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by Scott Eblin (Author), James Edward Thomas (Reader)
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Leverage mindful awareness and intention to achieve better outcomes

Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative offers practical insights for the executive, manager, or professional who feels like their RPM is maxed out in the red zone. By making the concepts and practices of mindfulness simple, practical and applicable, this audiobook offers actionable hope for today's overworked and overwhelmed professional. New research shows that the smartphone equipped professional is connected to work 72 hours a week. Forty-eight percent of Americans report that their stress level is up and that the number one source of stress is the job pressure of a 24/7 world. What's the alternative? Top leadership coach and educator Scott Eblin offers one in Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative. While mindfulness is one of the "Top Ten Trends for 2014 and Beyond", many professionals think it's just too hard to give it a try.

In this book, Eblin shows that mindfulness that makes a difference doesn't require meditating like a Buddhist monk. Overworked and Overwhelmed is a handbook for more mindful work and living that offers:

• "Must know" mindfulness basics that today's professional needs to thrive in a 24/7 world.
• Inspiring examples of mindfulness in action from dozens of leaders ranging from a U.S. Coast Guard Commandant to the CEO of Hilton Worldwide.
• A self-assessment for listeners to understand how they perform at their best.
• Simple routines to reduce stress and sustain peak performance.
• A personal planning framework for creating the outcomes that matter most at home, at work, and in the community.

Even small increases in mindfulness can lead to big changes in productivity and quality of life for the overworked and overwhelmed professional. Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative is a guide for doing just that.

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Scott Eblin is the cofounder and president of the Eblin Group, a professional development firm that supports executives and managers in exhibiting leadership presence by being fully present. As an executive coach, speaker, and author, Eblin works with senior and rising leaders in some of the world’s best known and regarded organizations. He is the author of The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success (2010). Eblin is a graduate of Davidson College, holds a master’s degree from Harvard University and a certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University where he is on the program faculty. He is also a Registered Yoga Teacher.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition (May 12, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1501200828
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1501200823
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 140 ratings

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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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Irving B. Goldberg
5.0 out of 5 stars This book connects the dots between groundbreaking practitioners like Jon Kabat-Zinn and Ellen Langer
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2014
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Scott Eblin has a long background in banking and energy- in marketing and in human resources. His own coaching and leadership development consultancy puts him square on the firing line of stress and over commitment in the way only a services firm with a bestselling author for CEO can. His approach to a topic many see as esoteric is both grounded and practical.

This book connects the dots between groundbreaking practitioners like Jon Kabat-Zinn and Ellen Langer, and the realities of leading in the 21st century. (When their original work was published, neither of those foundational authors had to contend with the impact of endemic smartphones, the expectations of email or the right-now 24 hour global reach of social media.) A mindful approach asks a leader to look at different strategies that appear impractical and even woo-woo. In my experience, with rare exception, the kinds of changes Eblin teaches are most often the only way out from under the constant and unforgiving stone of Sisyphus. Eblin has taken something that generally feels squishy or woo-woo to the business community and lays out a set of practical "killer apps" for making it accessible and actionable.

However, be warned: mindfulness in any form will, by definition, ask you to let go of habitual ways of thinking and reacting to your environment in ways that seem radical and even frightening to our habitual way of thinking. So the important benefits of a more mindful leadership style are not easily won.
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Ed Nottingham
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book! Relevant to so many in the "work ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2015
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Excellent book! Relevant to so many in the "work world" who experience the "overworked" and "overwhelmed" sensations.

This book is awesome! So often book include theory with little practical suggestions and application. Not so with "Overworked and Overwhelmed." Not only does the Life GPS provide a map and a process for addressing areas in which we may feel overwhelmed but also throughout the book there are practical suggestions that can be immediately implemented.

I also recently had the great pleasure of hearing Mr. Eblin present on his book and was reminded of how valuable his book is as a life resource. Others who shared in the presentation (again based on his book) described it as "awesome," and I completely agree. I was following along in the book as he spoke during this webinar and found even more practical tips that I had missed during my first read. Perhaps time for a second read!

Highly recommend "Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative" and the work of Scott Eblin.

