It's About Time | Time Management & Productivity for Work Life & Balance

This week, I've got a challenge for you. I want you to take a break. Seriously. Even though it might seem counterintuitive or counterproductive, taking breaks during your day can actually help you be more productive. Powering through when you're feeling sluggish and the creativity just isn't there is a prime example of working HARDER, not SMARTER. Need a little break taking inspiration? Keep listening for a buffet of five breaks that’ll help you refresh and recharge to get you through the day.   I'll see you next week with a brand new episode of it's about time until then here's episode 42, which originally aired on August 18th, 2020 productivities secret superhero five ways to take a better break.   SHOW NOTES for Episode 42    ------ Are you ready for your best year ever? Come and grab your seat for our goal-setting workshop Ready. Set. Goals!  ------ Ready to step into each week feeling calm, prepared and ready for anything? Enroll in Get a Game Plan: 3 Steps to Design Your Winning Week! ------ Want to join a community of ambitious go-getters like you? Want to find out how others are doing life behind the scenes? Want to have Anna as your personal time management coach?    Jump on the waitlist for the It’s About Time Academy, launching soon! ------ Isn’t it about time you got your routines to stick? Get your hands on Anna’s free guide, How to Design Routines that Stick!

When your alarm goes off in the morning, do you pop out of bed - ready to tackle the day? Or are you more of a snooze button and hide under the covers kinda morning person? If you're the latter, sometimes mornings can feel impossible. Maybe you've tried EVERYTHING to make yourself a morning person and it's just not working. Can you BECOME a morning person? That's exactly what I'm answering inside this episode of It's About Time. Whether you're already a pro at mornings or you'd rather go back to bed, listen up for simple steps to make your mornings better than ever.   🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 117   Resources Mentioned 🥂 Join me for the Spring Reset Workshop in Baton Rouge! 🔗 Download the Bird is the Word biological chronotype worksheet 🎧Is The Juice Worth The Squeeze? How To Step Off The Hot Mess Express Once And For All With Rachel Henry 🎧Win the Morning, Win the Day: How to Design Your Next Level Morning Routine 🎧 How to Adjust to Daylight Savings Time 📚 When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink 📚The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy by Chris Bailey 📚Atomic Habits by James Clear  My Night Time Favorites 🔗 Sound Machine 🔗 Eye Mask 🔗 Black Out Curtains 🔗 Lavender Pillow Mist 🔗 Memory Foam Pillow ------ Ready to step into each week feeling calm, prepared and ready for anything? Enroll in Get a Game Plan: 3 Steps to Design Your Winning Week! ------ Want to join a community of ambitious go-getters like you? Want to find out how

Can we all agree that the time change is the worst? Whether we're springing forward or falling backward, or simply traveling across time zones - being thrown off our internal clocks is a recipe for nodding off in morning meetings and being wide awake when it's time for sleep. In this episode, I'm diving into how to help your internal clock adjust to time change without chugging gallons of coffee or falling asleep at your desk. 🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 116   Resources Mentioned 🥂 Join me for the Spring Reset Workshop in Baton Rouge! 🎧 Episode 73: The Life-Changing Magic of a Home Edit with Sara West 📚When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink ------ Ready to step into each week feeling calm, prepared and ready for anything? Enroll in Get a Game Plan: 3 Steps to Design Your Winning Week! ------ Want to join a community of ambitious go-getters like you? Want to find out how others are doing life behind the scenes? Want to have Anna as your personal time management coach?    Jump on the waitlist for the It’s About Time Academy, launching soon! ------ Isn’t it about time you got your routines to stick? Get your hands on Anna’s free guide, How to Design Routines that Stick!

You've spread yourself too thin. Again. Your calendar is overflowing and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. You're overcommitted, overwhelmed, and flat out exhausted. So what do you do when you've committed to doing too much? That's exactly what I'm talking about in Episode 115. We've all been there. And chances are, we'll probably find ourselves with a too-full plate again - especially as events are picking up and invitations are rolling in as the pandemic recedes. Lean in and listen up for real life ways to handle it all and how to avoid overdoing it in the future.   🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 115   Resources Mentioned 🎧 Meet the Mind Sweep - A Better Way to Clear Your Head Without Making a Huge Mess 🎧 5 Reasons Why Your To-Do List Isn’t Working 🎧5 Strategies for Being More Focused Than Ever   ⏰ Clockwise Office Hours   ------ Ready to step into each week feeling calm, prepared and ready for anything? Enroll in Get a Game Plan: 3 Steps to Design Your Winning Week! ------ Want to join a community of ambitious go-getters like you? Want to find out how others are doing life behind the scenes? Want to have Anna as your personal time management coach?    Jump on the waitlist for the It’s About Time Academy, launching soon! ------ Isn’t it about time you got your routines to stick? Get your hands on Anna’s free guide, How to Design Routines that Stick!

Living in a world of 24/7 access with notifications, emails and messages coming our way at all hours of the day, it can be so hard to turn off work and actually be present during our downtime. Either we're responding to messages, getting distracted by emails or we're worrying about what's left and what we've got to do tomorrow. That ends today. Tune in for three ways to successfully shut off work and be more present when you're off the clock. 🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 114   Resources Mentioned 🎧 The 5 Must-Have Routines You Need In Your Life Right Now   ------ Ready to step into each week feeling calm, prepared and ready for anything? Enroll in Get a Game Plan: 3 Steps to Design Your Winning Week! ------ Want to join a community of ambitious go-getters like you? Want to find out how others are doing life behind the scenes? Want to have Anna as your personal time management coach?    Jump on the waitlist for the It’s About Time Academy, launching soon! ------ Isn’t it about time you got your routines to stick? Get your hands on Anna’s free guide, How to Design Routines that Stick!

