Podcasts about Belong

We're continuing our deep dive discussion into Amber O'Neal Johnston's new book, “A Place to Belong.” Previously we talked about what led Amber to write the book, having a big juicy discussion around family culture, normalizing difficult conversations, and building a framework for inclusion within the family. We also talked about the different ways books can be viewed through a cultural lens: As mirrors, windows, or sliding doors. Today, we're picking up the conversation around curating the home library.Resources:Learn more at HeritageMom.comRead: "A Place to Belong"Follow Amber on Instagram: @heritagemomblogStart a free trial of CTCmath.com to try the math program that's sure to grab and keep your child's attention!Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee WatsonGrowing Brave Writers is the essential training you need as a parent to be the writing coach your children deserve! Learn more at bravewriter.com/gbw.Sign up for our Text Message Pod Ring to get podcast updates and more!Send us podcast topic ideas by texting us: +1 (833) 947-3684Want help getting started with Brave Writer? Head over to bravewriter.com/getting-startedSign up for the Brave Writer newsletter to learn about all of the special offers we're doing in 2022 and you'll get a free seven-day Writing Blitz guide just for signing up: https://go.bravewriter.com/writing-blitzConnect with Julie:Instagram: instagram.com/juliebravewriterTwitter: twitter.com/bravewriterFacebook: facebook.com/bravewriterProduced by NOVA Media

Sometimes difficult things end up being the best things. Kate Tokar has found that to be true – things can be both good and hard. She shares with us that through the early years of her marriage, to cloudy days in Ohio, to tearful goodbyes, God has invited her to trust Him. Kate has fought to say yes and has found a hope in God that changes everything. To find out more about our community or how to get involved in the Fort Worth area (Tarrant, Parker, & Johnson County locations), visit us online at www.ccbcfamily.org/women or find us on Instagram @christchapelwomen. Also, feel free to contact today's guests with any encouragement or questions: Kate Tokar at kateetokar@hotmail.com and Misty Denman at mistyd@christchapelbc.org.

The Fantasy Football Sackos put aside their Bad Blood and talk about De'Von Achane, the Anti-Hero who will take waiver wire experts Back to December this season in Style. A true Love Story is blooming after he was able to overcome his Cruel Summer woes in Week 3, leaving us all Enchanted with his 50+ fantasy points. Fantasy Football Podcast for September 26, 2023.    We talk about other dudes too. Like Tank Dell. He's Gorgeous. Don't Blame Me. 

Welcome to the show, it's your host Matt St. Jack and today, I'm talking a few couples that people ship together and if they should, or shouldn't, be together. I'm just a regular guy that loves Anime. Come, hang out and you just might learn something.

Do we own anything or does anything really belong to us? Our minds are full of illusions. And these illusions of “owning” oftentimes stimulate clinging and grasping. When we feel we own something, we encourage unconscious thinking that leads to control or panic!Join Sherita and Allison as they dive into the concept of Papancha. The chatter of the mind and its need to own everything! People, feelings, thoughts and experiences are all open to freedom-once we shift how we see them.

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In today's episode, Kelley chats with Natalie Franke about all things Work+Learning. Natalie is an author, community builder, neuroscience nerd, and mama bear for small businesses, leading tens of thousands of independent business owners while fostering a spirit of community over competition. Natalie shares encouragement for taking your next step, whatever it may be, to live the life for which you were meant. As you listen in, we hope this conversation helps encourage you as you cultivate your own goals!   //Time Stamps// 00:00:  Welcome 01:10:  Meet Natalie 04:50:  Failure from fear 08:10:  Going scared 11:10:  The war of “should” 17:10:  Tactical takeaways 18:30:  Resources 19:20:  Final thoughts   // Resources Mentioned in this Episode // — Natalie Franke's website: https://nataliefranke.com/  — Built to Belong by Natalie Franke:  https://www.amazon.com/Built-Belong-Discovering-Community-Competition/dp/1546017674/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1695060521&sr=8-2  — Gutsy by Natalie Franke:  https://www.amazon.com/Gutsy-Learning-Brave-Boundless-Courage/dp/1546015469/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1695060521&sr=8-1  — The Rising Tide Society:  https://risingtidesociety.com/  — Natalie's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/nataliefranke/?hl=en      // 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 cultivatewhatmatters.com 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!  