Ed Nottingham, PhD, PCC
Consulting & Clinical Psychologist
Executive Coach
Author, "It's Not as Bad as It Seems: A Thinking Approach to Happiness"
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Jeffrey Barnes
4.0 out of 5 stars An easy read with real practical solutions. Easy to understand, harder to implement
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2014
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Scott has done all of us a service in writing this book. His practical examples, numerous models and his role modeling discussions with key industry leaders make this a book worth reading. Scott's sharing of his own success in dealing with a major health crisis allows the reader to have perspective that if Scott can do this - so can I.

Jeff Barnes - Jeff Barnes Consulting, LLC.
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Nazir Dossani
5.0 out of 5 stars direct and easy to incorporate into any schedule
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2014
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Scott has written a book that on the surface seems intended for the hard working, driven, busy executive. But it really is for everyone. I happen to be retired and in my 70s. I teach part-time, take online courses, garden, belong to a book club, play bridge, swim, do tai-chi and all kinds of other neat stuff---but also have deadlines, household chores, managing finances and other stressful stuff to deal with daily. I often find there are too few hours to get things done and feel "overworked and overwhelmed"---more often than I care to admit. Scott's thoughtful guidance and suggestions have helped me immensely; they are simple, direct and easy to incorporate into any schedule; so unlike many other promising alternatives, I am actually following them regularly and they have helped me step back and think through what is really important and how to get to where I want using a slow but steady path. Will report again in a year.
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H. Lescault
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most practical and powerful TOOK KITS for finding true balanace and joy in our personal and professional lives.
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2015
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Overworked and Overwhelmed is the perfect guide for navigating the complex highways and byways of our traffic and noise filled lives. Sometimes our lives can feel like a cluttered highway, with the stress of bumper-to-bumper traffic gnawing away at our sanity. Author Scott Eblin refers to this "noise" as the chatter in our minds. That confusing and sometimes deafening "interference" that keeps us from functioning at our best. The answer: Overworked and Overwhelmed, where Scott teaches readers the why and the how to deal with this sometimes overwhelming "interference" in our lives and in doing so, helping us catapult our effectiveness to new heights.

As a Professional Executive/Leadership Coach, and former stressed out Senior Manager, I have used the methods in Scott’s book to help myself and my clients learn how to beat back the constant chatter and find a place where true work/life balance and effectiveness can become a reality.
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Doug
3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing really new here
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2015
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Nothing really new here - some good data on mindfulness but it seems that the author is trying to sell his system. I had trouble finishing this book.

Again, the information is probably pretty solid - it was just not very interesting and I had difficulty figuring out how to apply it to my life.
8 people found this helpful
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GP The Engineer
5.0 out of 5 stars Balance is what makes sense for YOU, not someone else.
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2015
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My boss assigned this book as homework. Initially thought it would be a miss-match for my rung in the org ladder. One chapter in i understood why he had me read. Very well written and refreshing to learn something new.

Pros:
- Range of anecdotes and examples...you can relate to at least a few of them if you live in a high stress career.
- LOVE the concept that work and life don't have to perfectly balance. What works for me, doesn't need to work for you. Seems simple, but far too many books paint a picture of having to sacrifice job for family.

Cons:
- Like any business book...a few really solid chapters with new concepts, rest was repetitive. Could have been a shorter book!
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C. Brown-quinn
4.0 out of 5 stars Bridging the gap between the corporate world & mindfulness
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2015
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 In today's 24 x 7 environment where technology and restructuring of the business world are the new normal, this book on mindfulness offers a practical guide that's easy to implement.

Christine Brown-Quinn
Author, Step Aside Super Woman
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5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
Reviewed in Italy on January 1, 2015
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I was a little skeptical when I started the book: would this be the usual "bla bla" book? Absolutely no. Scott Eblin drives the reader through a mindful journey inside his/her overworked and overwhelmed life, providing tons of ideas, routines and ways to improve life.
Never forget though that a book will never help you if you really don't want to change...
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History Larks
4.0 out of 5 stars Stress -- the bane of our lives
Reviewed in Australia on September 2, 2015
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Found this book very good in the way it was set out -- a truly good message for those working in high stress positions. A lot of very good suggestions to find something that suits you to alleviate stress in your lives, letting us know the health benefits as well.
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