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Praise for The 5 Choices

No one understands time management and productivity better than the researchers and consultants of FranklinCovey. The 5 Choices provides new, exciting, and above all, practical insights that can help you cope with your overwhelming workload and realize your full potential, in and out of work.

Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D., Associate Director, Motivation Science Center, Columbia Business School, bestselling author of 9 Things Successful People Do Differently

A very timely book that fits a real need in these turbulent but opportunity-rich times.

Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor in Chief, Forbes Media

As a working mom, I have a very full life at home and at work. Staying productive is an extraordinary feat. The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity brings together some of the best principles of Dr. Stephen Covey with the best thinking of how to better use my time, my technology, and my brain in order to keep my projects, my sanity, and most importantly, my most important relationships prioritized. Extraordinary indeed!

Jill Clark, Global Vice President, Talent Management, JDAThe Supply Chain Company

The 5 Choices book is the answer to the overwhelming and debilitating stress levels that have become part of every day. With accessibility now twenty-four hours a day, these choices provide the methods to get the right things done, not to try to get everything done, and to feel like you made a meaningful contribution at the end of the day.

Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Corporation

This incredible book contains practical solutions to modern productivity challenges that are insightful, well-researched, and yet simple enough to apply each and every day. The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity includes the perfect blend of time management and prioritization tips, neuroscience research application, ways to address feeling overwhelmed with technology, and guidelines on how to manage our mental and physical energy. Utilizing the tools and recommendations provided will give you greater success at work and, even more importantly, greater health and balance in everyday life.

Brandon Wade Anderson, Ph.D., Director, Organization Development & Talent Management, Transamerica, Inc.

The 5 Choices is a great summary of what we know about the brain and managing our attention. It puts a lot of complex research in an accessible, digestible, and practical set of steps that can help people be more productive everywhere.

Dr. David Rock, Director, NeuroLeadership Institute

I live a hectic, high-energy, and sometimes overwhelming life. As an executive for a large company, a working mom, and the wife of a NCAA Division I head coach, I constantly feel like I am swimming upstreamup early, getting kids to school, business travel, conference calls, meetings, after-school activities, and community events. While recovering from a serious horseback riding accident, I read The 5 Choices and have applied its timeless principles, tips, and techniques for managing my life, not just my work or time. I have had great results, which have allowed me to spend more time with family, coach my work team, and recover my health. If you live a hectic life or you want to be more fulfilled, The 5 Choices is a must-read.

Tabetha Taylor, Senior Director, Learning & Delivery, Manheim, AutoTrader

Sometimes in life you happen upon a game changerthat thing you realize can radically alter perceptions and outcomes. As I digested the principles and tools shared in The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity, I realized I had indeed found a game changer. The 5 Choices gave me the insights and tools that would enable me to raise my personal bar, live in greater alignment, and increase the probability of achieving those goals that mattered most personally and professionally. The genius of this book is found in its real-time do-ability. If youre wired as the type of person who wants to live an extraordinarily productive life, this book is a must-read.

Jeff Hill, Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Team BeachBody

In The 5 Choices, the aha for me is that busy does not mean important. So, busy is not the badge of honor, rather accomplishment of the important is. That one paradigm shift is changing my life and the lives of those around me.

Kimo Kippen, Chief Learning Officer, Hilton Worldwide University

The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity is the perfect complement to the most influential book Ive read, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It provides simple and meaningful solutions to todays paradox: its both easier and harder to achieve extraordinary productivity in todays fast-paced, interconnected world. The 5 Choices can help you and your organization become extraordinary.

Steve Randol, Vice President, Nestl Retail Operations Center

As a woman who is managing numerous roles, trying to meet and balance the many demands at work and at home, The 5 Choices provides a practical guide to cut through everyday distractions and make high-value decisions about where you spend your time, attention, and energy in order to feel accomplished at the end of each day. A game changer, professionally and personally!

Marty Draude, Manager, Training & Delivery Services, Talent Development, Avnet, Inc.

Not only will The 5 Choices help you personally, its practical insights will help leaders everywhere create a culture where people perform at their highest level. Read this book and get the right things done!

Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager and Leading at a Higher Level

The first step to developing brain envy is that youve got to want to have a better brain. The 5 Choices will help you to fuel your fire and not burn out physically and mentally. Read this book so you will be able to focus on the important things and change your life!

Dr. Daniel G. Amen, M.D., Amen Clinics, Inc.

A clear, well-organized, and easy-to-use book revealing the 5 Choices that can help you take control of the chaos, make better decisions, and feel accomplished at the end of every day. Its a must-read for anyone who wants to live a more rewarding and fulfilling life.

Dr. Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., coauthor of Driven to Distraction

Boosting your productivity at work is within your reach no matter your industry or position. The 5 Choices is a fantastic, practical, real-world guide to getting your work life organized, starting from the inside out.

Julie Morgenstern, Productivity Expert, New York Times bestselling author of Organizing from the Inside Out

Once again, FranklinCovey has created the blueprint to achieve extraordinary productivity. As a FranklinCovey training partner, it is no surprise that The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity course is now one of AMAs top-selling training programs.

Edward T. Reilly, President & CEO, American Management Association

Life is busy and getting more complex. People are working longer hours and doing their best to tend to their professional and personal commitments to achieve some version of work-life harmony. Were all looking for ways to be as efficient and productive as possible. The 5 Choices provides realistic and useful frameworks to help focus energy and zero in on whats most important.