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What does it mean to Belong? As the people of Jesus, we are called to Participate in and belong to Each Other, but what does this mean in our lives? In this sermon, we explore the book of Philippians and look at what Paul means when he says we are “partners together” both in and through Jesus. 

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When you turn from God you make bad decisions  You have to have endurance if you are gong to walk with God  God's Word will always work for you  Don't despise the things God brings into your life 

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These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles . . . (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town . . . ). — Ezra 2:1 In between the verses of our Bible reading today there is a long list of names. Genealogies and other lists like this do not usually make for interesting reading. After all, we know very little about most of the people listed there. Their actions, hopes, and dreams—all of that is lost to history, and we have only their names. But the Bible includes this list because it would help later generations see how they were connected to the exiles and had a place among God's people in history. Similarly today, many people have found it meaningful to trace their family tree and learn things about their ancestry that they had never known before. It can help people learn about their identity and even some of the places their ancestors come from. One of the great pictures of salvation in the Bible is that we now belong to the family of God. If you put your faith in Christ, you are adopted as a child of God (see Romans 8:14-17; Ephesians 2:19-22). This is good news for everyone! It can also give comfort to anyone who may feel that their past actions have burned bridges with the people around them, or whose families reject their faith in Christ. In Jesus, God has given us a place to belong and a people to belong to. Heavenly Father, the whole family of Christ finds its identity in you. Thank you for the assurance that you love and care for each one of us, and that we belong to you. Amen.

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Today, it's become common to hear believers say, “You don't have to belong to a church family to be a believer.”  It has become tempting for Christians to want to ‘go it alone.' But the apostle reminds us that Jesus has called us into community with one another in His body, the Church. In fact, he tells us that we belong to God – and to each other.

Novelist Nancy Lavo, at Faith Radio/Meeting House Media Central at the Summer 2023 Christian Product Expo in Lexington, KY, discussed her book, The Place Where You Belong, the first installment in the Lone Star Loves series. You can find her online at nancylavo.com.  

Amber O'Neal Johnston, the heart and soul behind heritagemom.com and a proud contributor to the Wild + Free homeschooling community, has woven her experiences into a beautiful narrative in her book, "A Place to Belong." An exploration of creating inclusive, culturally rich, and socially conscious homes, Amber's book serves as a rich resource for families across the spectrum. Today, we're diving deep into this narrative with Amber, talking author to author and homeschooling mom to homeschooling mom about the essence of “A Place to Belong.”Resources:Learn more at HeritageMom.comRead: "A Place to Belong"Follow Amber on Instagram: @heritagemomblogStart a free trial of CTCmath.com to try the math program that's sure to grab and keep your child's attention!Growing Brave Writers is the essential training you need as a parent to be the writing coach your children deserve! Learn more at bravewriter.com/gbw.Sign up for our Text Message Pod Ring to get podcast updates and more!Send us podcast topic ideas by texting us: +1 (833) 947-3684Want help getting started with Brave Writer? Head over to bravewriter.com/getting-startedSign up for the Brave Writer newsletter to learn about all of the special offers we're doing in 2022 and you'll get a free seven-day Writing Blitz guide just for signing up: https://go.bravewriter.com/writing-blitzConnect with Julie:Instagram: instagram.com/juliebravewriterTwitter: twitter.com/bravewriterFacebook: facebook.com/bravewriterProduced by NOVA Media

Sometimes the most powerful tool in the room is the most unexpected; in this episode we highlight one of those hidden gems. Ranille Drummond and Kacey Williamson invite us to grow in gentleness. Without a doubt it's challenging and requires self-control, but it is also one of the most beautiful instruments of a life lived with grace and truth. To find out more about our community or how to get involved in the Fort Worth area (Tarrant, Parker, & Johnson County locations), visit us online at www.ccbcfamily.org/women or find us on Instagram @christchapelwomen. Also, feel free to contact today's guests with any encouragement or questions: Kacey Williamson at kaceybwilliamson@gmail.com, Ranille Drummond at ranille@gmail.com, and Kathy Harrelson at kathyh@christchapelbc.org.

