Mark Silverman Rebelling FOR Reclaiming our Freedom

Mark Silverman - executive coach, speaker, and best-selling author of Only 10s 2.0: Confront Your To-Do List and Transform Your Life - is a true soul brother. When he was working for the fastest-growing startups in the corporate world, Mark was able to sell $90 million worth of products and led teams through multi-million dollar complex sales. After doing some deep, inner work and self-exploration, Mark found new freedom that he shares with others by creating Only 10s, a system of tools CEOs and business leaders use to overcome overwhelm and make the business and life they want.

Mark joins me today to reveal the keys that can help us get out of the prisons we have created for ourselves and reclaim our freedom in life. He shares his story of going from homelessness to sobriety and encountering the “cosmic bricks” that awakened him to his freedom. He describes the role of contemplation and self-exploration in determining the 10s in our lives and explains how we can distinguish the things that pretend to be 10s from the real ones. He also shares some exercises to help us reconnect with our inner self and highlights the impact of seizing our 10s.

“Midlife is the time where we can be the most free; it’s the time when we’re too tired to keep up the charades. It has its own consequences, but those consequences can land us to a better place.” - Mark Silverman

This week on Rebel Souls:

Why Mark is rebelling FOR freedom for everybodyWhat cosmic bricks are and the first bricks that awakened Mark’s life to freedomThe importance of conscious choice and learning how we’re responsible for the quality of our lifeAn existential crisis of the highest order and what it means to not be imprisoned by difficult feelingsTransforming an overwhelmed multinational corporate executive in 45 minutesThe lies we tell ourselves about our to-do lists and what makes something a 10The power of using the head, heart, and gut brains to make decisions and how doing so helps when figuring out the 10s in our livesThe role of contemplation and self-discovery in finding your freedomContemplative tools to help you connect with your inner voiceHow writing morning pages allows us to connect with our inner muse and intuitionThe scariest parts of not being busy and how to cope with themThe difference between a time-management problem and an honesty problemBusyness, how it can be an addiction, and how it can keep us from the 10sThe importance of “ME-tings” and a cautionary tale about Mark’s foot doctorThe creative genius-total loser cycle and how determining the 10s in our lives doubles our productivityDiscerning the things that masquerade as 10s and the need to let go of themHow the people around us could change when we start discovering our 10s Why Mark was advised he couldn’t write Mastering Midlife without first completing Only 10s 2.0The rain of cosmic bricks and why midlife is our greatest opportunity to be free

Resources Mentioned:

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklThe One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary KellerEssentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeownDeep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal NewportMaking the Case for a “Finding Your Best Self” with Corporate Rebel, Shelley Paxton | Mastering Midlife PodcastI Only 10s 2.0: Embracing Only the 10s in Your Life with Shelley Paxton and Erin Baker | Mastering Midlife Podcast

Related Content:

Nick Onsen Rebelling FOR Living Your Fullest ExpressionHelen Appleby Rebelling FOR the Unwritten Rules of Women’s LeadershipRebelling FOR the Big Rocks

Connect with Mark Silverman:

Mastering MidlifeMastering Midlife PodcastBook: Only 10s 2.0: Confront Your To-Do List and Transform Your LifeMark Silverman on LinkedInMark Silverman on FacebookMark Silverman on TwitterMark Silverman on YouTube

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