Eat a frog - a free chapter from Arrive

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Imagine that directly to the left of your keyboard there is a dead frog. Correct. A frog on your desk, and he is dead, staring back at you with his dull, lifeless little froggy eyes…

And you have been told by your manager that you need to eat this frog. Within one week. Or you will be fired…

The frog is a metaphor for the hardest bit of work on your plate right now. You know exactly which bit of work I am talking about. The moment you read that sentence it punched you in the should-have-started-that-yesterday solar plexus.

Most people think productivity is about getting more done.

It isn't. It is about removing the thing that is quietly stealing your attention all day.

I have made this chapter from my book Arrive completely free.

Eating one frog a day does more than get you moving. It sets you apart. If you can turn this into a daily habit, it will quietly and steadily pull you ahead of your peers and competitors.

This is a practical guide to identifying your frog, stopping procrastination before it starts, and building the habit of tackling the work that actually moves your career forward.

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