Elizabeth H. Cottrell

Clear, Practical, Implementable…Great Value!

I confess to being drawn to books that either promise me I can learn to be a better manager of my time or can learn to organize myself better for maximum leverage of my time. Rarely do I find concepts that are absolutely new, and this book is no exception, but with Kathryn McKinnon's work, I found that the author's unique perspective, unusual choice of techniques, and personal experience spoke powerfully to me at this time in my life. Her own life as a well-educated professional, a wife, a mother, and executive coach means that she knows what it's like to live a full, busy life, and she was able to bring helpful case studies from her experiences with clients to illustrate her advice. This all added significantly to the credibility of her advice for fellow professional women.

The "usual suspects" (e.g., track your time so you're aware how you're spending it; list your goals and priorities and make sure your activities are in alignment, etc.) are included in the ten strategies, but McKinnon's approach to time management includes a refreshing willingness to incorporate tangential fields to make her solutions holistic rather than segmented. She pulls in both physical and spiritual elements, including the disciplines of focus and mindfulness. She emphasizes the importance of our mindset and the choices we make for expending emotional energy. She reminds us how critical it is to let go of those things we cannot control and channel our energy and talent and attention on those things we can control.

In the physical health realm, she has some excellent advice about the importance of sleep and offers a simple practice before going to bed that will not only help you sleep better but enable your subconscious to work for you while you rest.

She further addresses the importance of physical health by citing current scientific research suggesting that eating patterns (both when and what we eat) are correlated with brain function. Eating late, for instance, may contribute to both mental and physical sluggishness and poor sleep.

An interesting twist to traditional time-management advice was McKinnon's assertion that controlling stress can go a long way towards helping us be happier and more effective in managing our time. She even includes some meditation instruction. I found this especially helpful since I know that stress can make me spin my wheels and be unproductive instead of spurring me on. Her specific tips on ways to avoid various kinds of distraction were, for me, particularly valuable.

This short book is jam packed with ideas for making better use of your time, and I'm sure different strategies will resonate more with one reader than another. The author is articulate in helping you understand why her suggestions are important and then she gives clear, implementable steps for putting each of the ten strategies to work. Reading this book was an excellent investment of my time! If you don't own a Kindle, don't forget that you can download a free Kindle app to your computer and read it there.

Lou Dalo, PowerUp Coaching

Great tips for creating more time and getting more productive

As an entrepreneur and small business owner (and a business coach), I'm ALWAYS on the lookout for ideas on getting more done in less time - and with less stress. This book delivers on its promises.

I am a big fan of the step-by-step approach for figuring out how to get everything important done by the end of the day and still have free time for myself. The case studies help to see how the concepts are put into action, and the exercises really appeal to my "experiential" learning style. All in all a great read. If you're feeling overwhelmed, or can't imagine how you're going to get it all done, and want to get you work (and life!) back in control, give this book a read and put the ideas into action - I think you'll like the results.

Paris Muse

Maximize Sleeping Time and Do Better in Business.

When we sleep, we give our bodies time to rest, refuel, and re-energize. Unfortunately, we often short change ourselves of needed and deserved sleeping time, thinking that cutting this time short is the only way to accomplish more during the 24 hours that we have to use each day. If we could use sleep to help us save time during the workday, would we then allow ourselves the luxury of getting a full night's sleep?

Time management expert Kathryn McKinnon has given us the tools to make sleep work for us in business in her best-selling book entitled Triple Your Time Today: 10 Proven Time Management Strategies to Help you Create and Save More Time! This easy-to-read volume is chock-full of wisdom, beginning with McKinnon's personal story of how she almost lost her life (literally) as a result of her misguided efforts to be productive by modeling the behavior patterns of men.

The most fascinating idea presented in this book is the possibility that we can use the time that we spend sleeping to save time during our waking hours. In her book, McKinnon tells us that we average roughly 20,000 thoughts each day and that ~80% of these thoughts are negative. She indicates that it is negative thinking that gets in the way of accomplishing what we want to do because these thoughts create doubt and fear, which in turn, create hesitation and inaction. This means it takes us longer to accomplish our goals-in short, it takes more time.

However, if we learn to let the mind work for us while we sleep, it will find a way to deliver a solution to our problems. I have already begun utilizing McKinnon's sleep technique and am getting good results. I recommend Triple Your Time Today for this strategy alone!

Karen Gruskin

Reclaiming Your Time Guilt Free!

As a doctor and career woman trying to balance work and family, I found Kathryn McKinnon's book a breath of fresh air. No gimmicks. No empty promises. Just idea after idea on how to find that balance and make more time for yourself. I especially appreciated chapter 7 on how to "Leverage your Time." I may have realized I hated cleaning my home and hired a house cleaner, but after reading this chapter, I can now reclaim all the time I have spent feeling guilty about not doing it myself. Off-loading work I do not enjoy, that I am not good at, and that can help others at the same time is brilliant!! The book is an easy read filled with great ideas that can help change the way you think about your time and can help you make more time for the things that really matter.

