Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy: Learn Tips to Stop Procrastinating and Achieve Your Goals

Are you ready to turn your wishes and dreams into goals? Tips from Eat That Frog might help you to stop procrastinating.

Eat that Frog gets its name from Mark Twain who is reported to have said that if you eat a live frog every morning that is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long. The point Twain and Tracy are making is that if you take care of your most important, difficult task first thing in the morning before you do anything else, your life will move forward more quickly.

In Eat That Frog, published by Simple Truths, LLC, Brian Tracy gives 21 tips on time management and setting priorities. Anyone can use these tips to get more of the important tasks done.  Here are the first three tips in an abbreviated manner. To get the rest, get the book.

1.  Set the Table 

Before you can know which frog to eat, you must know what you want to achieve. The clearer your goal is, the more likely it is that you will achieve it, Vagueness, confusion and fuzzy thinking will slow you down.  Write your plan on paper using these 7 steps. (1) Decide what you want, (2) write it down, (3) set a deadline on your goal and deadlines on the steps to achieve it if necessary, (4) make a list of all the steps you will need to take to achieve your goal, (5) organize this list into a plan, (6) take action on this plan immediately, (7) resolve to do something every day that moves you closer to your goal. Think about your goals and review them daily.

2.  Plan Every Day in Advance. 

Break down your most important goal into specific action steps and start the first one. Use the 6-P formula - proper prior planning prevents poor performance. Always work from a list. When something new comes up, place it on the list before you do it.  Make the list for the next day during the evening.

3. Apply the 80/20 Rule to Everything. 

The 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle,” is an economic theory that 20 percent of what we do accounts for 80 percent of the results. It is named after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto who observed that 20 percent of society had 80 percent of the money and influence. These he called the “vital few” and the 80 percent who did not have money, power, and influence were the trivial many. Later, Pareto discovered that all economic activity follows this basic principle. Thus, if you can determine the tasks that will be the most valuable, these should be done first.


Rating: $$$$$ out of five $.   This is the classic time management book that can help almost anyone become more productive.

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