Have you felt overwhelm? Does perpetual distraction prevent you from doing your best work? Greg McKeown, author of the New York Times bestselling book Essentialism, discusses proven methods of selecting projects, protecting the asset, and how saying no leads to you being able to do your best work.  Who is Gregory McKeown?  Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t. The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in McKeown’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. As well as frequently being the #1 Time Management book on Amazon, this book challenges core assumptions about achievement to get to the essence of what really drives success. McKeown is the CEO of McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Inc. Magazine. He is among the most popular bloggers for the Harvard Business Review and LinkedIn’s Influencers group: averaging a million views a month. McKeown has been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows including NPR, NBC, FOX, and as a regular guest on The Steve Harvey Show. Entrepreneur voted his interview at Stanford University the #1 Must-See Video on Business, Creativity and Success. Highlights [5:29] Defining Essentialism [11:31] Saying no [25:15] Defining what is essential to you [28:51] The fear of missing out (FOMO) [32:01] Framework for essential decision making [38:22] Maintaining positivity in the family [50:11] Strategic boundaries in life [57:47] Tools to get you started with essentialism [1:00:46] A day in the life of the essentialist Resources Essentialism by Greg McKeown Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy William Wilberforce Letsfit White Noise Machine The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey Sponsors B Strong I've been fascinated by blood flow restriction training for a very long time. B Strong made great innovations on this technology. I use it almost every day: high reps, low number of sets, a few exercises. In 20 minutes, I have a fantastic workout which is triggering an anabolic response. If you want to get your B Strong blood flow restriction device, head on over to https://bstrong.training/ and use the code BOOMER, and you're going to get yourself 10% off. Blue Cannatine One of my favorite tools for cognitive enhancement, especially after long plan rides, is Blue Cannatine. The delivery mechanism is unique (buccal troche). It is especially effective for me on improving short-term memory, focus, and verbal fluency.  It’s the closest thing that I found to NZT and I think you guys should try it out. Get yours at troscriptions.com. Full disclosure: I am involved with the company (I like the product that much). Continue Your High Performance Journey with Greg McKeown Website Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Disclaimer  This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. This is being provided as a self-help tool to help you understand your genetics, biodata and other information to enhance your performance. It is not medical or psychological advice. Virtuosity LLC, or Decoding Superhuman, is not a doctor. Virtuosity LLC is not treating, preventing, healing, or diagnosing disease. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For the full Disclaimer, please go to (Decodingsuperhuman.com/disclaimer). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.