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

Recently, I had the light bulb moment while talking with a time management coaching client. Time management is definitely NOT a “set it and forget it” situation. It’s always changing to fit your life. One of the biggest changes I’ve ever lived through was becoming a mother and welcoming my girls into the world. Time management is different in all 5 trimesters. Yes, FIVE. That’s exactly what I’m talking about in this conversation with Jessica Lorion on her podcast, “Mamas in Training.” Whether you’re a mom, mom-to-be, hope to become a mom someday, or you just want to understand what your friends and coworkers experience - this episode is an interesting look at time management that’s constantly evolving. Just as we’re constantly evolving.

You’re feeling frazzled, overwhelmed. You’re feeling like you’ll never catch up, like there’s never enough time, and that you’re never going to figure this out. I know exactly how you feel. When nothing seems to go right, it’s easy to feel like time management just doesn’t work for you. In this episode, I’m sharing three mistakes many people make when it comes to time management and what you can do instead. Then, I’m pulling back the curtain on The HEART Method - the time management framework that can work for literally anyone - including YOU.  🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 122 💙 FREE Download: The HEART Method Roadmap

How do you do it all without losing your mind in the process? That's the question I'm answering in this episode as I reflect on the last six+ months of having a full time job, running a business, publishing episodes of It's About Time and loving on my family. Spoiler Alert: I don't do it all. But there ARE several strategies I've implemented over the past few months that are enabling me to do what matters most. You know I'm an open book, so I'm pulling back the curtain this week to share how I do life lately.    🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 121   Resources Mentioned Download my FREE 21 Time Management Tips for Better Work, Life and Balance The Pareto Principle  Clockwise Hampr - use my promo code ABOUTTIME50 for 50% off your first service! Jessica Rasdall, Public Speaking Strategist The Productivity Zone’s Fresh Start Systems  Book me to speak!    ------ 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!

If there's anything we've learned from the past few years, it's that we can't can control everything. But we CAN have a bit more control over things within our lives, businesses, home and calendars. Alexandra Beauregard of The Productivity Zone believes we can use routines and simple systems to create freedom and spend time on what matters most. Find out how she uses emojis and color coding to stay organized, and what routines have in common with your undies!   🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 120 Stay in touch with Alexandra: Alexandra's Website: theproductivityzone.com Follow Alexandra on Instagram   Resources Mentioned: The Productivity Zone Asana Trello Alexandra’s Asana Assistant Emily Ley’s Simplified Planner Ideal Week Calendar Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin   ------ Become an It’s About Time Insider! Sign up for the newsletter ------ 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!

For many of us, talking about money and finances ranks pretty high on the difficult conversations list. Financial confidence is usually not something we’re born with, it’s acquired. Fortunately, people like Sarah Becker of Becker Talks Money exist to demystify finances and - dare I say it - make talking money FUN. Listen in for Sarah’s first steps to financial freedom, how to get comfy talking dollars and cents and more!     🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 119   Resources Mentioned 🎧Listen to Sarah's previous episode - It’s OKAY To Be Multi Passionate. Why You Don’t Have To Pick Just ONE Thing With Sarah Becker 🔗Google Keep 🔗Notion 🔗Google Calendar 🔗Wave Sarah’s three tiers of book recommendations: 📚Entry level:Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence by Vicki Robin 📚Mid level:The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Morgan Housel 📚 Want to nerd out?:The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Mel Lindauer   ------ 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!

Whether you're a coffee drinker, a green tea lover, or you've aways got a Diet Coke nearby, caffeine is helping many of us get through the day — or at least the morning. Now that I'm a mom of two and my sleep is interrupted nearly every night, my coffee intake has skyrocketed. That got me curious about caffeine and productivity. Press play on Episode 118 to find out what science has to say about the right way to drink caffeine for productivity.  🔗 SHOW NOTES for Episode 118   Resources Mentioned 🥂Join me at the School of Styling’s Restorative Retreat in June ☕️ Grab a FREE bag of Trade coffee on us! 🔗You're drinking your coffee wrong - these 3 tips can boost your productivity, experts say 🎧Can You Become A Morning Person? 🎧Quick And Easy: 7 Simple Productivity Hacks That Could Change Everything 📚 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 💧That insulated tumbler I mentioned ------ 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,

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!