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The Focus workshop presents an engaging and inspirational learning experience and will change your life in ways you never thought possible. With this audiobook, you will begin a process and journey to a new way of thinking about personal and professional focus and accomplishment. You'll learn how to identify—and focus—on the tasks and priorities that matter most so that you can deliver maximum results every day. You'll learn to turn the things you have to do into the things you want to do. Dr. Covey and master facilitator Steve Jones introduce you to the FranklinCovey workshop that has already helped 10 million people become more productive.
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"Good book. Worth reviewing on a semi regular basis. Advocate of simplicity and focusing yourself - more focused towards creative content (as the author is a writer). Generally though, he makes a case that this should apply to everyone and not just to industries normally thought of as creative. "
— Jason (4 out of 5 stars)
Focus Listener Reviews
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" Typical Leo: clear, simple, even overly and usefull. Wondering if the add-ons in the paid version are worth it. "
— Randomwalker, 2/17/2014 -
" This book has the potential to be life-changing. Much to be considered and many changes to make. And I'm excited about it! "
— Janet, 1/27/2014 -
" A nice yang to my technological yin "
— Todd, 1/25/2014 -
" Simple. Powerful. Relevant to today's clamorous world. He's given the "basic" version of the book away for free, and it's definitely worth a quick read. I read it on my phone (pdf version saved to my dropbox) while on a flight from California to Texas. "
— Kenny, 1/13/2014 -
" A minimalist view of day-to-day life that isn't pretentious or unreasonable. "
— Crystal, 1/10/2014 -
" A bit repetitive, but includes some very refreshed yet simple advice for all kinds of areas where we lack focus. Worth a read, it's not long. "
— Orin, 1/7/2014 -
" Useful advice. "
— Milica, 1/7/2014 -
" It's all about Focus, as the name says. Do not multi-task, do not get distracted by others - just focus on one thing at a time, something that gets harder and harder in today's society. "
— Antti, 12/21/2013 -
" Excellent. This book totally resonated with me. "
— Selena, 11/15/2013 -
" Clear, simple, and well written. "
— Charles, 11/9/2013 -
" focus is the key to "create" in this age of distraction "
— Muhammad, 11/6/2013 -
" Love Leo's relentless focus on simplifying. Favorite thought from the book: not "less is more" but "less is better". "
— James, 7/29/2013 -
" One of the best books to learn how to focus and concentrate and get the best out of your life.I also liked his funky sane ideas, totally hilarious ! "
— Hajar, 3/14/2013 -
" An interesting read on how to stay focus and keep distractions at bay by disconnecting from all of our digital gadgets. "
— Ken, 2/15/2013 -
" Er staan heel wat dingen in die je al weet, maar toch zet het je aan het denken over je manier van doen en werken. Ik pik hier zeker dingen uit op, zoals je e-mailprogramma niet voortdurend laten openstaan en maar een paar keer per dag te checken. "
— Saar, 2/8/2013 -
" Very helpful with lots of practical take-aways. "
— Dimi, 11/17/2012 -
" Amazing! Strikingly simple methods to improve your performance. A true wake up call for web junkies, people who let the culture of distraction to invade their life. "
— Ergun, 8/20/2012 -
" Meh. I actually have ADHD and have just started learning techniques to focus my energy better. This book was a bit basic and limited for me. I would have liked more depth and specificity in the chapters. "
— Joodie, 2/12/2012 -
" I believe this book gonna make you more productive. It talk about how to eliminate the distractions in your life, Specially that we had distraction coming from every direction. Mobiles , Twitter, Facebook,etc.. "
— Abdulrhman, 1/7/2012 -
" Meh. I actually have ADHD and have just started learning techniques to focus my energy better. This book was a bit basic and limited for me. I would have liked more depth and specificity in the chapters. "
— Joodie, 10/10/2011 -
" This book has the potential to be life-changing. Much to be considered and many changes to make. And I'm excited about it! "
— Janet, 10/3/2011 -
" Meh...probably for someone who's a non geek workaholic person, this book could be helpful. I find it ...useless. Read 3/4 and not interested on finishing it. Morale of the story, go back to the stone age & work less. "
— Ronald, 8/25/2011 -
" Amazing! Strikingly simple methods to improve your performance. A true wake up call for web junkies, people who let the culture of distraction to invade their life. "
— Ergun, 8/19/2011 -
" This was a great book. I highly recommend it. Babauta's blog "Zen Habits" is required reading as far as I am concerned. This book is a concentrated dose of Babauta's philosophy that you would otherwise get over time from reading his blog. Either way Babauta's is worth your time. "
— Kelly, 8/16/2011 -
" A bit repetitive on the theme, however some helpful tips to get you organized and focused for a project, task, etc. "
— Laura, 8/16/2011 -
" While most of what he said was common sense and practical advice on how to be productive and have a stress-free life, I greatly appreciate every chapter. We must all try to limit the stream! "
— Katherine, 7/29/2011 -
" It's all about Focus, as the name says. Do not multi-task, do not get distracted by others - just focus on one thing at a time, something that gets harder and harder in today's society. "
— Antti, 7/25/2011 -
" This book didn't offer much that was new from other books like Getting Things Done, but for a free primer it was quite good. "
— Greg, 7/9/2011 -
" focus is the key to "create" in this age of distraction "
— Muhammad, 6/20/2011 -
" (about free version) I loved it, this is probably my favorite of Leo's books and I love them all. I read it two times already and I'm sure I'll keep coming back to it. "
— Lana, 4/5/2011
About the Authors
Leo Babauta, the creator of ZenHabits.net, a widely read blog, lives in Guam with his family. He is the author of Zen to Done.
Dr. Stephen R. Covey (1932-2012) was a world-renowned authority on leadership and family relations. He held a bachelor of science from the University of Utah, an MBA from Harvard, and a PhD from Brigham Young University. Dr. Covey served as Vice Chairman of FranklinCovey Co., and was an in-demand speaker, teacher, and organizational consultant.
Steve Jones was born in West London in 1955. He formed the Sex Pistols in 1975 with Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, and John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon (adding John Simon Ritchie, aka Sid Vicious, in 1977 after Matlock’s departure) and was their guitarist until the band broke up in 1978. He is a musician, record producer, and actor. Jones lives in Los Angeles where he hosts the radio show Jonesy’s Jukebox.
About Stephen R. Covey
Fred Stella has worked as an actor and voice talent in radio, television, independent films, and audiobooks. He was awarded the Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award for Best Male Narration in 2002. He is on the adjunct faculty staff of Muskegon Community College.