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Next Week Will Be Better: 50 Practical Actions for Professionals Who Don’t Have Enough Time

Life feels crazy right now with anxious thoughts and worries taking up far too much brain space. Add on top of that a workday filled with meetings and evenings filled with checking and answering e-mails. That leaves little time for yourself, and your loved ones to really connect. You know it’s important – but how do you find the time?  
This book is a promise—next week WILL be better. 

In these 50 actions, you will learn how to approach each week, reserve time to get things done, and make the best use of the simple tools you use every day. It’s a quick read for busy people designed to unlock the time you need to live the life you want.

– Amber Simonsen, Author

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Continue the Learning with These Resources

5 Steps for regaining control of your inbox
From Tip 31
Ending the e-mail checking past time
From Tip 36
Post vacation re-entry – How to dive back into work, without hitting your head
From Tip 50
Join the 1-week e-mail challenge
From Tip 21
From Tip 35
Reducing Time in Meetings ChecklistDownload
Amber’s Morning RoutineDownload

Meet the Author – Amber Simonsen

Amber Simonsen, PMP, is a dynamic speaker, transformation leader, and productivity expert. With a career spanning tech, government, and aviation, she excels in helping turn executives’ big ideas into projects that produce results.

Amber has spearheaded county-wide engagement initiatives, launched multimillion-dollar revenue products, managed a Fortune 500 rebrand, and driven commercial project portfolios for two mergers. Notably, she led an award-winning product delivery team and a multi-year airport transformation initiative for Alaska Airlines.

Amber is also an author, speaker, and proud owner of A Better 40, LLC. Based near Seattle, Washington, she shares her life with her husband and two daughters, indulging her passion for travel and paddleboarding.

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