795: How to Stop Being Crazy Busy and Take Back Your Time with Zena Everett

Zena Everett reveals the time-wasters to drop in order to make time for what matters.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The top things slowing us down at work  2) The questions to ask for effective prioritization  3) How to say no nicely  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep795 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT ZENA —  Leadership Coach and Speaker Zena Everett is the author of Mind Flip, Take the Fear out of Your Career and the award winning Crazy Busy Cure.  Originally a recruitment entrepreneur, Zena sold her business in 2007 then studied an MSc in Career Management and Coaching. She then took further postgraduate qualifications in psychological coaching and leadership with neuroscience (MIT Sloan Business School). She has coached on the Executive MBA Programme at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School and is a member of the Associate Faculty at Henley Business School.  • Book: The Crazy Busy Cure: A productivity book for people who don’t have time to read productivity books  • Website: ZenaEverett.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Million Dollar Consulting: The Professional's Guide to Growing a Practice by Alan Weiss  • Book: Money Talks: How to Make a Million As A Speaker by Alan Weiss  • Past Episode: 572: How Morning Practices Like Savoring and Investing in Calm Boost Productivity with Chris Bailey  • Past episode: 766: Marshall Goldsmith on Simple Shifts for a More Fulfilling Career and Life  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Apple Card. Get up to 3% cash back with Apple card. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Get more fun, wins, meaning, and money from your job! With 25,000,000 downloads and mentions in The New York Times, Forbes, and Linkedin Learning. This show helps grow your skills and impact at any job that requires thinking and collaborating. Each week, Pete interviews thought-leaders and results-getters to discover specific, actionable insights that boost work performance. Their stories and advice sharpen the universal skills to flourish at work. Boost your time/energy management, leadership, confidence, career opportunities, and fulfillment—while still getting home earlier.Try starting with episode 0: START HERE and listener favorite episodes we put at the beginning numbered: A, B, C, D, E, and F. (Subscribe and/or sort Old to New to find these starter episodes.) Welcome!