This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 421.

So many leaders, they see change as a nuisance.

They see change as something to be avoided.

I'm in the camp that changes your job as a leader.

Are you working harder than ever but struggling to make progress?

Well, you can escape the quicksand of busyness, distraction, and complexity starting today.

Hi, I am Jeff Brown, and this is the Read to Lead podcast,

a podcast that's dedicated to your personal

and professional growth, where I believe that if you want to achieve true success in business

and in life, then intentional and consistent reading is a must. Today, we're going to be joined

by author and second time read to lead guest, Mark Miller. He's author of a brand new book called Smart Leadership, Four Simple Choices to Scale Your Impact.

I'll be asking Mark about how to create margin in your life and why it's so important,

why managing your time is really about managing your energy, the role of curiosity and

maintaining relevance and

vitality in a changing world and plenty more. Hey, if you're hearing this before Cinco

DiMaio, May 5th, 2022, and it's not yet 8 p.m. Eastern time, you still have time to join me

for an informal workshop on note- taking. This is an area that's

really struck accord with my email newsletter readers lately. And so Thursday evening, May 5th,

2022, starting at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, we're going to get together and talk about how to best

capture notes, organize your notes, distill your

notes, and ultimately express your notes from all these inputs that are coming your way, taking

these inputs and organizing them and distilling them in such a way that they become useful

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