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At Your Best: How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor

At Your Best: How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor

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  • Create Date：2021-09-15 05:19:19
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  • Author：Carey Nieuwhof
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Summary

You deserve to stop living at an unsustainable pace。 An influential podcaster and thought leader shows you how。

Overwhelmed。 Overcommitted。 Overworked。 That's the false script an inordinate number of people adopt to be successful。 Does this sound familiar:

● Slammed is normal。
● Distractions are everywhere。
● Life gets reduced to going through the motions。

Tired of living that way？ At Your Best gives you the strategies you need to win at work and at home by living in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow。

Influential podcast host and thought leader Carey Nieuwhof understands the challenges of constant pressure。 After a season of burnout almost took him out， he discovered how to get time， energy， and priorities working in his favor。 This approach freed up more than one thousand productive hours a year for him and can do the same for you。

At Your Best will help you
● replace chronic exhaustion with deep productivity
● break the pattern of overpromising and never accomplishing enough
● clarify what matters most by restructuring your day
● master the art of saying no， without losing friends or influence
● discover why vacations and sabbaticals don't really solve your problems
● develop a personalized plan to recapture each day so you can break free from the trap of endless to-dos

Start thriving at work and at home as you discover how to be at your best。

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Reviews

Amy Davis ，

As a small business owner， I'm on a constant quest to balance work and home life， and to keep my priorities in check。 While reading At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof， I had some huge changes in my personal life and business。 The practical， rhythms and tools offered in the book （such as the Thrive calendar）， helped me gauge my level of burnout， and setup my schedule and priorities to take charge of my time and energy！ HIGHLY Recommend this book！！ As a small business owner， I'm on a constant quest to balance work and home life， and to keep my priorities in check。 While reading At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof， I had some huge changes in my personal life and business。 The practical， rhythms and tools offered in the book （such as the Thrive calendar）， helped me gauge my level of burnout， and setup my schedule and priorities to take charge of my time and energy！ HIGHLY Recommend this book！！ 。。。more

Carly Voinski ，

What I love about this book is that the principles found inside are practical。 They’re actually doable in your every day life。 I’ve personally put Carey’s strategies into place in my life and I’ve seen an impact that I haven’t noticed from other books I’ve read。

Joan ，

You've got a great deal to do and feel overwhelmed。 You feel you are on your way to burnout。 Many productivity books will suggest you evaluate your tasks and cut some out。 You know that is just not a possibility。 Nieuwhof's philosophy is different。 As a previous lawyer and current business owner， he knows the amount of tasks that must be accomplished。 Cutting some out is just not an option。 He suggestions fall into the working smarter category。 He delves into best utilizing the three resources e You've got a great deal to do and feel overwhelmed。 You feel you are on your way to burnout。 Many productivity books will suggest you evaluate your tasks and cut some out。 You know that is just not a possibility。 Nieuwhof's philosophy is different。 As a previous lawyer and current business owner， he knows the amount of tasks that must be accomplished。 Cutting some out is just not an option。 He suggestions fall into the working smarter category。 He delves into best utilizing the three resources every person has: time， energy， and priorities。Nieuwhof advocates doing what we do best at the time when we are at our best。 That means finding out the rhythm of our day。 We all have the same number of hours but not all hours have the same potential for us。 It was surprising to find out that most people have 3-5 productive hours each day。 That's why finding one's highest energy time is so important。 One can accomplish much more in fewer hours when utilizing the proper time。 I'm a morning person and I'm at my best before noon。 I'll focus on what's most important then。 But that means I have to establish priorities and Nieuwhof helps me do that too。This is a good book for people who want to make the best use of the hours God has given them。 You'll have suggestions for finding your most productive hours and determining the tasks you want to do in that time。 You'll find ways to protect that time and your priorities， including preventing people from distracting you with their priorities。 You'll have suggestions for getting back on track when life is disrupted。 Soon you'll be doing your best when you're at your best。I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher。 My comments are an independent and honest review。 。。。more

Chris Everson ，

I will have to admit， I've purchased productivity books， courses， and planners until I'm so overwhelmed by how to be productive I sit there and do nothing。Carey Niewhof's new book "At Your Best" first felt like another simplified plan to add to the long list of things I've tried but are now on the shelf。 But it's not。Now， I just finished my first reading for this review， but for the first time， I feel excited to take the information from Carey and apply it to my life。Carey helps you learn to dif I will have to admit， I've purchased productivity books， courses， and planners until I'm so overwhelmed by how to be productive I sit there and do nothing。Carey Niewhof's new book "At Your Best" first felt like another simplified plan to add to the long list of things I've tried but are now on the shelf。 But it's not。Now， I just finished my first reading for this review， but for the first time， I feel excited to take the information from Carey and apply it to my life。Carey helps you learn to differentiate between Green， Yellow， and Red Zones to focus on priorities。 In addition， Carey's book gives practical ways to look at what you are already doing and not reinvite the wheel， but make some shifts to allow you to be at your best。For me， I've already put into practice tips to be distraction-free from part 4， and I can already see a difference。I highly recommend "At Your Best" if you want to "Live in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow。" 。。。more

