Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative

Harness the power of mindfulness for better work and a better life

There are only 168 hours in a week, and it can often feel like most of them are spoken for. In Overworked and Overwhelmed, bestselling author Scott Eblin makes the case that if you feel your time and attention are maxed out, but the demands don't stop coming, it's time for a reality check.

Using self-assessment tools and the Life GPS(R) personal planning model, Overworked and Overwhelmed provides strategies to save your sanity and well-being by breaking out of the vicious cycle of chronic fight or flight that's triggered by everything that's on your plate.

As an executive coach, global speaker, and leadership educator, Scott Eblin brings more than two decades of experience working with leaders in some of the world's best known and respected organizations to provide you with the tools to reach your full potential and see the big-picture perspective. Small shifts can lead to big change: it's time to learn how to bring your best, every day.

ISBN-13: 9781774583487

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Page Two Press

Publication Date: 03-15-2023

Pages: 268

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d)

Scott Eblin is the president of the Eblin Group, a leadership development firm committed to building better leaders who are leading better lives and creating a better world. As an executive coach, best-selling author and global speaker, Scott works with some of the world's best-known and respected companies and organizations. Scott's work and experience is captured in two best-selling books: The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success and Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative. Scott is an honors graduate of Davidson College and holds a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University. He has a certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University and was a 10-year faculty member of that program. In 2021, he was named one of the top 30 coaches in the world by Global Gurus. Scott is also a Registered Yoga Teacher, an avid Peloton rider and an aspiring rock guitarist.

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Table of Contents

Part One

1 Reality Bites (or Does It?): Why You Feel So Overworked and Overwhelmed 3

2 What Does Mindfulness Even Mean Anyway?: It’s Simpler Than You Probably Think 15

3 What’s Going on in There, and What Can You Do About It?: What You Need to Know About Your Mind-Body Operating System 31

Part Two

4 Where Do You Want to Go?: Guiding Yourself with a Life GPS 47

5 How Are You at Your Best?: Clarifying Your Version of Peak Performance 59

6 What’s Their Secret?: The One Commitment You Have to Make to Yourself and How to Keep It 77

Part Three

7 You Are What You Repeatedly Do: How the Right Routines (for You) Help You Show Up at Your Best 103

8 It Starts with the Body: The Physical Routines That Make You More Mindful 115

9 A Beautiful Mind: The Mental Routines That Reduce Clutter and Increase Focus 131

10 In Right Relationship: The Relational Routines That Connect You with the Bigger Picture 151

11 What’s Your Purpose Here, Anyway?: The Spiritual Routines That Build Perspective 173

12 Making It Work: Tips for Following Through (And for Rapid Recovery When You Don’t) 193

Part Four

13 What Are You in It For?: Clarifying Your Outcomes at Home, at Work, and in the Community 207

14 Continuing with Your Mindfulness Alternative: Some Lessons Learned for Your Journey 223

Appendix: Coach’s Corner Compendium 237

Notes 243

Acknowledgments 249

About the Author 253

Index 255