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Aug 7, 2023 • 20min

075: Your Cultivated Summer Series | Back-To-School Rhythms

In today’s episode, we once again find ourselves on the precipice of another seasonal transition. Fall is just around the corner, friends! We’re diving into tips for transitioning well, so you can set yourself up for success as we embark on back-to-school season. Whether you are preparing for the back-to-school shift or just looking to refresh your rhythms for the fall, we are here to help you prepare well, get organized, and make it fun. We’re so grateful to walk with you today!   Time Stamps: 00:00 - Welcome 00:56 - What Alli’s Loving 01:35 - What Kelley’s Loving 02:45 - Back-to-school transition 08:15 - Seasonal transition 09:30 - Ending summer and starting fall well! 11:15 - Prepare Well 14:30 - Get Organized 18:30 - Make it Fun! 19:36 - Encouragement for the Week   // Resources in this Episode // Mini Daily Habits Notepad: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/products/mini-daily-habits-notepad-apricot?_pos=3&_sid=fc625e647&_ss=r  Season by Season Daily Planner: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/collections/academic-planners  Intentional Weekly Planner Notepad: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/products/intentional-weekly-planner-notepad?_pos=8&_sid=7ab0cb2a4&_ss=r  Weekly Refresh Planner Notepad: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/products/weekly-refresh-planner-notepad?_pos=4&_sid=1fc65efa2&_ss=r  Weekly Rhythm Ideas for the Season (FREE download!): https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0194/2855/files/SBS-Ideal-Weekly-Rhythms_8-5x11_0b7b31f8-66cd-47c4-8ff8-9a4de2cae17d.pdf?v=1685113923      // Connect with Us // — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters Podcast: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and click subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app. If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify!   — We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review to help spread the word about Cultivate What Matters! We want to invite more women into our conversations!   — Visit Cultivate What Matters for delightful resources to help you design a more intentional life.   — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters newsletter and receive free intentional living resources in your inbox.   — Like Cultivate What Matters on Facebook.   — Follow @CultivateWhatMatters on Instagram for all things Cultivate What Matters!   — Engage with other PowerSheets users in our exclusive Facebook community: The PowerSheets Group!   — Read the Cultivate What Matters blog for encouragement throughout the week!
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Jul 31, 2023 • 19min

074: Your Cultivated Summer Series | How to Harness Summer Energy for Your Goal Progress

Today’s episode you’ll learn 3 tips to harness that delightful summertime energy. During a season that propels us forward, we’re sharing ways to be proactive with our time and intentional about the season ahead. Don’t let summer come and go! You can cultivate what matters right where you are and begin to savor your summer a little bit more. We’re so grateful to walk with you today!   Time Stamps: 00:24 - Welcome 0:53 - What Casey ’s Loving 02:06 - What Kelley’s Loving 04:27 - Summer Energy   07:28 - First things first: a brain dump! 10:41 - Map it Out 12:05 - Put your Plan in Motion  14:26 - Encouragement for the Week   // Resources in this Episode // The Minimal Mom: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMinimalMom How to Have Fun with Your Goals Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/067-your-cultivated-summer-series-how-to-add-more-fun/id1446902533?i=1000616619107 PowerSheets Goal Planner: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/pages/what-are-powersheets     // Connect with Us // — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters Podcast: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and click subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app. If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify!   — We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review to help spread the word about Cultivate What Matters! We want to invite more women into our conversations!   — Visit Cultivate What Matters for delightful resources to help you design a more intentional life.   — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters newsletter and receive free intentional living resources in your inbox.   — Like Cultivate What Matters on Facebook.   — Follow @CultivateWhatMatters on Instagram for all things Cultivate What Matters!   — Engage with other PowerSheets users in our exclusive Facebook community: The PowerSheets Group!   — Read the Cultivate What Matters blog for encouragement throughout the week!      
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Jul 24, 2023 • 25min

