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1024: Crafting your Own Ideal Time Management System with Anna Dearmon Kornick

Jan 16, 2025

Join time management coach Anna Dearmon Kornick, a dynamic speaker and founder of the It’s About Time Academy, as she shares her expertise in effective time strategies. Discover how to craft a personalized time management system that aligns with your lifestyle. Learn to minimize distractions from small tasks and implement theme days for better focus. Anna emphasizes the importance of self-awareness in productivity and showcases her HEART Method to help professionals thrive without feeling overwhelmed.

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Anna Dearmon Kornick

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Quick takeaways

Effective time management prioritizes human needs and incorporates breaks, ensuring productivity while maintaining personal well-being.

Establishing a clear vision of future goals helps align daily actions with long-term aspirations, transforming one's relationship with time.

Deep dives

Understanding Human Needs in Time Management

Time management must prioritize human needs, rather than a rigid schedule. For instance, Anna Dearman-Kornick recalls her early experience as a scheduler for a U.S. Congressman, where she learned the importance of incorporating breaks into a packed schedule. The realization that influential figures still require downtime emphasizes that everyone has human necessities that must be acknowledged. Acknowledging these needs allows for better planning that truly accounts for productivity while respecting personal well-being.

Intro

2min

Mastering Time: Balancing Productivity and Human Needs

21min

Mastering Time with Theme Days

9min

Mastering Time Management: The Power of Tackling Small Tasks

3min

Personalizing Time Management

8min

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3min

Personalized Time Management

4min

Anna Dearmon Kornick shares essential tools and tricks for managing your time and energy well.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) What most forget when planning out their day

2) How to keep little tasks from distracting you

3) How to arrange your week to maximize energy

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— ABOUT ANNA —

Anna Dearmon Kornick is a highly sought after time management coach and keynote speaker, top 1% globally ranked podcast host of It's About Time, and founder of the It’s About Time Academy. A true Louisiana firecracker who has become known for making time management fun, Anna helps busy professionals and business owners struggling with overwhelm manage their time using her personality-driven HEART Method.

Building on more than a decade of experience in the fast-moving, high-stakes world of political and crisis communications, it’s no surprise that Anna thrives on creating order out of chaos. Early in her career, she wrangled media for a Lt. Governor and managed the hectic schedule of a U.S. Congressman. Her rapid response background and relentless approach to problem-solving position her as the go-to expert for purpose-driven time management for busy professionals.

• Podcast: It's About Time

• Website: AnnaDKornick.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Author: Laura Vanderkam

• Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

• Book: Mind Management, Not Time Management: Productivity When Creativity Matters (Getting Art Done) by David Kadavy

• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

• Book: Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg

• Past episode: 052: Mind Management for Productivity with David Kadavy

• Past episode: 317: How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD

• Past episode: 482: David Allen Returns with the 10 Moves to Stress-Free Productivity

• Past episode: 617: Enhancing Your Productivity by Managing Your Mental Energy with David Kadavy