Denisa Ostas ，

Reading this book on time management， I felt like getting many aha moments。 The author introduces new concepts like stress spiral， energy clock， but also approaches old subjects like priorities， saying no， dealing with people。 The writing is surprisingly accesible and engaging to any reader。In each chapter you can find practical ideas and assignements based on sheets available on his site。At the end of each， you will find key points summarised。 This book is a gift for any reader！

Kevin ，

Carey knocked It out of the park with this book。 I was so engaged by the way this was written。 I could tell this book had been on his mind for years and he actually cared what he was writing about so much it motivated me to change my entire work day。 I didn't know how messed up my work day was when I would mess up my work day for 8 hours a day。 I was wasting my time doing rushed important tasks in my red zone and little meaningless tests in my green zone。 Carey did a great job explaining the RED Carey knocked It out of the park with this book。 I was so engaged by the way this was written。 I could tell this book had been on his mind for years and he actually cared what he was writing about so much it motivated me to change my entire work day。 I didn't know how messed up my work day was when I would mess up my work day for 8 hours a day。 I was wasting my time doing rushed important tasks in my red zone and little meaningless tests in my green zone。 Carey did a great job explaining the RED， YELLOW， and GREEN zone so well the book didn't leave you wondering if you really knew what he was talking about。 It was so clear anyone from high school to a CEO could take this book and apply it to their lives that day。 I did find it a littlest annoying all the worksheets were online on his website but that is just a personal opinion of mine。 For some people to have that personal chart they can make online might be just what they need。 I would have rather had more diagrams in the book。Overall this is one of the best books I have read in the last couple years and has really helped get my life back together。 I am excited to show this to my team and students so we can be at our best together。 。。。more

Rachelle Cobb ，

I read this book in a day。 For a book about time-blocking， it doesn’t once mention the term and I thought that was funny。 If you’re well-versed in the practice （as I am）， you may not get much out of Carey’s “zones。” Even so， I highlighted a lot because he’s a communicator who explains things well。I have enjoyed several of his podcast episodes （the one with his assistant is gold）， and he does a good job with this system， albeit a bit cheesy with the naming （just call it time-blocking， dude）。 If y I read this book in a day。 For a book about time-blocking， it doesn’t once mention the term and I thought that was funny。 If you’re well-versed in the practice （as I am）， you may not get much out of Carey’s “zones。” Even so， I highlighted a lot because he’s a communicator who explains things well。I have enjoyed several of his podcast episodes （the one with his assistant is gold）， and he does a good job with this system， albeit a bit cheesy with the naming （just call it time-blocking， dude）。 If you want to try it， you will probably get a lot out of this book。 If you want the cliff notes version， just read a blog post about time-blocking （Kalyn Brooke’s is my favorite） and look up Michael Hyatt’s ideal week calendar。 。。。more

