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  • Finish What You Start

  • The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, & Self-Discipline
  • By: Peter Hollins
  • Narrated by: Gregory Sutton
  • Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (22 ratings)

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Finish What You Start

By: Peter Hollins
Narrated by: Gregory Sutton
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Is your life a series of unfinished tasks and intentions? That stops now. Finish What You Start is a unique deep dive into the psychology and science of accomplishment, productivity, and getting things done. It discusses why we are sometimes stuck and gives detailed, step-by-step solutions you can start using today. Every phase of finishing and following through is covered, and even productivity pros will be able to learn something new.

Following through and finishing what you started are valuable instructions you need more than you realize. It is combination of traits that enables you to create the life you want without having to compromise or wait. The alternative is a status quo that you’re stuck in.

This guide includes practical tactics to grow your willpower, stop procrastination, focus like a laser, and achieve whatever you set your mind to. Above all else, this is a guide to better understanding your brain and instincts for optimal results. 

It discusses how to:

Channel massive productivity and mental toughness

Resist distractions, de-motivation, temptations, laziness, and excuses: 

  • The surprising motivations that push us past obstacles
  • How daily rules and a manifesto can help you achieve
  • Valuable and insightful mindsets to view productivity from entirely new lights  

Seize self-control and finally accomplish your big and small goals

  • The science and tactics to beating procrastination easily
  • Focus and willpower pitfalls you are probably committing at this very moment
  • How to beat distractions, remain focused, stay on task, and get to what matters consistently   

Transform your life through productive habits and avoiding mental traps

Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over 12 years and is a best-selling author. He has worked with dozens of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His work draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.     

©2018 Peter Hollins (P)2018 Peter Hollins

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Very practical book!

I really enjoyed listening to this book. It is full of practical advice on how to meet your goals, including how to define them! I recommend everyone reads Finish What You Start to improve your business, working experience or study.

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A must read

This book has invaluable content. It provides quick ways of changing current behaviours to improve productivity and get things done. highly recommended.

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  • Ty
  • 05-05-2022

A lot of great take aways

Usually a book has one or two really good take aways. This one has many

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  • Jay
  • 04-04-2022

Incredibly Irritating

Tiring and painful to listen to. I can't bear to listen to any more of this garbage, which is ironic as it means I cannot finish what I started. Don't waste your money.

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Basically a guy reading dictionary definitions.

This book was utterly aweful. Not only was it just regurgitated content but it read like a high school students take on discipline if he was just trying to get through the class.

It consists of the author saying a key word like "self discipline". Then reading what may as well be a dictionary definition of the word.. then he may list some more connected definitions before reciting the worst attempt at a story to demonstrate the concept.

Literally Sally wanted to start a buisness but she didnt work hard. working hard is defined as hard work. hard is toughness. its helpful to be tough. being tough could have led sally to success but she wasnt tough so she didnt have success. Success is defined as a lack of toughness leading to failure. Some of the key causes of failure are -lack of toughness, not working hard.... and so on for hours straight.

Absolute trash.

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