Zack chats with Mark Silverman, a business and life coach who specializes in energy management. He has had a personal journey with learning how to create priorities and get things done, and he shares what he has learned with his clients and in his book, Only 10s. Listen in to learn how to manage your focus, say no more, and live a more productive life.

Cheat Sheet

Mark's remarkable journey after being diagnosed with ADD

The benefits of energy management vs. time management

The real reason you need to be all-in to get a project completed

The three lists that Mark uses to maintain balance and focus in his life

Why the Getting Things Done method didn’t work for him (and what he did about it)

How to say "no" and have hard conversations with projects that are not a priority

Why he looks in the past to see what things are a 10 for him and how that orders his priorities for the future

How busyness can be laziness and what you can do to identify "false 10s"

The process Mark uses to help people prioritize and figure out their 10s

Links

Only 10s - Using Distraction to Get the Right Things Done

GTD

Evernote

Markjsilverman.com

Book, tool, ritual

Book(s):

Time Warrior by Steve Chandler

Breathing Space by Jeff Davidson

The Now Habit by Neal Fiore

Tool:

Evernote

A physical journal

Slowing down - asking myself a question, don’t say yes to anything before I check in with myself

Ritual:

Meditation

Journaling

Healthy food

Connect with Mark Silverman

@mjaysilverman

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