073: Your Cultivated Summer Series | Goal-Setting On the Go

Today’s episode dives into goal setting on the go. Many of us have the opportunity to travel or take a vacation in the summer, but what do we do about our goal setting when we’re away? How about our habits? In this conversation you’ll learn some practical tips and a fresh perspective for your time away this summer. We’re so grateful to walk with you today!   Time Stamps: 00:24 - Welcome 01:20 - What Emily’s Loving 02:05 - What Kelley’s Loving 05:04 - Progress doesn’t have to be even across the board 07:00 - Cultivating what matters is bigger than tracking habits 10:15 - Travel is an opportunity for your goals 12:30 - Steps for cultivating intentional trips  35:30 - Encouragement for the Week   // Resources in this Episode // PowerSheets Goal Planner: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/pages/what-are-powersheets Heirloom Traditions Paint: https://www.allinonepaint.com/ Heirloom Paint Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/943960095775605     // Connect with Us // — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters Podcast: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and click subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app. If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify!   — We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review to help spread the word about Cultivate What Matters! We want to invite more women into our conversations!   — Visit Cultivate What Matters for delightful resources to help you design a more intentional life.   — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters newsletter and receive free intentional living resources in your inbox.   — Like Cultivate What Matters on Facebook.   — Follow @CultivateWhatMatters on Instagram for all things Cultivate What Matters!   — Engage with other PowerSheets users in our exclusive Facebook community: The PowerSheets Group!   — Read the Cultivate What Matters blog for encouragement throughout the week!
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Jul 17, 2023 • 39min

072: Your Cultivated Summer Series | Longing for a Summer that Looks Different than What’s in Front of You

Today’s episode investigates what to do when you’re longing for a summer that looks different than what’s in front of you. While this reality can be tough, it does give us the opportunity to grow through seasons that don’t look exactly as we hoped! Join us as Casey and Kelley help you lean in and make the most of what lies ahead. We’re so grateful to walk with you today!   Time Stamps: 00:24 - Welcome 01:35 - What Casey’s Loving 02:30 - What Kelley’s Loving 06:00 - When summer looks different than your expectations 12:25 - Personal examples 17:52 - Resiliency  21:30 - Steps for resiliency  35:30 - Encouragement for the Week   // Resources in this Episode // PowerSheets Goal Planner: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/pages/what-are-powersheets Building a Resilient Life by Rebekah Lyons: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Resilient-Life-Adversity-Strength/dp/0310365392/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RBOM6BLDBXI6&keywords=building+a+resilient+life+rebekah+lyons&qid=1689341998&sprefix=building+a+resilient+life%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1 Goal School Premium: Available each quarter at cultivatewhatmatters.com  Option B by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant: https://www.amazon.com/Option-B/dp/0753548291/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=plan+b+book+adam+grant&qid=1689342115&sprefix=plan+b+book+ad%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-4   // Connect with Us // — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters Podcast: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and click subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app. If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify!   — We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review to help spread the word about Cultivate What Matters! We want to invite more women into our conversations!   — Visit Cultivate What Matters for delightful resources to help you design a more intentional life.   — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters newsletter and receive free intentional living resources in your inbox.   — Like Cultivate What Matters on Facebook.   — Follow @CultivateWhatMatters on Instagram for all things Cultivate What Matters!   — Engage with other PowerSheets users in our exclusive Facebook community: The PowerSheets Group!   — Read the Cultivate What Matters blog for encouragement throughout the week!
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Jul 10, 2023 • 35min

071: Your Cultivated Summer Series | How To Celebrate Wins

This week, the team’s all here! All four of your summer series podcast co-hosts are chatting about our wins for the first half of the year, and we’re sharing our not-so-wins. We don’t love the word “fail” around here, so instead, we’re sharing how we’ve “tripped forward”.  In addition to celebrating wins, today you’ll hear about what’s not working in our 2023 goals, and hear how we plan to pivot for the year ahead.   Join Emily, Casey, Alli, and Kelley for a special episode of Your Cultivated Summer, full of inspiration, encouragement, and a little extra joy.   // Resources in this Episode // Mid-Year Refresh Worksheet: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0194/2855/files/PowerSheets_Wildcard-4.75x8-MidYearRefresh.pdf?v=1656081815 PowerSheets Goal Planner: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/pages/what-are-powersheets The One Thing by Gary Keller: https://www.amazon.com/Surprisingly-Extraordinary-Results-bestselling-Paperback/dp/B08L589JK3/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1688668783&sr=8-1    // Connect with Us // — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters Podcast: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and click subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app. If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify!   — We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review to help spread the word about Cultivate What Matters! We want to invite more women into our conversations!   — Visit Cultivate What Matters for delightful resources to help you design a more intentional life.   — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters newsletter and receive free intentional living resources in your inbox.   — Like Cultivate What Matters on Facebook.   — Follow @CultivateWhatMatters on Instagram for all things Cultivate What Matters!   — Engage with other PowerSheets users in our exclusive Facebook community: The PowerSheets Group!   — Read the Cultivate What Matters blog for encouragement throughout the week!
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Jul 3, 2023 • 30min

