 250 Smart Moves Your Boss Already Knows; Cover Letters; and Job Smart: What You Need to Know to Get the Job You Want. Her advice has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Newsday, Chicago Tribune, National Business Employment Weekly, Fortune, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Mademoiselle, as well as on national radio and television. And, she has written about careers for the New York Times. She also edits career guides and other advice books for AdviceZone.com. Michelle lives with her husband and toddler daughter in New York City, where her hobbies are filing (yes, filing), collecting camels (not real ones, though she wishes), making travel plans, sleeping, and watching Mary Tyler Moore reruns. She holds a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from UCLA and is a graduate of Wellesley College. Excerpted from Complete Idiots Guide to Overcoming Procrastination (Complete Idiot's Guide To...) by Michelle Tullier. Copyright © 1999. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved Foreword by Mary LoVerde, Life Balance expert, professional speaker, and author of Stop Screaming at the Microwave! How to Connect Your Disconnected Life (Simon and Schuster) If you've color-coded all your files, answered all your e-mails, and gotten your holiday purchases wrapped by September 1, you can quit reading now. If, however, your mother called recently to see if you were still alive, the neighbors think your house is the recycling center, or the length of your to-do list qualifies for the Guiness World Book of Records, you've picked up the right book. Just about everyone procrastinates. And for good reasons. Some of the things we never get around to doing are boring, difficult, overwhelming, and complicated. Any reasonable person would find "later" the best time frame to do them in. The sheer weight of the demands placed upon us can be paralyzing. If you think you have too much to do and not enough time to do it in, this is not your imagination. There really is too much to do. Some of us cope by putting off until tomorrow...what we won't have time to do then, either. Unfortunately procrastination is a problem that not only doesn't solve problems, it creates them. You are about to read the most comprehensive procrastination book on the market. It is full of nuts and bolts tips on how to stop procrastinating and take out that two-week-old trash, overcome your computer phobia, or make the career move that will change your life. Because people procrastinate for different reasons, this book provides a dual focus: It helps those of us who need to pay attention to the psychological roots of stalling, e.g., fears, perfectionism, and ambivalence, and it guides those of us whose main trouble stems from situational factors, e.g., overload, distractions, and disorganization. You will find nitty-gritty, specific, sure-fire ways to stop putting things off. The book's author clearly has her act together, and lucky for us, has devoted her career to helping others do the same. But, she also lets us know that she's no robot, and grapples with the same issues you and I face. If I could retitle this book I would call it The Secret Formula for Feeling Good. As you read, you will swear Michelle Tullier looked inside your mind, heart, and soul and discovered, not only why you put things off, but precisely what will propel you off your procrastinating duff and into the life you want to live! What I love most about his book is that the underlying message isn't about making yourself exercise, pay bills on time, or keep your closets clean. Michelle teaches us about the bigger issue of having some balance in your life. Getting more done is not helpful if you are not also doing what is important to you and to those you love. She reminds us that overcoming procrastination can help us connect with ourselves, our family and friends, our true mission in life, and our spirituality. And that is the secret formula for feeling good.   [ Complete Information & Latest Low Price - Click Here ]