In this episode of Theology Applied, Jared Longshore joins the show to discuss Covenant Theology, Covenant Children, and the rising threat of the State taking away our kids. Ministry Sponsors: Join the Regenerative Movement! MOVE OVER, JERKY! Biltong is the new and improved jerky. A farm fresh meat snack with all of the protein and goodness, and none of the sugar, artificial flavorings, or preservatives. Visit them here: ⁠https://farmerbillsprovisions.com⁠ Squirrelly Joes Coffee - Caffeinating The Modern Reformation Visit ⁠squirrellyjoes.com⁠ to purchase your coffee today! Enter promo code "RRM" for 20% off your order. Private Family Banking: Email: ⁠chuck@privatefamilybanking.com⁠ Website: ⁠https://privatefamilybanking.com/chuck-deladurantey⁠ For a free book go to: ⁠www.protectyourmoneynow.net⁠ For setting up a free 30-Minutes Private Family Banking consultation go to: ⁠https://calendly.com/familybankingnow/30min⁠ Mercy Meadows Ranch Enter the giveaway to get 10lbs of ground beef for FREE! ⁠https://mercymeadowsranch.com/pages/giveaway⁠ Register for our Fall 2023 Conference, "The Household And The War For The Cosmos." ⁠https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rightresponseministries/907281⁠ Register for our Spring 2024 Conference, "Blueprints For Christendom 2.0: Seven Doctrines For Ruling The World." ⁠https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rightresponseministries/898231⁠ Also to purchase Joel's book they can find it on Amazon or directly from our website at: ⁠https://rightresponseministries.com/fight⁠ *If you live in the Austin area, Pastor Joel just started planting a brand new church called Covenant Bible Church in Georgetown, Texas. He would love for you to come visit on a Sunday. Check out the church's website for details: ⁠https://covenantbible.org/

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Just when you thought Jonah couldn't get any lower, he hits rock bottom. But is his way up pleasing to the Lord? Watch or listen now to week 3 of our series in the book of Jonah: Reluctant Prophet, Relentless Grace - with Pastor Todd Hessel

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If you appreciate this work, consider supporting it - https://www.patreon.com/seekgodtogether Today we will read Psalm 24 verse 1 - “The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord.” There are days when the sun shines a little brighter. Life is a bit more wondrous and free. And then there are the other days (perhaps most of the other days) - when the pressure of everything weighs on our shoulders - and try as we may and as much as we want to hoist ourselves into that carefree realm, our minds race from thing to thing.  But…dear worshipper…the earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants belong to the Lord. The cure for our low-grade anxiety is the same cure for everything else - God. God is the cure. How? Because it's all His anyway. Your problems - your issues - your family - your friends - even your enemies - they all belong to God. Your body, your ailments, your home and it's needed repairs - your money and resources - your future plans - the nation - the politics - all of it…it ALL belongs to God. There's nothing that doesn't belong to God.  You - you belong to God. Perhaps you could even repeat it. “I belong to God.” Let's say it - “I belong to God.” He's got you. He's got you better than you ever could. You are never wasting time with God. “God, I love You. You have me. I belong to You. I trust You. Help me feel and know that this is so.”

Dr. David Swanson | Exodus 20:1-11As we think about the three elements of belonging, presence with God is where we begin. The first four commandments help us frame what that looks like and HOW we can experience the presence of God in more meaningful ways. We BELONG to God.

