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The Discipline of Time

Confidence in Leadership Starts with Self-Leadership

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5 Things The Discipline of Time Will Teach You

  1. How to build stronger focus in a distracted world and finally answer how do you find the time for what matters most

  2. How to stop perfectionism and procrastination, and follow through on what matters

  3. How to create simple systems that protect your time and help you avoid being overwhelmed

  4. How to build discipline, take accountability, and stop relying on motivation

  5. How to manage your energy, not just your schedule, using time management techniques for stress

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What is self-leadership?

It’s mastering your own focus, discipline, and mindset before you try to lead others in any professional or business setting. Terry Shadwell’s books, including his newest release, The Discipline of Time, help professionals, team leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, business owners, and employees set goals and build real confidence in leadership by developing themselves from the inside out.

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Act Like You Mean It

Ninety percent of the way there is still not there.
This book is for anyone who keeps starting strong and drifting before the finish. It offers a clear way to build a list of values you actually live by, so you stop guessing at what character as a leader looks like and start living it, every day, not just the easy ones.
  • Break the illusion of "later" before it turns into regret
  • Build routines that hold steady even on your worst days
  • Create an identity, not a mood, as your foundation
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Breaking the Fear and Comfort Zone: A Guide to Making Real Change Paperback

What’s really stopping you—and are you finally ready to break through it?

This book helps you identify and overcome fear-based patterns holding you back. With a clear action plan and mindset tools, you’ll break free from limitations and build lasting confidence.
  • Pinpoint fears and limiting beliefs
  • Build confidence through discomfort
  • Step-by-step approach for personal change
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This book flips the idea of success from luck to strategy. With practical tools and mindset shifts, it empowers readers to turn setbacks into motivation and bold goals into results.
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Break the Cycle of Burnout

Learn how to avoid being overwhelmed and take back control of your time and energy — built for stressed managers, business owners, and anyone leading a team.
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Which Book Should I Read First?

IF YOU WANT TO... START WITH...
Master focus and finally answer how do you find the time between meetings and deadlines The Discipline of Time
Build confidence in leadership before your next big decision or promotion Breaking the Fear and Comfort Zone
Learn how to take accountability and follow through when you're leading a team Act Like You Mean It
Build resilience in leadership and stay steady through the tough calls The Path to Lasting Success
Set goals and build a growth mindset for your next career move The Growth Mindset Advantage
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About the Author

Terry Shadwell is an Australian executive leadership coach, author and self-leadership educator. For over ten years he has supported self leadership development for professionals, helping them build confidence in leadership, break the burnout cycle, and navigate modern leadership challenges with clarity and direction.

Through his coaching practice, Invigorating Business Solutions, Terry runs tailored Executive Coaching and Business Development programs for high-achieving professionals and business owners — grounded in real-world application rather than cookie-cutter advice. His books, including his newest release The Discipline of Time, bring that same practical, no-hustle approach to readers building focus, discipline and self-leadership on their own.

Real change comes from genuine engagement — helping people leading teams, juggling full schedules, or facing high-stakes decisions move from surviving their days to leading them, with clarity, confidence in leadership, and real self-leadership.

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Prefer to learn on the go? These videos and podcast episodes bring the same self-leadership development and confidence-in-leadership lessons to life —practical enough for a lunch break, useful enough for your next team meeting.

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Frequently Asked

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What is self-leadership?

Self-leadership means taking responsibility for how you manage your focus, discipline, mindset and energy. It appears in the decisions you make, the standards you set for yourself and the way you influence the people around you—regardless of your position or job title. This is the foundation of Terry Shadwell’s books because leading others effectively begins with leading yourself well.

How do you build confidence in leadership?

Confidence in leadership develops through action rather than position or authority. It grows when you manage your time effectively, honour your commitments, make difficult decisions and continue moving forward despite self-doubt. The Discipline of Time and Breaking the Fear and Comfort Zone offer practical guidance for developing that confidence in everyday work and life.

What is The Discipline of Time by Terry Shadwell about?

If your days are full but your most important work keeps getting pushed aside, The Discipline of Time provides a practical way to regain control of your attention. It teaches discipline-based systems for managing focus, protecting energy and following through—without relying on constant motivation or an exhausting hustle mindset.

Which Terry Shadwell book should I read first?

Choose the book that reflects the challenge you are facing now. Start with The Discipline of Time to improve focus and time management, Breaking the Fear and Comfort Zone to develop confidence and courage, or Act Like You Mean It to strengthen emotional resilience and turn good intentions into consistent action.

Who is Terry Shadwell?

Terry Shadwell is an Australian author, executive leadership coach and personal growth educator with over ten years of experience helping professionals build self-leadership and overcome burnout.

Does Terry Shadwell offer a free resource for burnout or productivity?

Yes. You can download the free Break the Burnout Cycle guide and the free AI productivity ebook bundle using the links above. Both provide practical steps you can begin applying to your work straight away.