How to Be Awesome at Your Job

995: Going From Overwhelmed to Unstoppable by Resetting your Mindset with Penny Zenker


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Penny Zenker shares her secret for enhanced productivity, peak performance, and unstoppable focus: the Reset Moment. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How distractions lead to burnout 

2) The sneaky secret behind your zapped energy levels 

3) Why productivity shouldn’t be your focus 


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— ABOUT PENNY — 

Penny Zenker (AKA “The Focusologist”) is a sought-after speaker, bestselling author, and former C-Suite executive of a global top-five research company. Over the past three decades, she has built and sold multiple multimillion-dollar companies—including an award-winning tech firm she founded. 

Today, Penny helps leaders prioritize what’s most important, so they can achieve seemingly impossible goals -even in times of rapid change and growth. Penny has shared her expertise with industry giants like Deloitte, Pfizer, SAP, Samsung, and NASA, and been featured by NBC News, ESPN, FORBES, INC., and many more. 

She has written two best-selling books: The Reset Mindset and The Productivity Zone to help people stop their tug of war with time. Her popular TEDx talk, The Energy of Thought has surpassed one-million views worldwide. And her podcast, Take Back Time, ranks in the top 2% worldwide, reflecting her commitment to helping others regain control of their focus and achieve peak performance. 

• Book: The Reset Mindset: Get Unstuck, Focus on What Matters Most, and Reach Your Goals Faster 

• LinkedIn: Penny Zenker 

• Quiz: Distraction Quiz 

• TEDx Talk: The energy of thought | Penny Zenker | TEDxPSUBehrend 

• Website: PennysKeynote.com 

• Website: TheResetMindset.net 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss 

• Tool: Due app 

• Tool: TextExpander 

Past episode: 475: Achieving 50% More with 1% Effort Using the 80/20 Rule with Perry Marshall

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