Overworked and Overwhelmed: [The Mindfulness Alternative]
- 4h 5m
- Scott Eblin
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2014
Leverage mindful awareness and intention to achieve better outcomes
Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative offers practical insights for the executive, manager or professional who feels like their RPM is maxed out in the red zone. By making the concepts and practices of mindfulness simple, practical and applicable, this book offers actionable hope for today's overworked and overwhelmed professional.
New research shows that the smartphone equipped professional is connected to work 72 hours a week. Forty eight percent of Americans report that their stress level is up and that the number one source of stress is the job pressure of a 24/7 world.
What's the alternative? Top leadership coach and educator Scott Eblin offers one in Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative. While mindfulness is one of the "Top Ten Trends for 2014 and Beyond," many professionals think it's just too hard to give it a try. In this book, Eblin shows that mindfulness that makes a difference doesn't require meditating like a Buddhist monk.
Overworked and Overwhelmed is a handbook for more mindful work and living that offers:
- "Must know" mindfulness basics that today's professional needs to thrive in a 24/7 world.
- Inspiring examples of mindfulness in action from dozens of leaders ranging from a U.S. Coast Guard Commandant to the CEO of Hilton Worldwide.
- A self assessment for readers to understand how they perform at their best.
- Simple routines to reduce stress and sustain peak performance.
- A personal planning framework for creating the outcomes that matter most at home, at work and in the community.
Even small increases in mindfulness can lead to big changes in productivity and quality of life for the overworked and overwhelmed professional. Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative is a guide for doing just that.
About the Author
Scott Eblin is the co-founder and president of The Eblin Group, a professional development firm committed to helping executives and managers improve their leadership presence by being fully present. As an executive coach, speaker and author, Scott works with senior and rising leaders in some of the world's best known and regarded organizations.
Scott is the author of two books. Business Book Review described his first book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success as a "fascinating read" that "is full of potentially career-saving advice." New York Times best selling author Marshall Goldsmith says Scott's newest book Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative "will fundamentally change how you live each day."
Featured on ABC News and in Investor's Business Daily, the Washington Post and Harvard Management Update, Scott is a former Fortune 500 executive himself and knows the demanding expectations and challenges his clients face. He coaches busy, successful leaders in what he calls the "school of real life" to help them identify the strengths they can build on along with the vital few opportunities that will help them be even better. Scott is an innovator in the field of coaching who has worked with hundreds of clients in individual and group engagements that yield measurable and significant improvements in leadership effectiveness.
Scott is an honors graduate of Davidson College, holds a masters degree from Harvard and has earned a Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University where he is also on the program faculty. He is also a Registered Yoga Teacher.
In this Book
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Overworked and Overwhelmed—[The Mindfulness Alternative]
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Introduction—Overworked and Overwhelmed? Welcome to the Mindfulness Alternative
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Reality Bites (or Does It?) Why You Feel So Overworked and Overwhelmed
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What Does Mindfulness Even Mean Anyway? It’s Simpler Than You Probably Think
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What’s Going on in There, and What Can You Do About It? What You Need to Know About Your Mind-Body Operating System
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Where Do You Want to Go? Guiding Yourself with a Life GPS
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How Are You at Your Best? Clarifying Your Version of Peak Performance
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What’s Their Secret? The One Commitment You Have to Make to Yourself and How to Keep It
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You Are What You Repeatedly Do—How the Right Routines (for You) Help You Show Up at Your Best
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It Starts with the Body—The Physical Routines That Make You More Mindful
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A Beautiful Mind—The Mental Routines That Reduce Clutter and Increase Focus
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In Right Relationship—The Relational Routines That Connect You with the Bigger Picture
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What’s Your Purpose Here, Anyway? The Spiritual Routines That Build Perspective
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Making It Work—Tips for Following Through (And for Rapid Recovery When You Don’t)
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What Are You in It For? Clarifying Your Outcomes at Home, at Work, and in the Community
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Continuing with Your Mindfulness Alternative—Some Lessons Learned for Your Journey
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Appendix—Coach’s Corner Compendium
