Joining us this week is Brendan Burchard, a renowned mindset and performance coach. In this episode, we delve into strategies for managing busy seasons in life and preserving mental health and productivity. Topics covered include effective communication with family, the importance of rest, time management, removing obligations, prioritizing personal fitness, and maintaining intensity and energy during busy times. Get ready for a masterclass on winning during busy seasons!
Efficiently manage your schedule by prioritizing family and personal obligations, delegating tasks, and removing unnecessary responsibilities.
Clear and effective communication is vital during busy seasons - over-communicate with others, manage expectations, and provide emotional context.
Shift your perspective and embrace the privilege and opportunity for growth during busy seasons, focusing on joyful service and positive energy.
Deep dives
1. Efficiently managing a busy schedule
During busy seasons, it is crucial to efficiently manage your schedule. This entails a few strategies. First, schedule your family and personal obligations first, ensuring that they take priority. Secondly, be mindful of the duration of meetings. Not all meetings need to be an hour long, and shorter meetings can free up valuable time. Thirdly, consider delegating tasks to others whenever possible, whether it's household chores, shopping, or other responsibilities. This allows you to focus on the most essential tasks and alleviates some of the pressure during busy times. Lastly, be ruthless in removing unnecessary obligations and responsibilities from your schedule. Focus on survival mode and have a keen sense of what truly needs your attention during this time.
2. Effective communication and managing expectations
Clear and effective communication is key during busy seasons. It is crucial to over-communicate with your family, team, and anyone affected by your busy schedule. Express the demands, stress, and intensity that you are experiencing, providing them with the emotional context of your situation. By doing so, you allow others to understand your situation and offer support and empathy. Furthermore, manage expectations with your availability and response times. Teach people the rhythm and pattern with which they can expect to hear back from you, ensuring that they understand your availability and response timeframes. By doing this, you maintain control over your time and energy, avoid feeling overwhelmed, and prevent misunderstandings or feelings of neglect.
3. Shifting perspective and embracing the growth
Shifting your perspective during busy seasons can greatly impact your experience and mindset. Instead of seeing the busyness as a burden, start viewing it as a privilege and an opportunity for growth. Embrace the fact that you are growing and changing during this time, even if it feels chaotic or overwhelming. Remind yourself that the challenges and obstacles you face now will ultimately contribute to your personal and professional development. Additionally, adopt a mentality of joyful service and strive to bring positive energy and enthusiasm to others. By focusing on the honor and privilege of being busy and serving others, you can transform your perception and approach to busy seasons.
Setting Boundaries and Prioritizing Time
During the podcast episode, the speaker discusses the importance of setting boundaries and prioritizing time during busy seasons. They emphasize the need to teach people how to engage with you and not always be readily available for others. By taking control of your time and not constantly reacting to other people's schedules, you maintain control over your own life. The speaker suggests waiting several hours or even days to respond to messages or acknowledging them with a simple emoji or acknowledgment. This approach allows you to have more control over your time and avoid becoming overwhelmed or being at everyone's beck and call.
Scheduling Email and DM Check-Ins for Productivity
Another key point discussed in the podcast is the importance of scheduling specific times to check emails and direct messages (DMs). The speaker highlights that when you randomly check your messages while working on important tasks, it interrupts your flow and takes away valuable mental focus. Research suggests that every interruption takes an average of 20 to 45 minutes to regain focus. Therefore, scheduling designated times to check emails and DMs helps prevent constant interruptions and preserves mental energy and concentration. By following this practice, you can improve your productivity and maintain better control over your focus and time during busy seasons.
This week, my good friend BRENDON BURCHARD and I are digging into a fundamental question that challenges every one of us…
HOW DO WE MANAGE THE BUSY SEASON OF OUR LIVES and come out on top?
🔥You’re hearing from the #1 and #2 MINDSET AND PERFORMANCE COACHES IN THE WORLD (by @USAtoday) as we give you strategies to help you preserve your mental health and productivity when commitments are coming at you like a 100-foot tsunami.
Many of you know Brendon already, but for those who don’t, he’s a multiple #1 New York Times bestselling author and the founder of GROWTH DAY, a comprehensive self-improvement system with tools and live coaching from the top wellness coaches and business experts in the world (including yours truly)!
THIS EPISODE is a MASTERCLASS on…
…TIME MANAGEMENT
…TIME RESPECT
…and TIME SANITY
Listen as we share our REAL PRACTICAL TIPS on…
How to Prepare Your Family for your busy season
How to make time for the things that matter MOST
How to REST even when you’re busy
The Ultimate hack for leveraging your time and reducing your workload
RUTHLESS REMOVAL and the one message you should use to transform your life
How to STOP over-checking your INBOX
How to Make energy and mental health deposits into yourself
and SO MUCH MORE…
You WILL be faced with BUSY SEASONS in your life (if you aren’t currently in one), just like Brendon and me.
How you manage those times often spells the difference between PEACE and chaos, HAPPINESS and misery, and LIVING WELL or not.