Summary

From Jones Loflin and Todd Musig, the authors of Juggling Elephants, comes Getting to It--a practical guide to sorting through the many priorities in your life, showing you how to carefully and consistently evaluate what your IT (Important Thing) should be, and how to get IT done.

How busy are you? In the daily struggle to get it all done, what are you forgetting? Is your mind constantly racing with lists of all the things you could and should be doing? Does your day often feel like you're treading water in an ocean of rushes and deadlines, trying to keep from drowning while handling increasing work and life demands?

Don't give up--help is on the way. You just have to find your It. The Important Thing. Define It. Plan It. Focus on It. Get excited about It.

Identifying It isn't just the first step in the process of getting focused and heading in the right direction, it's every step. Getting to It: Accomplishing the Important, Handling the Urgent, and Removing the Unnecessary provides the necessary tools to accomplish the important, handle the urgent, and get rid of the unnecessary. Want to enjoy a more fulfilling life? Get to It.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Corporate consultants Loflin and Musig (Juggling Elephants) team up again for this insightful guide to effective prioritization. Acknowledging that today's busy world can leave us overwhelmed, the authors assert that identifying and focusing on your "IT" (Important Thing) is the fundamental step to achieving personal and professional success. While this conversational, slim volume doesn't offer groundbreaking wisdom, it does offer proven techniques for how to become more productive. The authors provide motivation and practical tips on how to overcome inertia, roadblocks, or obstacles to success; they suggest concentrating on incremental improvements. The pages are peppered with quotes from notable individuals such as renowned sports coaches Lou Holtz and Vince Lombardi, as well as former General Electric CEO Jack Welch. Those looking for academic research or revolutionary methods to help them focus will find this work lackluster, but those seeking time-tested techniques for getting things done, along with a good dose of inspiration, are sure to appreciate this valuable read. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

For readers with endless to-do lists and more tasks than time in a day, the authors of Juggling Elephants (2007) offer a practical guide to sorting out the IT (important thing) that eludes them. Failure to clearly define IT leads to misguided priorities and wasted effort. The authors cite examples from the personal to the professional, including Toyota's recent spate of recalls for safety issues because the company lost sight of its IT of high safety and quality, as cautionary tales of failure to define or focus on IT. Their prescription: clearly define IT, plan IT, focus on IT, and get excited about IT. Loflin and Musig offer the image of the flood of everyday and urgent tasks going through a funnel desperately in need of filtering. Individual and corporate filters are influenced by values, responsibilities, and available resources, which all help to identify actions that can advance important goals or information needed to build momentum toward the goal. Readers will appreciate this practical guide that counsels balance between the personal and professional in the process of accomplishing IT.--Bush, Vanessa Copyright 2010 Booklist