#157: Your Planner and Your Project Management System
Sep 12, 2022
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Annie Mayberry, a Corporate Project Manager at Full Focus, shares her expertise on integrating the Full Focus Planner with popular project management systems like Asana and Trello. She reveals how to align your Big 3 goals within these platforms for enhanced productivity. Joining her is Andrea Liebross, a Full Focus Certified Pro, who discusses how the planner has transformed her coaching practice. Andrea offers valuable planner tips that emphasize simplicity and enjoyment, proving that effective planning can lead to sustainable success in both life and business.
Integrating the Full Focus Planner with project management systems promotes alignment between daily tasks and long-term goals while enhancing productivity.
The new Full Focus Wellness Planner emphasizes holistic wellness by tracking self-care aspects, reflecting users' desire for balanced and fulfilling lifestyles.
Deep dives
Enhancing Self-Care with the Wellness Planner
The new Full Focus Wellness Planner allows users to track various aspects of their well-being, including sleep, self-care priorities, joy and stress levels, hydration, and nutrition. This planner is designed to complement the traditional Full Focus Planner by incorporating additional tools that enhance self-care, such as a heart check and vision sketch. Many users have expressed excitement about integrating these new features into their routines, indicating a strong demand for a tool that emphasizes holistic wellness. By fostering a greater focus on personal health, the planner aims to support users in maintaining a balanced and fulfilling lifestyle.
Integrating Project Management with the Planner
The discussion highlights the significance of combining the Full Focus Planner with project management systems, viewing the planner as an interface for organizing tasks derived from those systems. For instance, conducting a weekly preview allows users to evaluate upcoming obligations and prioritize their weekly big three tasks. This integration ensures that users remain aligned with long-term goals while also managing day-to-day tasks effectively. By utilizing this approach, individuals can maintain clarity about their priorities, fostering better communication with team members and improved productivity.
Bridging Daily Tasks with Weekly Goals
The concepts of 'daily big three' and 'weekly big three' are emphasized, illustrating how daily tasks should support the broader objectives set for the week. Users are encouraged to break down their weekly big three into manageable daily tasks while remaining mindful of their overall commitments, including meetings and collaborative work. This disciplined approach helps prevent overwhelming workloads and ensures that priorities are realistically achievable. By maintaining focus on these daily goals, individuals can effectively contribute to larger projects without becoming lost in day-to-day operations.
One of the most common questions we hear is: "How do I integrate the planner with my project management system?". We all know the value of using the Full Focus Planner to not just stay organized, but to help us conceive and achieve our goals. What happens when you want to take the insights from the planner and use it with Asana, Trello, ClickUp, or whatever project management system you use?
Well, you're in luck because today Courtney is joined by the Corporate Project Manager at Full Focus, Annie Mayberry. She'll talk you through three specific bridges that you can use to connect your planner to your project management system.
Later in the episode, we're joined by Andrea Liebross. She's a Full Focus Certified Pro who stops by to share how her coaching career and life have been impacted by the Full Focus Planner. She also shares some of her favorite planner tips! If you want to know more about working with Andrea, you can visit her website: https://andrealiebross.com/work-with-me/.
In this episode, you will learn:
Which areas in the planner lend themselves to direct integration with a project management system
How to integrate your Big 3 into a project management system