Today on Vet Life Reimagined, we have Dr. Serena Nayee. Inspired by the challenges she experienced in vet school, she founded a non-profit called Chapter VIII focused on providing support for marginalized pet parents and veterinary professionals. Serena will talk about intersectionality, community, mutual respect, and belonging. Serena lives out her interest in public health in a unique way. No matter where you are in your veterinary journey, Serena will share actionable tips on how you can get involved even if you take one of these tips, it will make an impact. Chapter VIII is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2020 to foster a representative environment and highlight the intersectional marginalized experience within the veterinary profession through advocacy, art, accountability, and accessibility. Chapter VIII creates opportunities for access to care and education at the intersection of marginalized pet parents and veterinary professional communities. The organization aims to reach people who belong to multiple underrepresented or marginalized groups based on race, ethnicity, disability, class, gender, and sex.**PSA** Thank you for being a listener! If you listen on the Stitcher platform, this app will be discontinued on August 29th. There are many other great podcast platforms like Podopolo (you can use my referral code megansprinkle), Podbean, Overcast, Spotify, and more. Support the showMore Vet Life Reimagined?

Idaho Matters sits down with the author of A Place to Belong to discuss how to teach hard history in an age-appropriate way.

It's a week since Derna Wadi, a dry riverbed most of the year, burst the dams built to hold it back when rains pour into the hills, and swept away much of the city below. As rescuers struggle in the flooded city, four Greek rescue workers and three Libyans have been killed on their way to start work.

Text: Ephesians 1:3-15

The Unique Us Series: BE HERE. BE YOU. BELONG Key Verses: Romans 12:3-8 Jorge Noreña September 17, 2023

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Helllooooo, in today's episode I go over moving on from a chapter of your life that you are no longer meant to be in. We talk about how to move on from situations that no longer serve us, growing through heartbreak, and your value (who is worth your time and energy) Thank you so much for listening to today's episode and for your constant love and support, you all mean the world to me. ALL THE LINKS YOU NEED : https://hoo.be/oliviaeveshabo Intro and Outro Music : Prod by MatthewJ Be Kind, Xoxo This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to BETTERHELP.COM/FROMEVE  This episode is sponsored by DailyHarvest. Go to DAILYHARVEST.COM/FROMEVE

HE WON'T BELONG, 22min., USA, Drama Directed by Dominic Mercurio In the midst of a storm on a desolate strip of California's lost coast, Theo spots a young shivering stranger named Connor on the side of the road and brings him back to his home for shelter. While they wait for the storm to pass, they begin to uncover each others past wounds. http://www.hewontbelong.com/ Get to know the filmmaker: A personal experience I had with a close friend kicked off the initial concept, but there were so many more moments of inspiration along that way that continually made me so excited to make this film. After the bones of the story were in place it became really exciting to be telling a story that played around with audience expectations. Especially expectations we have when two gay men are at the center of a story. I also was very motivated to offer my portrayal of anxiety / panic attacks / nightmares on screen. It was very cathartic. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it's only $3.99 per month. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

Thanks for listening to this episode of Microchurches. This week we begin a new series of conversations around microchurches, and more specifically, discussing some tools and frameworks for people as they operate in their microchurches.In this particular episode, you will hear from Lucas Pulley as we learn about Social Spaces, and how understanding and recognizing these levels of proximity and intimacy are key pieces in helping your microchurch thrive.Resources mentioned: The Hidden Dimension by Edward Hall and The Search to Belong by Joseph Myers. New episodes every Wednesday! The Microchurches podcast is presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a network of microchurches and missionaries in the Tampa Bay area. We exist to inspire, engage, connect and empower missional people, churches and networks. If you have enjoyed or benefited from this podcast and/or other Underground resources and would like to support, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here to give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Wine: Llamas Family Wine Chardonnay BIO: When Luz's daughter started private school, my youngest realized she was different. She wanted to be like her friends, who had cute short blond hair and vanilla skin. One day she asked Luz if she could cut and dye her hair blonde and straighten her curls. She knew that she wanted her daughter to know how special is. The next day she shared my daughter's feelings with her teacher. The teacher encouraged her to show her pictures of family members and important historical figures that look like us. Luz started a new bedtime routine which turned into storytelling, but more importantly, it became positive and powerful imagery of being seen and belonging. She showed her pictures of family members from great-grandmothers, aunts, uncles, and friends. To historical figures like the Mirabal Sisters, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Ghandi including current figures: Barack and Michelle Obama, Oprah, Jennifer Lopez, and so on! She then shared stories of who she was as a little girl. Little did she know that her daughters experience speaks to many other children that look like her. Children from different backgrounds and families work hard to help their children be seen and have a place to belong. I wanted to do something for my daughter to see herself, which led me to publish my first bilingual Children's book. It's essential to have diversity in children's books because children need and deserve to see themselves in stories. They should see colors, characters, and stories that speak to them! Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Hina Pitroda, founder of Bloom & Belong. Hina works with people to reduce stress, and find joy and awe in their lives. This includes taking preventative steps to attend to your whole health—movement, sleep, perspective, food, relationships/connections, and more. Her approach is compassionate, strengths based, and rooted in mindfulness through  1:1 coaching, as well as group coaching classes in mindfulness and self compassion and supporting people towards the goal of elevating themselves, and meeting their mind/body/spirit goals.

