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

What's my secret to getting things done? It's all in designing an Ideal Week - creating a template for how you'll spend your time in advance. In this episode, I'm sharing why you need an ideal week and why perfect is NOT our aim. Plus, you'll walk away with simple steps to design your own ideal week and walk into your weeks with clarity, confidence and intention. Time management and productivity will be easier than ever!

Do you want to start your week off on the right foot? Of course you do! Whether you call it getting a game plan, doing a weekly planning session or Sunday prep, the success of your week (and your stress levels) can be directly linked to how well you plan ahead. This week, I'm pulling back the curtain and sharing the exact steps I take every single Sunday to start the week with success. Join me for Sunday prep, step by step.   🔗SHOW NOTES for Episode 82  ------ 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!  ------ Resources mentioned: 🎧Serve Up A Delicious Game Changer: How To Start Meal Planning (Or Take Your Meal Planning To The Next Level) 🎧My Secret For Getting Everything Done: Why You Need An Ideal Week Shipt Grocery Delivery Our hallway dry erase calendar!  ------ 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 many of us migrated from office buildings to our kitchen tables, spare bedrooms, and home offices in 2020, Alexandra Samuel got to work pouring her decades of remote-work expertise and productivity tips into the ultimate guidebook for remote work. Find out what it means to work like a "business of one," how to navigate micromanaging bosses and more from the author of Remote Inc.: How to Thrive at Work...Wherever You Are.   🔗SHOW NOTES for Episode 81   Stay in touch with Alexandra: Learn more about "Remote, Inc. How to Thrive at Work… Wherever You Are" Grab a copy of "Remote, Inc. How to Thrive at Work… Wherever You Are" on Amazon Visit Alexandra's website - alexandrasamuel.com Follow Alexandra on twitter – @awsamuel  ------ Resources mentioned: 🎧Are You Planning For Recharge? Here's How To Look Ahead  ------ 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!

As someone who speaks out against wearing busy as a badge of honor, you can guess that I'm not an advocate for the 24/7, "Hustle Til You Drop" culture that seems to run rampant in the business and professional worlds.  In this episode, I'm exploring the fine line between hustle and hard work, how to know if you're getting a little too close to burnout from burning the candle at both ends, and how to change course before it's too late.   🔗SHOW NOTES for Episode 80    ------ Resources mentioned: 🎧It's OKAY To Be Multi Passionate. Why You Don't Have To Pick Just ONE Thing With Sarah Becker  ------ 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!

Ciji Townsend, host of the Being Balanced podcast, shares practical tips for defining and enforcing healthy boundaries to create a fulfilling life. They discuss the importance of self-care, diverse reading, finding a new planner company, embracing evolution, and the discomfort of saying no.

You want to manage your time well, but it's easy to get distracted when there are so many shiny new strategies, methods and tools to test drive. Where do you begin? How do you use them all? It's a little overwhelming! Sometimes getting back to the basics is best. Join me for a refresher on where to start, and the three time management tools everyone needs in their toolbox for more productivity and better work/life balance.   🔗SHOW NOTES for Episode 78    ------ Resources mentioned: 🎧Making Time For Money: How To Stay On Top Of Your Money Game With Finance Fridays 🎧It's Not Just For Cookies: How To Take Back Your Time With Task Batching Featuring Time Management Coach Amanda Warfield  ------ 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!

Policy and Advocacy Manager Corinn O'Brien has found her secret to living happier, feeling more successful, and being more efficient at work than ever before. It all started by unlocking her Genius Zone work - where passion meets proficiency. After taking a hard look at how she was spending her time, Corinn created opportunities for others, increased her impact and is living proof that, yes, you CAN design a life you love and do good work that fires you up. Find YOUR Genius Zone by tuning in to Episode 77.   🔗SHOW NOTES for Episode 77   Stay in touch with Corinn: Follow her on Twitter - @corinnobrien Learn more about Corinn's work improving public schools with Birmingham Education Foundation  ------ Resources mentioned: Asana Google Calendar Russel and Hazel Weekly Planner from Target Corinn's Day Planning Worksheet 🎧 It's About Time Episode 48 – My Secret for Getting Everything Done: Why You Need an Ideal Week 🎧 It's About Time Episode 4 – How to Set Yourself Up for Success with a Weekly Planning Session 🎧 It's About Time Episode 5 – 3 Ways to Add More Structure to Your Work Day 🎧 It's About Time Episode 15 – Making Time for Money: How to Stay on Top of Your Money Game with Finance Fridays 🎧 It's About Time Episode 76 – What's In Your Genius Zone? The Key to Unlocking Your Most Productive Days Ever  ------ 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! ------ <

Are you making the most of your time at work? Sure, you might be crossing lots of things off your list. And yes, you might "feel" really busy. But the real question is How much time are you spending in the Zone - aka your Genius Zone? Find out what's in YOUR unique Genius Zone, why it's so important and how to clear your plate of the other stuff that's zapping your energy and wasting your precious time.

The 24/7 nature of the modern workplace means that the boundaries between work and "not work" are blurrier than ever before. It's even hard to know where your job title ends and your identity begins. Trust me, I've been there. In my conversation with Millennial Career Strategist Adunola Adeshola, she tackles toxic work environments, desperation hires, articulating your unique value, and separating your personal identity and self worth from the job title on your business card.

Welcome to my bookshelf! In this episode, I'm sharing my favorite, must-read books on time management, productivity and work/life balance that I reach for again and again. From starting new habits that stick, to test-driving tons of productivity strategies, to making the most of your 168 hours - any of the books on this list will shift your perspective on productivity, change your thoughts on time and possibly even change your life. Without a doubt, each of these reads were life-changing for me in some way, and I'm so excited to share them with you! Happy reading!