Venky ，

“You do your best when you are at your best”。 This philosophy lies at the heart of Carey Nieuwhof’ s upcoming self-help book。 a former lawyer and the founding pastor of Connexus Church in Barrie， Ontario， Nieuwhof contends that there are three obstinate culprits who contrive to create a “Stress Spiral” in our professional as well as our personal lives。 The trifecta of Unfocused Time， Unlevered Energy and Hijacked Priorities leaves us overwhelmed， overcommitted， and overworked。 Sounds familiar？ R “You do your best when you are at your best”。 This philosophy lies at the heart of Carey Nieuwhof’ s upcoming self-help book。 a former lawyer and the founding pastor of Connexus Church in Barrie， Ontario， Nieuwhof contends that there are three obstinate culprits who contrive to create a “Stress Spiral” in our professional as well as our personal lives。 The trifecta of Unfocused Time， Unlevered Energy and Hijacked Priorities leaves us overwhelmed， overcommitted， and overworked。 Sounds familiar？ Reminds you of a spoilt old wine in a spanking new bottle？ Fret not。 Stitching together tidbits of conventional wisdom gleaned from the likes of Cal Newport and Stephen Covey， with some unconventional tenets of his own Nieuwhof lays down a primer for getting one’s life back on track。 A lot of the virtuous transformation from a worn down bundle of nerves to a successful and serene high energy optimist imbued with a Nirvana state in perpetuity， has to do with manipulating calendars。 Not the calendars that hang from a rusty nail adjacent to the kitchen cabinet， but the calendars that determine which meeting will have you entering it like a Forrest Gump and exiting like Don Vito Corleone。 The ultimate objective is to enable the stressed out soul from making the transition from the Spiral of Stress to the Thrive Cycle。 Nieuwhof argues that the secret to a well balanced and even fulfilling professional and personal life lies in the management of time。 Every person according to Nieuwhof needs to divide the time available in a day into three specific zones: The Green Zone， The Yellow Zone and the Red Zone。 These Traffic Lights might end up being your unwitting saviours。 As Nieuwhof illustrates by drawing on the works of Claire Diaz-Ortiz of Twitter and Cal Newport， the bestselling management author， even the most talented and cerebral genius at work would have at the most three to five ‘deeply productive’ hours every day。 There are the hours when the worker’s energy is at its peak。 The remaining hours are characterised by a waning of energy and a seeping in of unintended lethargy。 The trick， therefore， is to capitalize on the peak productive hours。 As you might have deciphered by now， the productive hours represent your Green Zone。 Bt when does this Green Zone manifest？ Since there are nocturnal strivers and dawn fanatics it is essential for you to identify your ‘Energy Clock’。 This is a clock that depicts when your energy dips and peaks。 This is the very key to figuring out when your Green Zone is。 Consciously observing your pattern throughout the course of a day will facilitate one to identify your Energy Clock。 One surefire way to identify your Green Zone would be to map the 3-5 hours every day during the course of which you are “creative， alert， engaged， efficient， effective， productive and accurate。” In lockstep with these positive attributes， would also manifest virtues such as kindness， optimism， cheeriness and reflection and magnanimity。 Once you are done with identifying your Green Zone， schedule all the activities that you are best at performing， to fit within the confines of this Green Zone。 For example， mundane， routine and repetitive meetings can be pushed to the Yellow Zone （more of this later）。 Ensure minimal to no distractions when you are working in the Green Zone。 Turn off all notifications from electronic gadgets， place a Do Not Disturb Board outside your room and forget the existence of the phenomenon called Internet （unless such a remembrance is vital to your most productive chores themselves）。 If your Green Zone is the panacea for all ailments， the Red Zone represents the biggest ailment itself。 This is the period of time which finds you listless， devoid of creativity， “tired， disengaged， inefficient， ineffective， unproductive and inaccurate。” In sync with these merciless demons， negative state of mind attributes such as frustration， pessimism， short-temper， selfishness， miserliness and a hardened disposition rule the roost。 Ensure that you do not reserve the tasks that you are best at for this stretch of time by any stretch of imagination。 Keep reserved for the Red Zone tasks that are unimportant， uncritical and insignificant in terms of negative and costly ramifications。So that leaves you with the Yellow Zone。 Sandwiched in between the astonishing and the abject， the Yellow Zone is an ambivalent chunk of time that is benevolent as well as stubborn。 According to Nieuwhof， this time zone is characterised by states of mind that are “moderately creative， partially engaged， fairly efficient， relatively effective， mostly productive， somewhat accurate， and producing decent work。” The moods associated with this Zone are “pleasant， realistic， civil， introspective， slightly bothered by others， and somewhat generous。” Since this time zone does not signify collapse or disaster， tasks that are not absolute priority but still visibly important can be adjusted to fit within the confines of the Yellow Zone。 Similarly energy levels may be leveraged to produce the maximum impact by introspecting on three critical questions: “What tasks do I most look forward to doing？ What things energize me as I do them？ When do I lose track of time because I’m enjoying what I’m doing so much？” Nieuwhof also warns that a blank calendar is nothing but a recipe for unmitigated disaster。 A calendar which looks squeaky clean for the next three months might just be a canvas waiting to be painted on by someone other than the painter （this is the reviewer’s own analogy）。 Nieuwhof urges you to prioritise your calendar by setting out reminders and tasks for the foreseeable future so that your much anticipated family time is not ruined by a sudden invitation to a party which no one is keen on attending。 The message purveyed in “At Your Best: is neither new nor novel。 A multitude of authors have already waxed eloquent on almost every concept that is addressed and attested to by Nieuwhof。 However， what makes the book a very engrossing read is the simplistic and easily implementable manner in which it has been written。 （At Your Best: How to Get Time， Energy， and Priorities Working in Your Favor by Carey Nieuwhof is published by WaterBrook & Multnomah and will hit the stands on 14th September 2021） Thank You Net Galley for the Advance Reviewer Copy 。。。more

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