Cindy Wolford, a Full Focus Planner Certified Pro and owner of a cleaning company, shares her insights on managing ADHD through productivity tools. She discusses how to prioritize essential tasks for an Ideal Week and introduces grounding techniques to enhance focus. The conversation also covers effective planning strategies that can transform productivity, like time boxing and the Pomodoro technique. Listeners will discover how structured planning can help balance personal and work commitments while reducing overwhelm.
Utilizing the Full Focus Planner effectively requires asking key questions about tasks, priorities, and grounding practices to enhance productivity.
The new Full Focus Wellness Planner emphasizes integrating self-care into daily planning, promoting a balanced approach to achieving personal and professional goals.
Deep dives
Introducing the Full Focus Wellness Planner
The new Full Focus Wellness Planner enhances self-care and personal wellness by incorporating tracking tools for sleep, nutrition, hydration, and stress levels. Users can still focus on their established routines like weekly and daily big three goals while adding new dimensions of well-being to their planning. This planner serves as a replacement for the regular Full Focus Planner, showcasing essential tools such as heart checks and vision sketches aimed at promoting a more holistic approach to personal health. Many early users have shared positive feedback, highlighting how this tool effectively aligns self-care with productivity.
Maximizing Your Fourth Quarter Goals
As the year comes to a close, it’s essential to assess any goals that have been worked on throughout the year, particularly during the fourth quarter. This time can be likened to a sports fourth quarter, where the focus shifts to committing to achieving set objectives. Participants in the discussion emphasized the importance of remaining grounded amidst the chaos of trying to complete goals, recommending tools such as the ideal week to maintain balance. Acknowledging the pressure can lead to a cycle of hustle, which detracts from productivity rather than enhancing it.
Key Questions for Weekly Planning
To effectively prepare for the week, individuals are encouraged to ask three essential questions: what must I do, what do I want to start or stop doing, and what practices keep me grounded. Identifying firm obligations helps structure the week while determining what to start or stop can enable space for new initiatives. It's important to recognize that maintaining well-being during busy times requires a conscious effort to schedule practices that promote relaxation and connect with others. This holistic approach ensures that personal relationships and self-care aren't neglected in a quest for productivity.
One of the most common questions in the Full Focus Planner Community is "How can I use the planner to manage my ADHD?" In this episode, we're giving you some initial thoughts to help steer you in the right direction.
First, Verbs, Blake, and Courtney talk about three questions that you can ask yourself to help improve and streamline your Ideal Week. Then, Courtney talks with Full Focus Planner Certified Pro Cindy Wolford about how she uses the planner to manage her ADHD.
In this episode, you will learn:
How to prioritize the tasks that should make it to your Ideal Week
Ideas for activities to help you stay grounded
Insights into how to structure your day to maximize productivity