Matt Perman
Matt Perman is the director of career development at The King’s College NYC and cofounder of What’s Best Next, an organization that helps empower Christians to be more productive in all areas of life, and to do so in a way that is God-centered and gospel-driven. Previously, he served as director of marketing at Made to Flourish and was director of strategy at Desiring God for thirteen years. He is the author of What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done (Zondervan, 2014). Matt has an MDiv in biblical and theological studies from Southern Seminary and a Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute. Matt is a frequent speaker on the topics of leadership and productivity from a God-centered perspective and also consults with businesses and nonprofits, focusing on startups devoted to solving large global problems. He blogs at www.whatsbestnext.com.
All Books By Matt Perman
How to Get Unstuck
- By: Matt Perman
- Length: 7 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: May 01, 2018
- Language: English
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How to Get Unstuck introduces listeners to the ten core principles at the heart of becoming an effective person whose life genuinely flourishes and impacts others positively.
Bad news first: we all get stuck. It’s a fact of life. But the good news is that it is possible to get unstuck and overcome the obstacles to doing great work and getting the right things done. The question becomes: How do you get “unstuck” in your productivity in both work and life‚Äîand how to do it in a spiritually healthy way?
Matt Perman‚Äîauthor of What’s Best Next and director of career development at The King’s College, NYC‚Äîhas spent his career helping people learn how to do work in a gospel-centered and effective way, combining theological substance with practical self-management. In How to Get Unstuck, he will walk you step-by-step through the core principles that free you to be more effective in everything you do by helping you:
- Understand how you get stuck and what your obstacles are.
- Prepare to get unstuck by grappling with who you are and how you see yourself.
- Develop a practice of personal management.
- Overcome obstacles and adapt to unforeseen problems.
Drawing on the wisdom of the Bible and on the best of today’s research, How to Get Unstuck shows believers and non-believers alike how to live productive, integrated lives and develops a poignant portrayal of true effectiveness.
*Charts, graphs, and application points available in the audiobook companion PDF download.
... Read moreWhat’s Best Next: Audio Lectures
- By: Matt Perman
- Narrator: Matt Perman
- Length: 5 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: December 10, 2019
- Language: English
The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook’s direct narration of a book’s text, What’s Best Next: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.
By anchoring your understanding of productivity in God’s plan, the What’s Best Next: Audio Lectures give you a practical approach for increasing your effectiveness in everything you do.
There are a lot of myths about productivity–what it means to get things done and how to accomplish work that really matters. In our current era of innovation and information overload, it may feel harder than ever to understand the meaning of work or to have a sense of vocation or calling.
So how do you get more of the right things done without confusing mere activity for actual productivity?
Matt Perman has spent his career helping people learn how to do work in a gospel-centered and effective way. The What’s Best Next: Audio Lectures walk you through his approach to unlocking productivity and fulfillment in work by showing how faith relates to work, even in our everyday grind.
The What’s Best Next: Audio Lectures are packed with biblical and theological insight and practical counsel that you can put into practice today, such as:
- How to create a mission statement for your life that’s actually practicable.
- How to delegate to people in a way that really empowers them.
- How to overcome time killers like procrastination, interruptions, and multitasking by turning them around and making them work for you.
- How to process workflow efficiently and get your email inbox to zero every day.
- How to have peace of mind without needing to have everything under control.
- How generosity is actually the key to unlocking productivity.
Productivity isn’t just about getting more things done. It’s about getting the right things done–the things that count, make a difference, and move the world forward. You can learn how to do work that matters and how to do it well.
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