The Twenty-Fifth Hour

Do you crave not just more time, but the wisdom and self-awareness to use it joyfully and effectively? A distinguished executive coach offers his unique approach to finding at least one extra hour in your day to do what you want by learning how to better manage your fears and other emotions.

We often equate saving time with working smarter. If only we could eliminate unnecessary meetings, streamline emails, and collaborate more strategically, we would reclaim all the stolen hours of our day. While these practical adjustments are helpful, they represent only a small part of the problem. The real issue isn't external; it's internal. In his book, The 25th Hour, Neil Shore reveals how our emotional reactions quietly devour not only our time but also our energy. It’s unproductive worry, escalating stress, fear-driven decisions, and obsessing over the actions and behaviors of others—all those complex emotional dynamics we rarely address at work. Most importantly, we’re sabotaging ourselves. The 25th Hour

in three parts, offers a simple, practical, and innovative approach to professional development, shifting the focus from mere efficiency-boosting strategies to what wastes so much of our time and energy: our uncontrolled emotional reactions. Part one begins with simple tools to help you better manage yourself in any professional interaction, including a question you should always ask yourself. Part two presents a series of strategies for dealing with situations where things don’t go as planned, including a surefire way to regain balance after a distracting or challenging experience that leaves you spiraling into self-doubt. Part three helps you reach new levels of achievement and efficiency by overcoming your fears, eliminating your automatic reactions, and resisting imposter syndrome, all with creative tools that feel good when you use them. Drawing on Shore's personal experiences and his successful work with some of today's top business leaders, "The 25th Hour" shows you how to manage yourself to manage your career. With proven guidelines and tools for boosting self-awareness, controlling impulsive emotions, and avoiding unnecessary problems, this book will equip everyone, from CEOs to students, with the skills to focus on what matters, work more efficiently and productively, and enjoy the process. And the best part? Your colleagues will be impressed that you're not wasting their time either!