Getting Stuff Done: Personal Development Boot Camp is designed for trainers to help people to become more organized, efficient, and effective at time and task management.
In this two-day training course, participants will learn:
- How to create a personal vision statement and goals
- The building blocks of a strong organizational system
- How to overcome procrastination and develop effective habits
- What personal efficiency means, and the skills and attitudes that make it possible
- Systems for being more organized
How to Use This Guide
Session One: Course Overview
Session Two: Understanding Personal Efficiency
Session Three: Developing the Right Attitude
Useful Skill Sets
Useful Attitudes
Session Four: Laying the Foundation
Creating a Personal Vision Statement
Bringing It All Together
Making Connections
Identifying Dreams and Setting Goals
My Dreams and Goals
Session Five: The Building Blocks of a Good Organizational System
Pareto’s Principle
Characteristics of a Good Organizational System
Session Six: Creating the Right Environment
Garbage Out!
Laying Out Your Workspace
Re-Designing Your Workspace
Setting up a Daily System
Setting up a Filing System
Putting it in Action
Session Seven: Setting Up Your Virtual Environment
Organizing Electronic Files
Making Your E-Mail Program Work for You
Exploring Applications
Session Eight: Setting Up Your Information Management Center
Key Components of a System
Case Studies
Making Connections
Lessons Learned
Session Nine: Managing Information in Six Easy Steps
GOPHER It!
Processing E-Mail Messages
Digging Donald out of the Hole
Session Ten: Prioritizing Your Tasks
The Urgent-Important Matrix
Putting Tasks in Their Place
Session Eleven: Saying No
Session Twelve: Creating Routines
Session Thirteen: Stopping Procrastination Now (Not Later!)
Tackling Procrastination
A Challenge to Change
Session Fourteen: Applying Our Lessons at Home
Recommended Reading List
Post-Course Assessment
Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys
Personal Action Plan