Author Clay Scroggins does a great job in focusing on the importance of turning down the noise in our lives. Scroggins gives four noise-cancelling habits that we can focus on to help drown out the noise in our lives. He also focuses on what he calls the "Axis of Distraction" which are what he states are the three biggest distractions for leaders. This is an excellent book and a recommended read for anyone looking to turn down the noise.

This is a tremendous book which I highly recommend every leader and maybe even every person to read. This book gives incredible advice on you and me can create a better you and me including focusing on our emotions, simplifying life, and focusing on the why(long-term success is critical even if it means failure in the short-run).

Some quotes:

"A life of distraction is a shallow life, a life lived without self-awareness. It's a life lived in constant anticipation of the next thing that will keep you from slowing down to listen to what's happening within."

"The answer is to turn down the noise. You cannot be emotionally oblivious and emotional healthy at the same time. Emotional health begins with becoming emotionally aware, and this requires listening to what's happening on the inside."

"The greatest danger of being controlled by negative emotions is that you're missing out on allowing God - who incidentally created all emotions - to have control"

Clays book How to Lead in a World of Distraction has a modern approach to the distractions that plague our leadership. Clays own voice comes through loud and clear sharing his passion to see current day leaders pay closer attention to what they allow to consume their time. The wisdom from Clays thoughts are often only lessons learned by experience and this book offers insights for leaders to adopt earlier in their growth. His four main habits of simplicity, speaking to yourself, getting quiet, and pressing pause are overlooked by todays leaders as they allow their leadership to be attacked by the distractions leaders are not attending to. Yes, as leaders we must be emotionally healthy enough to turn down the noise low enough and long enough to allow space for curiosity. Dr. Troy Robertson, Leadership Coach