Jeff Davidson MBA, CMC

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Work Life Balance Expert

Jeff Davidson Quick Facts

Main Areas: Life Work Balance
Best Sellers: Breathing Space, 60-Second Organizer, Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Things Done, Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Stress
Career Focus: Work Life Balance Expert®, Author, Professional Speaker
Affiliation: Breathing Space Institute

Jeff Davidson helps career professionals overcome the relentless burden of information and communication overload by offering tips for time management, stress management, organization, and productivity. As a speaker, author, and columnist, Jeff Davidson has attracted clients such as National Office Furniture, Swissotel, IBM, American Express, Westinghouse, and more than 500 other leading organizations and associations. The body of work that he has assembled for his clients has earned him the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation from the Institutes of Management Consultants.

His career as an author includes more than 3,670 articles and 39 books and 20 revised editions. Several of Jeff's books have been on the curriculum at George Washington University, Duke University, and the University of Connecticut, and have been translated into Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Korean, German, Indonesian, Malay, French, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Dutch, Hebrew, and Italian.

Companies who have retained Jeff as a consultant or speaker report impressive results. His consulting and speaking career has taken Jeff to 6 countries and 44 states (he stands ready to speak in Washington State, Idaho, and Utah as well as Oklahoma, Alabama, and Mississippi.)

Jeff regularly provides teleconferences, webinars, and web casts for programs offered by the Best Practice Institute, Ask the Experts, Briefings Publishing Group, Execsense, Sales and Marketing Management, and Dartnell's Audio Educators, among many others.

On July 11, 2009, Jeff's long-awaited, and incredibly tough-to-get, registered trademark arrived in the mail: "The Work-life Balance Expert ®" which relates not simply to any program that Jeff offers, but specifically to him.

Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Jeff Davidson

"Avoid initiating activities you have no intention of supporting."

"A stressful day seems worse in the middle, when it feels like it's never going to end. Take a break and reboot!"

"Become the master of your immediate work environment."

"Maintain a proper balance between work and leisure so that "getting things done" does not turn into the end-all itself."

"Time flies whether you attempt to manage it or not. Breathing space is available whenever you choose it."

"When you possess a clear sense of self-worth, you realize that there is nothing you must do other than what you choose."

"No one is a born expert at organizing his or her life; everybody has to learn along the way."

"It is wise to have only a few priorities, because too many will only add to frustration and despair."

"A keen sense of history is more enlightening than the nightly news."

"The more items of temporary interest you can drop or ignore, the more breathing space you will enjoy."

"Action is invigorating. Get out of your armchair and into life."

"A complete, fulfilled, and stress-free life is lived moment to moment, and it starts right now."

"If you find yourself constantly shortchanging the most important tasks, see if low priority tasks are getting in your way."

"Linger for an extra moment following every task you complete today."

"This morning, give yourself time for one hour of uncluttered thought."

"Sit quietly during the day and visualize a soothing or pleasant scene, or meditate intently for a moment just for relaxation."

"Don't beat yourself up for what you didn't do; you're doing the best you can. If you can do better, you will, maybe not at once, but soon enough."

"Good friends merit far more than an occasional phone call."

"Master your use of time by consciously observing what fills your day and why. You may be surprised by your findings."

"The loss of someone close or another painful misfortune can forcefully throw us into the present. Appreciate what you have now, while you have it."

Getting Started With Jeff Davidson

Jeff Davidson is among the most productive people you'll ever meet. He walks the talk and makes sure he has breathing space every day. He has inspired thousands with his humorous, energetic, riveting presentations, and extraordinary breadth of knowledge. It's no surprise that Jeff has been featured in the New York Times, Businessweek, Forbes Travel, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today, and on top TV and radio talk shows, countless times. Jeff can supercharge the way you and your team approach your day -- as well as your week, month, and year. As an insightful, inspiring, innovative professional speaker with expertise in all aspects of work-life balance, he offers unique and customized presentations to help you Manage the Pace with Grace® and Prosper in a World of Rapid Change. To take the next step and learn more about how Jeff Davidson can supercharge your people to take action and achieve a level of work-life balance that benefits everyone, call 800-735-1994 or email jeff@breathingspace.com to contact Jeff directly.

You can also visit Jeff's three insightful blogs:

*for the time-pressure: www.BreathingSpaceBlog.com

*for meeting planners: www.OpeningKeynote.com

*for the info-whelmed: www.InterruptionManagement.com

Jeff also has 24 mobile apps, Work Life Guides, available for purchase in the iTunes Store.