About the Book

You’re not doing Great Work.

This may come as a surprise to you. After all, your boss thinks you do great work. He says so. You think you do pretty great work – and your stress level and scrambling to get it all done definitely indicates as much.

You’re not doing Great Work.

What you’re doing is a lot of work. You’re answering emails and making phone calls and cutting deals and attending meetings. You’re managing other people and stressing out about whether that project is going to get done on time and reminding yourself every three minutes not to forget to pick up your dry cleaning.

That’s not Great Work.

You know what Great Work is.

• It’s the stuff you dreamed about when you first started this career.
• It’s work you’re proud about, excited about, that means something to you
• It’s making a difference.
• It’s doing the stuff that matters.

You know the feeling. You’ve probably had a few of these moments in your life. You’ve had times when you felt alive, passionate and powerful because you knew that you had just done something really great.

That’s Great Work. And somewhere along the way, you got too busy for it.

Get back on track. Get that feeling again. All the time. Every day. Starting right now.

We’re betting you like your line of work – it’s why you’re still in it. And we’re not here to convince you to change your job. But deep down, you probably wish that you spent more of your day working on the projects that really matter.

It’s Time to Shift the Balance

You have a choice.

You can either wait for things to change and just hope that more Great Work shows us.

Or you can take responsibility for your working day, your career and your life.

Spend the time to find your great work and

• Get focused on what really matters.
• Do more work you care about and that makes a difference.
• Remember what you wanted to get from this job in the first place.

When did your life get to be about the stuff that doesn’t matter? When did you start to be so stressed about tasks that aren’t that important? When did your Great Work take a backseat while you answered email?

Practical & Fast

The last thing you need is one more thing on your to-do list, taking time out of your day. That’s why Do More Great Work is a handy book with fifteen fast and practical exercises to help you find, start and sustain your Great Work. You don’t need a coach or a support team or a two-day retreat to tackle what’s in this book. You need and pen and some paper and ten minutes.

Do More Great Work doesn’t take forever. It doesn’t suck up more of your life. It gives you back your life. So you can do Great Work. And make a difference.

Steve Jobs has the final word

Steve Jobs is one of the most admired business leaders in the world. At Apple he has created an organization that’s always ahead of the pack, always got the “wow!” factor, always been committed to Great Work.

At a commencement speech in 2005, Steve Jobs said this:

Listen to Mr Jobs.

Don’t settle.

Do More Great Work.

With warm wishes,

Michael