070: Your Cultivated Summer Series | How to Have a Mid-Year Refresh for Your Goals

We are officially at the mid-way mark of 2023, and it’s the perfect time for a refresh! Today we reflect on the past 6 months and cast a vision for where we’re going in the next 6 months. Grab your PowerSheets or a blank journal, your favorite pen, maybe a snack and a fun drink, and let’s get started! // Resources in this Episode // Mid-Year Refresh Worksheet: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0194/2855/files/PowerSheets_Wildcard-4.75x8-MidYearRefresh.pdf?v=1656081815 PowerSheets Goal Planner: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/pages/what-are-powersheets // Connect with Us // — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters Podcast: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and click subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app. If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify! — We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review to help spread the word about Cultivate What Matters! We want to invite more women into our conversations! — Visit Cultivate What Matters for delightful resources to help you design a more intentional life. — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters newsletter and receive free intentional living resources in your inbox. — Like Cultivate What Matters on Facebook. — Follow @CultivateWhatMatters on Instagram for all things Cultivate What Matters! — Engage with other PowerSheets users in our exclusive Facebook community: The PowerSheets Group! — Read the Cultivate What Matters blog for encouragement throughout the week!
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Jun 26, 2023 • 28min

069: Your Cultivated Summer Series | Going Beyond Surface-Level with Family

Today’s episode addresses going beyond surface-level with family and friends. Many of us spend time with extended family while on vacation, and while family dynamics can be complicated, we often desire to bring the same intention we’ve found with our goal setting and other aspects of our lives to our extended-family relationships. Listen in as Emily and Kelley give you some practical tips and a fresh perspective for your time together this summer. We’re so glad you’re here! Time Stamps: 00:24 - Welcome 01:23 - What Emily’s Loving 02:00 - What Kelley’s Loving 04:28 - What Going Beyond Surface-Level Means 08:19 - Why It’s So Important 17:13 - Practical Tips + Ideas 26:21 - Encouragement for the Week   // Connect with Us // — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters Podcast: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and click subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app. If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify! — We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review to help spread the word about Cultivate What Matters! We want to invite more women into our conversations! — Visit Cultivate What Matters for delightful resources to help you design a more intentional life. — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters newsletter and receive free intentional living resources in your inbox. — Like Cultivate What Matters on Facebook. — Follow @CultivateWhatMatters on Instagram for all things Cultivate What Matters! — Engage with other PowerSheets users in our exclusive Facebook community: The PowerSheets Group! — Read the Cultivate What Matters blog for encouragement throughout the week!  
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Jun 19, 2023 • 34min

068: Your Cultivated Summer Series | Summer Screen Refresh

Today’s episode is all about how to refresh your digital screen time this summer with Alli from Team Cultivate. We live in a digitally connected world, and screens are a natural part of our lives. From work to fun, connection with friends and family to learning from strangers on the internet, we can’t escape technology! Listen in as Alli and Kelley discuss practical strategies to refresh your screen time routines for summer months. We’re so glad you’re here! Time Stamps: 00:24 - Welcome 02:06 - What Alli’s Loving 03:24 - What Kelley’s Loving 04:01 - Summertime Screen Time 06:29 - The Five W’s of a Screen Refresh 07:33 - The Who 10:07 - The Why 14:21 - The What 00:00 - The When 17:41 - The Where 25:28 - Encouragement for the Week // Resources Mentioned in this Episode // — Butterfly Paper Company: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheButterflyPaperCo — The Tech Wise Family by Andy Crouch: https://a.co/d/4LsvToo // Connect with Us // — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters Podcast: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and click subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app. If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify! — We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review to help spread the word about Cultivate What Matters! We want to invite more women into our conversations! — Visit Cultivate What Matters for delightful resources to help you design a more intentional life. — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters newsletter and receive free intentional living resources in your inbox. — Like Cultivate What Matters on Facebook. — Follow @CultivateWhatMatters on Instagram for all things Cultivate What Matters! — Engage with other PowerSheets users in our exclusive Facebook community: The PowerSheets Group! — Read the Cultivate What Matters blog for encouragement throughout the week!
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Jun 12, 2023 • 39min

