Elizabeth Lynch, Executive Assistant to Full Focus CEO Megan Hyatt Miller, shares her expert strategies on maintaining work-life balance amid chaos. She discusses the importance of stepping back to prioritize tasks when the unexpected hits. The conversation delves into practical tips for calendar triage and mastering productivity, including how to eliminate non-essential tasks and utilize small pockets of time effectively. Lynch also touches on the significance of meal planning and short-term goals for smooth household management.
Effective calendar triage includes prioritizing non-negotiable commitments and eliminating non-essential tasks to enhance productivity.
Incorporating meal planning into your weekly routine can significantly reduce stress and improve the balance between work and family life.
Deep dives
Introduction of the Full Focus Wellness Planner
The new Full Focus Wellness Planner is designed to enhance self-care and overall well-being, serving as a replacement for the traditional Full Focus Planner. This planner allows users to track various aspects of their health, including sleep, self-care priorities, stress and joy levels, hydration, nutrition, and gratitude. Specific features such as a self-care planner, heart check, and vision sketch provide additional resources for individuals looking to focus on their wellness. The planner aims to help users integrate personal wellness into their daily routines while maintaining their regular planning activities.
Effective Calendar Management During Busy Times
When faced with overwhelming tasks and urgent situations, effective calendar management becomes crucial to maintaining productivity. The first step involves identifying non-negotiable commitments that must be prioritized, allowing individuals to lay a foundation for their upcoming responsibilities. Next, it's important to eliminate non-essential tasks that may no longer hold significance, enabling more focus on higher-leverage activities. Finally, rescheduling remaining tasks ensures that essential responsibilities are addressed without added stress, maintaining a sense of control during challenging periods.
Meal Planning and Time Management for Busy Lives
Organized meal planning can significantly improve efficiency in daily life, especially for those balancing work and family. Planning meals on Saturday mornings, coupled with grocery shopping at that time, reduces stress during the week and ensures fresh ingredients are readily available. Prepping meals in advance and setting aside dedicated time to cook each evening enhances the experience, allowing for a smoother transition between responsibilities. Designating one night a week for takeout alleviates additional pressure, giving families a break from cooking and providing a planned moment of relaxation within a hectic schedule.
Have you ever been in the middle of a difficult week only to have an urgent situation added to your plate? In those moments, it’s so easy to freak out. It feels impossible to get everything done. While it might feel counterintuitive, the real trick to accomplishing more is stepping back and making space to get the important tasks done.
Verbs, Courtney, and Blake share 3 steps to triaging your calendar when your life suddenly gets out of hand. After that, Courtney speaks with Elizabeth Lynch. Elizabeth is the Executive Assistant for Full Focus CEO Megan Hyatt Miller. Elizabeth shares some insight on how she's able to keep her home life moving forward without stressing out.