Jim Kelly, Michael Hyatt's Executive Assistant and a powerhouse of productivity, joins to share insights on staying grounded during the holiday frenzy. He highlights the importance of simplifying routines amidst the chaos. Jim discusses his favorite morning apps, like Othership for breathing and Aura for meditation, that help maintain focus and peace. The conversation shifts to strategies for effective time management, emphasizing gratitude over stress, and how to maximize productivity while still enjoying the festive season.
Implementing a proactive approach and simplifying holiday traditions can significantly reduce stress and enhance enjoyment during the festive season.
Utilizing tools like the Full Focus Wellness Planner can help maintain focus on self-care and daily routines amidst holiday chaos.
Deep dives
Introduction of the Full Focus Wellness Planner
The Full Focus Wellness Planner is designed as a tool to enhance self-care and overall well-being, serving as an updated version of the original Full Focus Planner. It includes features that allow users to track essential aspects of their health, such as sleep, hydration, nutrition, and stress levels, alongside traditional planning elements like weekly goals and daily rituals. This planner aims to help individuals maintain focus on their wellness, encouraging the incorporation of self-care into daily routines. The positive feedback from the community highlights its effectiveness in promoting mindful living.
Strategies for Managing December's Busyness
To navigate the hectic month of December, a proactive approach is recommended, such as starting holiday preparations well in advance to reduce last-minute stress. This includes implementing a 'no buy December' strategy, which encourages individuals to complete their gift shopping by December 1st to avoid overspending and chaos. Spreading celebrations over a longer period can alleviate pressure and allow for a more enjoyable holiday experience. Simplifying traditions and rituals can also help in managing the frenzy of the season while maintaining meaningful connections.
The Importance of Streamlining Rituals
During busy periods like the holiday season, it's essential to reconsider and simplify daily rituals to maintain a sense of control and well-being. When reassessing rituals, individuals should identify what is truly essential, allowing for adjustments in activities and timelines as needed. For instance, instead of maintaining a lengthy morning routine, one could focus on a condensed version that still meets their self-care needs. This strategy helps manage stress effectively and promotes a more fulfilling and productive day despite a packed schedule.
While the holiday season is wonderful, it can also disrupt all of the routines and rituals that you've spent all year developing. With more family, more events, more time with friends, more gifts, more meals - there's seemingly not enough time to devote to pursuing your quarterly and annual goals. When there's so much "more" happening in our lives, it's important to look for strategies of "less" to help be both peaceful and productive.
In this episode, Courtney, Verbs, and Blake share one strategy to help you stay grounded this holiday season. Also, Courtney speaks with Michael Hyatt's Executive Assistant (and all-around productive person), Jim Kelly, about some of his favorite hacks.
Here's the list of apps that Jim uses every morning as part of his morning ritual:
Lastly, make sure to visit the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook. It's what all of the cool kids are doing. (Seriously. There are a lot of very helpful planner users that are available to offer support and guidance.) https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank