655: How to Regain Focus, Energy, and Balance: Effective Productivity Strategies for High Achievers with Jeff Sanders
Legendary Life | Transform Your Body, Upgrade Your Health & Live Your Best Life
Ted Ryce
4.8 • 848 Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
You're productive. You work hard. You're disciplined.
But no matter how much you do, it feels like you're always behind. In this episode, Ted Ryce sits down with productivity expert Jeff Sanders to uncover what high achievers are getting wrong about productivity—and how to create real results without burning out.
They dive deep into the psychology of distraction, why multitasking destroys your performance, and how to rebuild your attention span for long-term success.
Jeff reveals why traditional productivity hacks fail and how to build a smarter system that keeps you healthy, focused, and performing at your best.
Together, he and Ted explore how to balance business, health, and relationships while maintaining consistent energy and purpose.Â
Today's GuestÂ
Jeff Sanders Jeff Sanders is a motivational keynote speaker and productivity expert who helps high achievers dominate their day before breakfast. He's the founder and CEO of 5 AM Miracle Media, author of The 5 AM Miracle and The Free-Time Formula, a creator of The Rockin' Productivity Academy and the host of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast.Â
Connect to Jeff Sanders:
Podcast: The 5 AM Miracle Podcast Â
Website: https://www.jeffsanders.com Â
Facebook:Â 5 AM Miracle MediaÂ
Instagram: @jeffsanderstvÂ
YouTube:Â @JeffSandersÂ
In this interview, you'll learn:
- What is the real reason multitasking makes you anxious and unproductive
- How to choose one true priority and eliminate noise
- How to balance ambition with rest, family, and personal growth
- The mindset shifts that turn overwhelm into direction
- And much more...
If you're ready to stop reacting to your life and start leading it — this episode will show you exactly how to get your focus, productivity, and momentum back. Listen now!
What Ted and Jeff discuss:
00:00 Intro
03:25 Understanding Attention Span and Productivity
05:33 Ted's Personal Struggles with Focus
07:08 Strategies for Prioritizing Tasks
10:13 The Importance of Focus Blocks of Time
14:06 Balancing Priorities in Business
30:09 Seasonal Approach to Work-Life Balance
36:23 Balancing Health, Wealth, and Relationships
36:51 Emotional Drivers vs. Logical Decisions
38:53 The Importance of Setting Limits
43:07 Finding Motivation and Tackling Resistance
51:53 Daily Wins and Building Momentum
59:01 Experimenting with Daily Habits 01:01:27
Conclusion
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| 0:00.0 | The question of balance is an interesting one because a lot of people approach that question |
| 0:09.6 | from, can I do all the things that matter every day? Like a consistent, like even spread of, |
| 0:15.8 | I'll spend one hour at work and one hour in working out and one hour with my wife and one |
| 0:19.5 | out with my kids. Like, that's not how life works. Like, things are all over the map. And what I have seen that makes the most sense is a seasonal approach to life and work, meaning that in whatever season you're in, you identify the most important focus for that season. And everything else is secondary to that. What is up, my friend? And welcome back to the legendary life podcast. |
| 0:40.2 | I'm your host, Ted Rice, health expert and coach to entrepreneurs, executives and other |
| 0:45.0 | high performing professionals. |
| 0:47.3 | Today, I'm excited to have my friend Jeff Sanders back on the show. |
| 0:50.8 | If you don't know Jeff, Jeff is a productivity expert, keynote speaker, |
| 0:55.9 | and host of the 5 AM Miracle podcast, which has over 14 million downloads. He's a total |
| 1:02.3 | rock star when it comes to podcasting. In this conversation today, we're going to dive into the most |
| 1:08.8 | important productivity strategies and healthy habits for high achievers. |
| 1:13.2 | So I have a very honest discussion with Jeff. |
| 1:16.8 | And I even asked about myself, so if you're running a business similar to mine or if you feel a bit overwhelmed by your calendar or stuck in productivity guilt, Jeff's going to help you clear up a lot of your beliefs about your productivity |
| 1:31.9 | and give you better ways, better mindsets to help you dominate your day. |
| 1:39.1 | So without further ado, let's welcome Jeff Sanders back to the show. |
| 1:45.3 | Jeff Sanders, welcome back to the legendary live podcast. |
| 1:48.9 | Always a pleasure to have you on and looking forward to seeing how this conversation unfolds. |
| 1:55.7 | Me too, Ted. |
| 1:56.3 | It's always a lot of fun to talk to you. |
| 1:57.8 | I mean, you've been on my show numerous times and talking to you, talking to you is like, you know, an old friend and reconnecting, which I love. |
| 2:04.9 | Yeah, absolutely. And man, I'm super excited to speak you today because I feel like we're in this |
| 2:12.7 | situation where attention, I'll say it like this, Jeff, this is how I want to frame the conversation |
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