Would you rather be frantic and frazzled or calm and prepared? The answer should be a no brainer. When we have so much on our to-do lists and our calendars are bursting at the seems, calm and prepared feels downright impossible. The secret? A weekly planning session. Find out 3 reasons why a weekly planning session should be a non-negotiable in your week and walk away with simple tips to get started.   🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 113   Resources Mentioned 🎧 Serve Up a Delicious Game Changer: How to Start Meal Planning (Or Take Your Meal Planning to the Next Level)   ------ Ready to step into each week feeling calm, prepared and ready for anything? Enroll in Get a Game Plan: 3 Steps to Design Your Winning Week! ------ Want to join a community of ambitious go-getters like you? Want to find out how others are doing life behind the scenes? Want to have Anna as your personal time management coach?    Jump on the waitlist for the It’s About Time Academy, launching soon! ------ Isn’t it about time you got your routines to stick? Get your hands on Anna’s free guide, How to Design Routines that Stick!

When things go south. When all hell breaks loose. When your day goes up in flames and everything goes wrong, how do you bounce back? A Reset Ritual is your ticket to going from super stressed to calm, cool and collected. Find out what a Reset Ritual is and how to create your own so you can keep moving when everything goes haywire. You'll definitely want to have this mini-routine in your back pocket for life's unpredictable moments.   🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 88     ------ Ready to step into each week feeling calm, prepared and ready for anything? Enroll in Get a Game Plan: 3 Steps to Design Your Winning Week! ------ Want to join a community of ambitious go-getters like you? Want to find out how others are doing life behind the scenes? Want to have Anna as your personal time management coach?    Jump on the waitlist for the It’s About Time Academy, launching soon! ------ Isn’t it about time you got your routines to stick? Get your hands on Anna’s free guide, How to Design Routines that Stick!

Sometimes things don't go as planned. We make a list of goals, resolutions, dreams and ideas that we're so excited about! And then life happens, we hit roadblocks and feel like giving up. Find out 3 simple steps for hitting reset on your goals and starting over when you're feeling discouraged. Plus, find out the right way to use a habit tracker so you can stick with your plans once and for all!  🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 112  Resources Mentioned 🎧Episode 11: How to Start Habits That Stick 🎧Episode 40: These 7 Habits Could Change Your Life 🎧Episode 48: My Secret for Getting Everything Done: Why You Need an Ideal Week 📚Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod 💙Cultivate What Matters Powersheets ------ Ready to step into each week feeling calm, prepared and ready for anything? Enroll in Get a Game Plan: 3 Steps to Design Your Winning Week! ------ Want to join a community of ambitious go-getters like you? Want to find out how others are doing life behind the scenes? Want to have Anna as your personal time management coach?    Jump on the waitlist for the It’s About Time Academy, launching soon! ------ Isn’t it about time you got your routines to stick? Get your hands on Anna’s free guide, How to Design Routines that Stick!

Sometimes life can be a LOT. We’ve got deadlines, responsibilities at home, relationships to tend, and more. When the going gets tough, sometimes complaining is our first response to blow off steam. But is complaining even worth your time? Lori Oberbroeckling, author of Secrets of Supermom, is here to talk about one of the hidden time wasters: complaining. Find out how to take back your time, what to do instead of complaining, and how to deal with chronic complainers in your life.    🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 111   Stay In Touch With Lori 🔗 Lori's Website 🔗 Follow Lori on Facebook 🔗 Follow Lori on Instagram 🔗 Follow Lori on LinkedIn 📚 Grab a Copy of Lori’s Book- Secrets of Supermom: How Extraordinary Moms Succeed at Work and Home and How You Can Too!   Resources Mentioned 🔗 Crush the Rush Planner 🔗 Cozi Family Organizer   Ready to step into each week feeling calm, prepared and ready for anything? Enroll in Get a Game Plan: 3 Steps to Design Your Winning Week! ------ Want to join a community of ambitious go-getters like you? Want to find out how others are doing life behind the scenes? Want to have Anna as your personal time management coach?    Jump on the waitlist for the It’s About Time Academy, launching soon! ------ Isn’t it about time you got your routines to stick? Get your hands on Anna’s free guide, How to Design Routines that Stick!

The start of a new year comes with many traditions. We set goals, start new habits and think about how we can put our best foot forward. One simple and fun way to stay focused throughout the year is by choosing a word to represent what you hope to do, achieve, experience or feel - a word of the year. Find out why choosing a word of the year can be a game changer. Plus, I’ll share my word and how I’ll use it in the year ahead. 🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 110  ------ Resources Mentioned 🎧 Finding Your Footing Through a Priority Shift: How to Do the Next Right Thing  🎧 Live & Learn: My Biggest Mistakes of 2021 and Why I Won't Skip Goal Setting Ever Again 🔗 Cultivate What Matters Powersheets ------ Ready to step into each week feeling calm, prepared and ready for anything? Enroll in Get a Game Plan: 3 Steps to Design Your Winning Week! ------ Want to join a community of ambitious go-getters like you? Want to find out how others are doing life behind the scenes? Want to have Anna as your personal time management coach?    Jump on the waitlist for the It’s About Time Academy, launching soon! ------ Isn’t it about time you got your routines to stick? Get your hands on Anna’s free guide, How to Design Routines that Stick!