522: How to Defeat Distraction with Joe McCormack

<p>Joe McCormack provides noise survival tips for clear thinking.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>— YOU'LL LEARN —&nbsp;</strong></p><p>1) Top 3 tactics for noise survival.&nbsp;</p><p>2) The problem with multitasking and what to do instead.&nbsp;</p><p>3) How to train yourself to say no.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe or visit</strong> <a href="https://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep522" target="_blank">AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep522</a> for clickable versions of the links below.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>— ABOUT JOE —&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Joe McCormack founded and serves as managing director and president of The Sheffield Company, an award-winning boutique agency.</p><p>A passionate leader, he started The BRIEF Lab, a subsidiary of Sheffield, in 2013 after years dedicated to developing and delivering a unique curriculum on strategic narratives for U.S. Army Special Operations Command. He speaks at diverse industry and client forums on the topics of messaging, storytelling, change, leadership, and focus.</p><p><strong>• </strong>Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Noise-Living-Leading-Nobody-Focus/dp/1119553377?" target="_blank">“Noise: Living and Leading When Nobody Can Focus"</a></p><p>• Website:<strong> </strong><a href="https://thebrieflab.com/" target="_blank">TheBriefLab.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —&nbsp;</strong></p><p>• Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Isaacs-Storm-Deadliest-Hurricane-History/dp/0375708278/?tag=petemo-20" target="_blank">"Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History"</a> by Erik Larson</p><p>• Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Bed-Little-Things/dp/1455570249?tag=petemo-20" target="_blank">"Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World"</a> by William McRaven</p><p>• Play: <a href="https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/godot/summary/" target="_blank">&nbsp;"Waiting for Godot</a>"</p><p>• Speech: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBQLFLei70" target="_blank">University o