Crash Course In Personal Development

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The Crash Course in Personal Development is an easy way to improve your skills fast, but it is far from a dry traditional course. As the author says, ‘be prepared to learn, but also be prepared to have fun. After an exploration of the key elements that make for effective time management and stress reduction, the course itself consists of a program of 150 exercises and techniques to help you decide what you want from life - and get it! Targeted reading ensures that the practical exercises are backed up with expert knowledge. This dynamic personal development program is split into 30 units, each designed to be completed in your spare time in one week. Alternatively, if you are under great pressure to get results, a whole unit can be completed within a day. The final section provides a refresher course that pulls together key learning points, ideas for further reading, and detailed tables that will help you to select the right techniques to use in specific situations.

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s Brian Clegg is a well-known business and popular science writer and a creativity consultant. He co-developed the ‘Instant’ series for Kogan Page, aimed at helping readers develop a variety of work and life skills in a short time, including Instant Interviewing and Instant Stress Management. Table of Contents Introduction Getting the basics Work plan The course Unit 1: A taster Exercise: Where did it go? Unit 2: Fundamentals-understanding your motives Unit 3: Finding the switches-understanding your stressors Unit 4: What comes first?-prioritization Unit 5: There’s nowhere like home-work/life balance Unit 6: I can’t concentrate-handling distractions Unit 7: Chunking it up-breaking down your goals into manageable items Unit 8: Stopping-saying ‘No’ and throwing things out Unit 9: Managing meetings-don’t let them rule your life Unit 10: A pat on the back-self reward Unit 11: Look around you-dealing with the environment Unit 12: Giving it away-sharing your burdens Unit 13: Making communications work for you-rather than for them Unit 14: Filling the gaps-using your spare time Unit 15: Devils and angels-anger and laughter Unit 16: Easing off-relaxation Unit 17: Dealing with a troublemaker-de-stressing the interaction Unit 18: Getting what you want-assertive behaviour Unit 19: Make the break-getting away from it all Unit 20: Bumf bashing-dealing with bureaucracy and paperwork Unit 21: The inner you-dealing with physical issues Unit 22: Development through knowledge-using information to your advantage Unit 23: Seeing through the fog-understanding what they’re really saying Unit 24: Finding the levers-making negotiation work for you Unit 25: Selling yourself-don’t shoot yourself in the foot Unit 26: Making the choice-supporting your decisions option evaluation Exercise/Technique: Options with guts Unit 27: Going beyond the obvious-dealing with others differently Unit 28: Be prepared-planning for success Unit 29: Putting it across-communicating your message Unit 30: A sense of calm-further relaxation Appendix