Ultimate Productivity: A Customized Guide to Success Through Motivation, Communication, and Implementation

by Jim Stovall

In Ultimate Productivity,  Jim Stovall strikes at the heart of success and failure by uncovering the secret to maximum productivity.  Natural and human resources abound, but how they are harnessed to create personal success is determined by ingenuity and productivity.  This book reveals this secret by helping a person discover and release core strengths in the three critical areas for maximum   motivation, communication, and implementation.  In the final analysis, this book teaches an invaluable   a person cannot be judged in comparison to anyone or anything but only in the reflection of our individualized mirror that reveals our hidden potential.  Ultimate Productivity will help unlock that potential by enabling a person to formulate a customized plan that perfectly fits their unique productivity and leadership style.

Genres: Self Help, Productivity, Personal Development, Business

176 pages, Hardcover

First published October 7, 2008

About the author

Jim Stovall has been a national champion Olympic weightlifter, the President of the Emmy Award-winning Narrative Television Network, and a highly sought after author and platform speaker. He is the author of the best selling book, The Ultimate Gift, which is a major motion picture starring James Garner and Abigail Breslin. He is also author of The Ultimate Life and The Ultimate Journey, which have inspired another major motion picture to be released September 2013.
Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes magazine, says, “Jim Stovall is one of the most extraordinary men of our era.”    
For his work in making television accessible to our nation’s 13 million blind and visually impaired people, The President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity selected Jim Stovall as the Entrepreneur of the Year.  He was also chosen as the International Humanitarian of the Year.

Reviews

[Bonnie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book started out by telling me that the problem with most self-help books is that they are not tailored to your individual situation. The author assures me that this book will be different and will tell me how to customize a plan to reach my own goals.

Then he spends the rest of the book telling me...that I need to customize a plan to reach my own goals. Seriously, it's like he never got to the part where he tells me how to do that; he just kept saying he would. He also mentions that he has read thousands of books and won numerous awards, at least five times throughout the book. This book taught me literally NOTHING. Oh, so to reach my goals I need to be motivated? Thanks. Thanks so much.

[PG "I ain't finna read that" · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Ultimateproductivity.com quiz is no longer available. Most books that implement an online element tend to end in a 404 error.

Regardless your personal motivation and communication styles are something that can be learned though NLP study and self inquiry. The book itself is a fine motivational speech.

[Scientia · Rating 1 out of 5]

when you put "ultimate" in the title, you ought to provide at least some guides on how to be more productive. All the writer does is tell you to figure it out yourself somehow. The book is just motivational quotes and words.

[Cai · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are as many ways to become a millionaire, as there are millionaires. However one can use many skill sets to help one become successful in their field. Whether that is becoming a millionaire or becoming a professional athlete. Jim Stovall explores how making sure you are being productive rather than just active can help you become successful.

I loved reading Stovall’s Wisdom for Winners. He is brilliant at conveying a meaningful message with great examples from his own life and those he idolizes. After going blind at a young age, Stovall knows about overcoming obstacles and becoming successful. The book was informative and thought provoking. I started to question how productive I have actually been and realized that the reason I don’t get much done is because I confuse activity with productivity.

However, this book was incredibly repetitive. It felt like nearly every chapter had a plug in for his questionnaire, which is free but after the second time it was annoying and I soon found myself skimming.

My recommendation: if you are finding that you are not achieving what you need to be, it is time you read this book.

This paperback is from my personal library.

[Max Bush · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book at a great point where I really needed some discipline advice in terms of my productivity. I like Jim Stovall, but he can rant a little bit.. But he held it together in this book. There's some cool online stuff to take that helps you stay engaged. 5 stars

[Jay Morrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous. Read it, study it, take the online profiler, & put it all in the practice.

[Tracey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the tone of this book probably because it's listening to someone talk. I did take his test and learned some tidbits about myself.

[Shane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable and practical.

[Rpaustenbaugh · Rating 1 out of 5]

Skip this.....

[Natasha Ozuna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book if you are looking to improve yourself and move ahead in your endeavors.