067: Your Cultivated Summer Series | How to Add More Fun to Your Goals This Summer

Today’s episode is all about how to add more fun to your goals this summer with Casey from Team Cultivate. Learn how to add a dash of fun into your goal setting and simply enjoy your cultivated summer a little bit more. Even if your idea of fun isn’t roller coasters or big parties, you probably still wish you had more time for things you enjoy. These tips are perfect for you if fun means curling up with a good book or taking a week off and traveling the globe. Seriously, big or small—it’s fun we’re after here—whatever that means to you! Let’s talk about how to add more fun to your goals this summer! We’re so glad you’re here!   Time Stamps: 00:23 - Welcome 01:29 - What Casey’s Loving 03:00 - What Kelley’s Loving 04:01 - What is “Fun”” (and how to be intentional about it!) 06:58 - Tip #1: Seek Out The Fun 17:53 - Tip #2: Mix It Up!  22:02 - Tip #3: Invite Someone Into Your Goals 26:09 - Tip #4: Celebrate Your Wins 32:20 - Tip #5: Add A Touch Of Rebellion To Your Goal 36:54 - Encouragement for the Week   // Resources Mentioned in this Episode // — *NEW* Daily Goals Sticky Notes: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/products/daily-goals-sticky-notes — The Power of Fun by Catharine Price: https://a.co/d/3OOPuB3 — Essentialism by Greg McKeon: https://a.co/d/0oF2IKf — (Blog) How To Have Fun With a Goal Along The Way: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/blogs/cwm/how-to-have-fun-with-a-goal-along-the-way   // Connect with Us // — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters Podcast: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and click subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app. If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify!   — We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review to help spread the word about Cultivate What Matters! We want to invite more women into our conversations!   — Visit Cultivate What Matters for delightful resources to help you design a more intentional life.   — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters newsletter and receive free intentional living resources in your inbox.   — Like Cultivate What Matters on Facebook.   — Follow @CultivateWhatMatters on Instagram for all things Cultivate What Matters!   — Engage with other PowerSheets users in our exclusive Facebook community: The PowerSheets Group!   — Read the Cultivate What Matters blog for encouragement throughout the week!  
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Jun 5, 2023 • 19min

066: Your Cultivated Summer Series | Cultivating What Matters With Kids Around

Does cultivating what matters with kids around feel like a summertime challenge? Many of us have kids home from school in the summer, too. And while this can feel like a challenge when it comes to making progress on your goals, we hope today’s conversation will give you some practical tips and fresh perspective on making this a memorable and meaningful season for everyone in your family - while still making progress on what matters!   In this episode, Emily Thomas shares fun ways to bring your kids into your goals, create ripple effects of intentional change, and teach your loved ones to cultivate what matters, too. We’re so glad you’re here!   Time Stamps: 00:23 - Welcome 01:13 - What Emily’s Loving 02:11 - What Kelley’s Loving 04:15 - Cultivating What Matters with Kids Around Overview 05:48 - How to what get to the root of what truly matters 07:46 - How to break it down into actionable (yet realistic!) steps 09:05 - How to live it out with joy and freedom 10:13 - Encouragement for Moms 12:31 - Practical Examples   // Resources Mentioned in this Episode // — New York Times Crossword Book: https://a.co/d/4734Lme — Amazing Sanity-Saving Cord Holders: https://a.co/d/a9Vu7Ul   // Connect with Us // — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters Podcast: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and click subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app. If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify!   — We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review to help spread the word about Cultivate What Matters! We want to invite more women into our conversations!   — Visit Cultivate What Matters for delightful resources to help you design a more intentional life.   — Subscribe to the Cultivate What Matters newsletter and receive free intentional living resources in your inbox.   — Like Cultivate What Matters on Facebook.   — Follow @CultivateWhatMatters on Instagram for all things Cultivate What Matters!   — Engage with other PowerSheets users in our exclusive Facebook community: The PowerSheets Group!   — Read the Cultivate What Matters blog for encouragement throughout the week!  

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