Introduction by Lany Sullivan

People often tell me that I get more done in one day than most people do in a week.

I have to admit that I still have plenty of down time, but the key is I GET STUFF DONE.

I’m a GSD Girl.

Do you want to learn how to be a GSD girl or guy? I have been in practice and implementation mode for 15+ years, so I would say that I’ve gotten to a point where I can do this quite well.

Let me tell you a story.

When I was 19 years old, I was working for a finance company and I had just been promoted from Sales Assistant (which was a glorified title for receptionist or admin assistant at the time).

It was my first-ever office job.

I was going to school 30 hours a week and working at this awesome job 30+ hours a week.

You see, I was working in an office that was only open during banking hours and I was going to school during the day. I was only supposed to work 24 hours a week, but there was always more work than time.

Can anyone relate to that?

More work to do than there is time in the day?

I was attempting to squeeze 40+ hours of work into a 24-30 hour work week, but my co-workers were all working 40 hours a week and doing just fine.

Here I was going to school full time, working full time and living like stress was an extra part-time job. It’s no wonder I have gray hair at an early age. Sheesh!

My manager and I eventually started butting heads constantly. I was unorganized and ALL over the place. I was productive in one sense and closing deals, but I was also really scatter-brained which started to affect the rest of the team.

Pro-Tip: When your issues start affecting those around you it’s time to realize that there is a problem and it’s probably you.

Remember, I was 19 and thought I knew it all.

Don’t tell me you were never a know-it-all teenager! You can’t fool me!

Anyway, my manager sat me down one day with a schedule that kept me on a leash. Every minute of my day while at work was planned to the “T”!

I hated it.

I despised it!

I wanted to buck the system. I wanted to transfer to another office.

But I knew that if I wanted to keep that job, I had to make the choice to follow her schedule and reassess how I handled the things I needed to get done.

And wouldn’t you know it? Her plan to help me be more productive worked great!

I’m not afraid to admit now, many years later, that it is possible to change your ingrained habits.

Thanks to those six intense months of training, I now know what I can accomplish and how to manage myself.

I use calendars to schedule my day-to-day activities and I put alarms and notifications on everything to make sure I stay on task.

I say all this to let you know that everything that we will share in this book has worked for me and I practice daily at the techniques that we will present.

Life is certainly not perfect, but when you can re-organize your priorities, consider new possibilities with an open mind and learn to make better choices, you can begin to manage your life quite easily.

I encourage you to dive in and be willing to learn. Apply the tips, tricks and tools that we share here and let us know how you become more focused and efficient!

If you honor yourself and hold yourself accountable throughout this book you will see major changes in your life and your business.

You are now well on your way to saving time and making more money, and we look forward to being part of your journey!