Alison Becker, Creative Marketing Director

All with good time.

A book for all! Reading the case studies I identified with many whether in the misuse of time or in trying to organize my time more efficiently. As a mother of 2 and wife, businesswoman and volunteer, time is of the essence. Daily, I make lists, write notes and remind myself of my to-do's. My family's techniques of time management differ greatly from mine and I am reminded on how different people at different ages utilize their time. Kathryn McKinnon's knowledge, guidance and insight provides all a clear outline on how time can be utilized to make life easier. I am now practicing more ideas from her techniques and sharing with my family.

Green Pastures

Personally, I love it. Thanks!

Meg

Bookshelf Worthy!

When this book was handed to me, I said: "Sure, I'll read it! I'm always open to self improvement suggestions... but I don't have any problems with managing my time." I said these words after my 13th hour at the office that day, my personal life laying in wait, and my husband and kids wondering when I would be home to eat dinner with the family for once. I have since read the book and have reconsidered my position on the need to improve my time management skills. I have taken some valuable tips from Kathryn's book and have passed it along to co-workers with whom I commiserate about "finding the time in the day to get it all done... " Great book, great author, great insight. Nicely done. The proof is in the pudding: I found the time to write this review! Thank you Kathryn!

Mariner

Practical advice we can implement.

I read Triple Your Time Today! on the beach while I was on vacation. This book put me in the right mindset to get back to work and make some changes in the way I was managing my time. Great Read!

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Lisa

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in improving their productivity.

Kathryn McKinnon gives us clear, concise tips and strategies to use our time effectively and get the most out of our day. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in improving their productivity, mindset, and attitude!

Venugopal Prabhakar

Proven and pragmatic tips.

Kathryn is a time management Guru. Period. A really good guide on time management with several proven and pragmatic tips. True value for money. If you are looking at better managing your time or creating extra time for yourself and your family/loved ones or finding better work-life balance, then this book can show you some really good ways to achieve your intended purpose.

Daniel Hall

Save Time - Here's How

This book delivers what it promises. It is a thoughtful approach to developing the tools and strategies to stay focused, organized, and engaged in your life while accomplishing what you want to do. The author carefully lays out 10 strategies and several very interesting real life case studies for managing personal time.

The best part of this book was how it helped me change the way I think about my time, how I value my time and how I use my time. If you follow the strategies in this book, you'll be able to keep your life on track, free up time and reach your goals without becoming overwhelmed or sacrificing the things you really want to do. Get this book and take back your time and take back your life.

Barry Ferguson

Who's In Control Of Your Time?

Time - The one thing all of us seem to have too little of and most of us don't know how to take control of. I was no different until I read this book. I took each one of these chapters to heart and committed myself to making them work for me. Working two full-time jobs and writing a book all the while taking my kids to soccer and softball practice, band rehearsals for my son, running a business and helping my mother take care of her lung cancer, I was stressed out, tired and was definitely not enjoying life but that all changed when I started reading Kathryn's book. She helped me take control of the situations in my life and change my mindset. I was so hopelessly stuck on the negative that I didn't let success take hold of my life. I instantly became more aware of how I was spending my time and I was able to prioritize things so that I could get the important things done quickly and done correctly instead of being unfocused. This was probably my biggest breakthrough that I learned from this book. I had no idea I was so unfocused. Now, I can focus my energies and my habits and put together a plan to finish my work.

Her timer method is a killer and it has really helped me with my own book I am writing. I am in control of my thoughts and can let my creativity take over for the time I have allotted myself. For me, I am truly grateful for what I have learned from this book. As with anything else, what you put into it you will get out of it. Be serious and commit yourself and you will get results!

If you follow the strategies outlined in this book, I guarantee you'll be able to keep your life on track, free up enough time to enjoy life instead of letting it pass you by and reach your goals without becoming overwhelmed or sacrificing the things you love to do. I urge you to get this book and take back your time and your life as I have done...

Kathleen Gage

Increase your productivity ten-fold.

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get so much done in a day compared to all others? If you're among those who are constantly struggling to keep up with your day to day tasks Kathryn McKinnon's newest book, Triple Your Time Today, is a must have.

In a very easy to follow writing style Kathryn outlines a very simple process for increasing your productivity and effectiveness in any given 24 hour period. From mindset, systematizing and knowing your own productivity rhythms Kathryn offers one of the best resources you can find on making your time work for you rather than you being a slave to time.

RIYA

Must read.

It reminds us of all the things we have heard and helps us understand how to utilize our time the best.