How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

Listen to this short motivational audio book by British author Arnold Bennett. Written in 1910 this manual for managing your time contains ways to not only increase your productivity but also improve the quality of your daily life. Bennett addresses white-collar workers who begrudgingly work the standard 40 hours per week and see little time for anything else. He points to ways people can take advantage of the extra time they have away from work to improve the quality of their lives. He suggests waking up earlier, reading or reflecting on the train to work (or in today's case listening to audio books during your commute!), and taking advantage of the evenings and weekend time to improve yourself through reflection, the arts, and literature. It is a great examination on how we use our time and it's only 1 Hr. 30 Min. long. It is well narrated by Mark F. Smith at LibriVox.org.

How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day

First Things First is a revolutionary guide to managing your time by learning how to balance your life. Traditional time management suggests that working harder, smarter, and faster will help you gain control over your life, and that increased control will bring peace and fulfillment. But in the first real breakthrough in time management in years, the authors of First Things First apply the insights of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to our daily problems of struggling with the ever-increasing demands of work and home life.

Rather than focusing on time and things, First Things First emphasizes relationships and results. And instead of efficiency, this new approach emphasizes effectiveness. It tells us why we feel a gap between how we spend our time and what's deeply important to us; how focusing on efficiency and control increases the gap instead of closing it; how to determine if what you're doing is really important, or only urgent; how to overcome the tremendous gravity of habit; how to put people ahead of schedules; and how to lead your life, not just manage your time.

Offering a principle-centered approach and the wisdom and insight that made The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People a #1 best-seller, First Things First empowers listeners to define what is truly important; to accomplish worthwhile goals; and to lead rich, rewarding, and balanced lives.

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Biography
Stephen R. Covey is world renowned as the author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", a book that has become not only an international best seller but was recently voted by Forbes as one of the top 10 most influential management books ever. Earning his MBA from Harvard, and a doctorate from Brigham University, Covey began his career as an assistant to a business president and a professor of business management and organizational behavior. He currently is on the board of directors for the Points Of Light Foundation, which is based in Washington D.C. and engages in mobilizing millions of volunteers from all walks of life to help solve the social problems in various communities. Covey is also the founder of the Covey Leaderships Center, which helps organizations in the implementation of "principle-centered" leadership. He is the father of 9 and the grandfather of 43 and has been with his wife for almost 50 years.

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To get started with Steven Covey's audio programs, we suggest "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", which Covey narrates himself and which has been a top seller for over a decade. This audio book ignores the trends of pop psychology and instead adheres to proven principles such as fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity. Even today, the 7 habits discussed in this book are very relevant in the business world and in life.

Next you might want to try another Covey classic "First Things First". This is a guide to managing your time by first learning how to balance your life. Traditional time management suggests that working harder, smarter, and faster will help you gain control over your life, and that increased control will bring peace and fulfillment. Covey gives instructions on how to make this possible in your own life and how balance is essential in attaining personal peace and wellness.

Finally for the family, there's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families". Here Covey shows you how to apply the 7 Habits to the unique circumstances of your family. You'll learn to establish a proven and successful principle-centered framework to build strong family relationships and develop a common language so family members better understand each other. Whether you are in business and want to better understand how to manage your time and work habits, or are wishing to balance your family life, Stephen R. Covey has advice that can help you on your way. LearnOutLoud.com has everything available from Covey on audio and is glad to help you find the tools you need!

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We've recently added 1000 new free audio books from LibriVox. LibriVox is a great site which brings together volunteers to read books in the public domain that they then offer as free audio book downloads on MP3.

The last time we added titles from LibriVox was over two years ago and since then they have grown enormously with over 2500 titles now available. We sifted through all their audio books and picked out the best titles based on literary merit, quality of narration, and how interesting they sounded. The narrators and recording quality have definitely improved and for many of the major classics they have multiple versions now so we've chosen what sounds like the best edition. We've also added the podcast feeds of the all audio books so you can listen to and download them all through our site. To download zips, subscribe through iTunes, get the eBooks, see chapter headings, and more click on the links over to LibriVox.

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1000 New Free Audio Books from LibriVox

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