The Bright Method Podcast: Realistic Time Management and Productivity for Working Women & Working Moms

Struggling to manage a flood of tasks from emails and meetings? Discover strategies to tackle task overload in today’s digital world. Learn how to streamline responsibilities into one calendar for better organization. Plus, find out ways to reduce meeting overwhelm to supercharge your productivity. Perfect for busy professionals looking to regain control!

Discover how effective time management can transform your daily life! The discussion highlights strategies to streamline tasks, reduce stress, and tackle personal challenges. By harnessing digital calendars, you can take control of your time and foster personal growth. Listen for practical examples that illustrate how clarity and progress can be achieved in any area that may be bugging you. It's all about making the most of the time you have!

Feeling anxious about upcoming calendar events? Discover effective strategies to tackle this anxiety and improve your focus. Learn how managing scheduling fears can enhance your productivity. Explore the importance of planning and adaptability in overcoming these challenges. This conversation offers practical tips to help you stay present and engaged with your current tasks.

Discover the art of engaging your partner in time management with insightful strategies. Learn how to tackle the challenges of gaining support, especially after life changes like having a baby. Emphasizing proactive communication and shared responsibilities, this discussion highlights the importance of collaboration in balancing household tasks. Find out how patience can help ease the adoption of a new time management approach, ensuring both partners feel valued in the process.

The conversation dives into the pitfalls of modern self-care, urging a shift from consumer-driven notions to genuine enjoyment. It highlights the unique mental burdens women face, advocating for structured time management to truly relax without guilt. Listeners are encouraged to rediscover lost joys and interests, including childhood hobbies, while learning practical tips to prioritize personal happiness amidst busy schedules. It's a refreshing take on how to embrace downtime fully.

Goli Kalkhoran, from Lessons from a Quitter, discusses overcoming the perfectionist mindset in the workplace, empowering self-advocacy, and creating intentional careers. She emphasizes destigmatizing quitting, setting boundaries, and finding fulfillment beyond societal expectations.

If you're like me, making a mistake can wash you in shame and derail you for a period of time. Let's talk about some guiding principles that have helped me, including advice I've received from others and ways I've used the Bright Method to help me get out of that mistake shame spiral. A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and then select the episode. -- To take my free 5-day program, the Reset and Refresh, click here: https://kellynolan.com/reset-refresh. To learn more about and sign up for the Bright Method 8-week program, click here: https://kellynolan.com/the-bright-method-time-management-course-with-kelly-nolan.

Without any scientific data to back me up, I believe kids push parents into traditional gender norms (at least in same-sex couples) because of legitimate (though frustrating) biological reasons during that first year with a baby. Because of that, kid (and home) labor gets unevenly distributed to women, and this pattern of the labor division gets established. And then, because of the new crazy pace of life with a kid, the pattern persists beyond the first year and beyond any legitimate rationale for it.  Let's talk about this and how we can get intentional around it to at least prevent the pattern from persisting beyond any rationale for it.  This is also obviously informed by my own experience. I would love to hear your thoughts – positive or negative – around this. Email me at kelly@kellynolan.com.  And please feel free to send this episode to a friend, too! Thank you! Other resources that might be relevant: Time Management Tips for New Moms (Majka)  13 Strategies to Plan Maternity Leave What Do Working Moms Do During The Summer A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and then select the episode.  

Hi there! Hopefully this is the last episode with bad sound quality. (Reminder: I’m in a rental and had to switch up my sound set-up in the move – and apparently did not do well). I tried to fix it once I realized it (we’ll see how I did next episode), but I’d already recorded this one. Today, we'll talk three sets of summer tips: First, around workload in the summer and intentional slowing down where you want to;  Second, around summer travel; and Third, for working parents, some tips around logistics.  For more resources on these topics, check out: Article: A Step-By-Step System for Checking Out of Work to Take a Vacation Instagram post re 11 practical tips you can do now to make Future You’s trip more enjoyable Article: For Working Parents: Things to Calendar Now to Make the Summer Transition Smoother A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and then select the episode. -- To learn more about and join the waitlist for the Bright Method 8-week program, click here: https://kellynolan.com/the-bright-method-time-management-course-with-kelly-nolan.

Tips on maintaining peace of mind during an election year, including setting boundaries, reducing news exposure, and practicing self-care. Strategies for managing time and emotions, such as planning activities and prioritizing mental health amidst the chaos.