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5 Gears MP3 CD – MP3 Audio, December 27, 2016

by Steve Cockram Jeremie Kubicek (Author), Darren Stephens (Reader)

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Be present, connect more effectively, all while being as productive as possible. 5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There Is Never Enough Time teaches you to shift into the right gear at the right time so that you can grow in your relational intelligence and increase your influence. This revolutionary text introduces you to the five different gears, or mindsets, that carry you through various facets of your day. These include:

First gear - when you fully rest and recharge
Second gear - when you connect with family or friends without the involvement of work
Third gear - when you are socializing
Fourth gear - when you are working and multi-tasking
Fifth gear - when you are fully focused and 'in the zone,' working without interruption

Using these gears consistently allows you to bring a new level of relational intelligence to your life that offers a competitive advantage in our task-driven world.

All too often people go through life without truly connecting - and can, as a result, miss out on experiences and relationships that have the power to bring them great joy. By understanding how the five gears presented in this engaging book work, you can improve your ability to connect with the world around you.

Explore why some people stay disconnected from the people and events around them, and why others always seem to have a deep connection to their friends, family, and surroundings
Learn how to set triggers and markers that help you shift into the right gears at the right time, which will increase your relational dynamics and make you more productive
Create positive change in the dynamics of your relationships
Improve your respect and influence - and learn a sign language that, when used, can change your perspective and your world.

5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There Is Never Enough Time is the perfect resource for anyone who wants to live and lead connected.

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English
Publisher

Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio
Publication date

December 27, 2016
Dimensions

6.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
ISBN-10

1536631221
ISBN-13

978-1536631227
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About the Author

JEREMIE KUBICEK is co-founder of GiANT Worldwide and the GiANT companies. He is a bestselling author of Making Your Leadership Come Alive and speaker to organizations throughout the world on transformational leadership, emotional intelligence, and personal growth. He currently resides in Oklahoma City with his wife and three children.

STEVE COCKRAM is co-founder of GiANT Worldwide and a recognized expert on personality development, applied leadership learning and culture change with executive teams and organizations around the world. Steve is a soughtafter speaker and teacher on apprenticeship, personality development and team building. He resides in London with his wife and three children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition (December 27, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1536631221
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536631227
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches

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JEREMIE KUBICEK is co-founder of GiANT Worldwide and the GiANT companies. He is a bestselling author of Making Your Leadership Come Alive and speaker to organizations throughout the world on transformational leadership, emotional intelligence, and personal growth. He currently resides in Oklahoma City with his wife and three children.
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STEVE COCKRAM is co-founder of GiANT Worldwide and a recognized expert on personality development, applied leadership learning and culture change with executive teams and organizations around the world. Steve is a soughtafter speaker and teacher on apprenticeship, personality development and team building. He resides in London with his wife and three children.
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Brenda R

Simple Concept, Hard to Implement...A Game Changer Once You Do!

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2015

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A simple concept that is easy to remember, but harder to implement than it looks. I loved the simplicity of the 5 Gears....learning to shift through each of the gears each day. The visual is always in my mind. And, after reading this book, implementing the concept with my own family, and seeing how well it works, I wanted to learn more. Behind the simple one page graphic of the 5 Gears are 70,000+/- words that help me to understand the complexity of implementing this tool in a specific way throughout all areas of my life. It helped me to bring clarity to where I am functioning well in certain gears and where I need some work. Not only for myself, but also for my family, my team at work, the organization where I work, and my community. What started as something that I looked at and went "that's interesting, and easy to remember" has now turned into a passion for me of buying this book as gifts for everyone I know because I want them to reap the benefits too. Perhaps most surprising to me has been how quickly children pick up the concept. In a world where children are practically born tethered to an electronic device at birth, I love seeing a book that teaches them the power of a balanced life and learning how to shift through all the gears needed for them to remain productive and whole human beings. If you don't want to buy this book for yourself, then buy it for your children....just be prepared that once they learn the concepts, they will teach them right back to you! Bottom line, get the book, you will love it, it is a game changer!

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Doug Hibbard

A minute to learn...a lifetime to master

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2015

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I remember being a kid and learning to play Othello. On the box was the slogan "A Minute to Learn...A Lifetime to Master!" (Now, I think the Othello slogan is "Reversi without batteries!" but I digress.) That slogan applies well to the 5 Gears concept.

First, of course, one should go out and learn to drive a stick shift. That helps the book make more sense.

Overall: like most business/leadership books, the length is doubled by testimonials and case stories. That's okay, because these flesh out how the principles worked in individual lives. If you are a facts-without-stories person, skip them. The book reads faster that way. But then you'll miss some good inspiration along the way.

The principles are drawn from the image of a stick-shift, and how there are times we need to be working through the gears of life to make progress. If we try and start out in fourth gear, we stall out.

One thing I especially liked was how Kubicek worked to draw out differences in how this looks for introverts and extroverts. Obviously, a book has to be broadly-aimed and use some generalizations, but this helped narrow a few points for my use.

I'd highly recommend this book, especially for those trying to work in an unstructured environment.

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Brandon Lee

Great for the office but EXCELLENT for all areas of your life.

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2015

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LOVED this book. I have taught everyone around me the system of the 5 Gears. I teach them the language so that we can all use the same language and stay on the same pages with each other. As much as it has helped me in the office, it has helped me even more at home. The other day at the dinner table with my family I was "present but not present" and my wife looked at me, pointed at me and then showed 4 fingers. She meant "you are in 4th gear (task mode)." Then she pointed to our 5 kids around the dinner table and then put up 2 fingers, then 3 fingers and pointed back at me. She meant "our kids are here and you need to be in 2nd and 3rd gear (social and connecting).

The ability for my wife and I to communicate simply like that without frustration or missing each other is invaluable!

Its so easy but so powerful.

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Rob Shoaff

I love the principles and easily applied methods of the 5 ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2015

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I love the principles and easily applied methods of the 5 Gears! As someone who loves ripping through the gears on my motorcycle, the language used in the book is remarkably relevant for me. As a global professional, a husband, and father of four, the 5 Gears articulates in succinct, yet meaningful ways, how to become even better in every area of my life. It is already helping in my relationship to my wife and my children, and I know that in short time, I will see positive results in my workplace. By recognizing where I find myself in the present and being aware of where others are, I am learning to lead more effectively and productively without unnecessary and unwanted distractions. The 5 Gears are helping me to maximize my relationships and my influence. This book came at an incredibly timely phase in my life and my leadership. I highly recommend this read to anyone who desires to be a person worth following.

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Selena Randall

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on March 5, 2017

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Made me think about my priorities - will be trying a 5 gear lifestyle

Jimmy L

They wrote this book about us

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2015

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An excellent book that I read in one afternoon whilst travelling home to England from Switzerland. It felt like the authors had been watching my wife and I and had used us to illustrate the effects of getting stuck in 4th gear or bouncing between 5th and 1st. We commend them on their good manners; they didn't use our real names when writing about us. When one can identify so clearly with the snapshots, it lends much credibility to the concept. The only criticism is that I would have liked to see references to establish the source of some of the claims made; for example the differing sleep needs of Introverts and Extroverts.

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