Today on the Daily Nugget, Mike talks about our need to belong. Every single human has a desire to be in a place where people want us. This desire is placed into us by God, it points us to our need for a relationship with God and His people where we will feel like we belong.

Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium I know at times it feels,  As if no place will hold your roots, Like you are the stranger in town.  PAUSE… You look around slowly, And feel so different from the rest, It can leave you feeling down. PAUSE… But close your eyes, And come deep inside, Where you can access the truth. We're all a part of the same, Divine, magical energy, We're connected and in tune.  PAUSE… The trees, the animals,  The wind and the stars, We're all quite magnificent. Your neighbor, a stranger, The person you just met, We're more similar than different. LONG PAUSE… This means you show up, To your life, your way, Powerful, authentic and strong.  No one can tell you, Where you can play, You're worthy and you belong. LONG PAUSE… Breathe in that feeling now, Of confidence and peace, Knowing that you are welcome. This world is yours, To sink your roots deep, Wherever you choose to call home.  Namaste, Beautiful  

God writes our stories – often in ways we do not expect. But when we look back we can sometimes catch a glimpse of what He is doing. Reflecting with Kristen Hoff on her life we see Him creating and using her as a shepherd – while a nurse, a mom, a church staff member and so much more. Her heart and skill in caring for people opens our eyes to the opportunity to do the same.To find out more about our community or how to get involved in the Fort Worth area (Tarrant, Parker, & Johnson County locations), visit us online at www.ccbcfamily.org/women or find us on Instagram @christchapelwomen. Also, feel free to contact today's guests with any encouragement or questions: Kristen Hoff at kristenh@christchapelbc.org and Camille Adams at camillea@christchapelbc.org.

Nashville Life Church Facebook: https://rb.gy/raappm Nashville Life Church Instagram: https://rb.gy/i0btmh —— Did you say "Yes!" to Jesus? Welcome to the family! We'd love to celebrate with you. Click here for a free resource: text “Belong” to 77411. Would you like to connect with our church family? Text "Belong" to 77411 to get connected!  If you have a prayer request or need, we'd love to pray with you. Click this link to let us know how we can pray with you: https://bit.ly/3fVDSDh Would you like to give your tithe and offering, or donate to the New Building Fund? Text, "Nashville Life" to 77411

When does a task become an event, and when does an event become a task? That's the question I am answering this week.  You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | TUNEIN Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin The All-New Time And Life Mastery Course The Working With… Weekly Newsletter The FREE Beginners Guide To Building Your Own COD System Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page Episode 291 | Script Hello, and welcome to episode 291 of the Working With Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host for this show. Last week, in my YouTube video, I shared how to get the most out of Todoist's latest new feature, task duration. This feature allows you to add a duration time to your task so you can estimate how much time you will need. As I explained in the video, this is not a feature I personally would use but I know a lot of people have been requesting this for some time. This sparked a lot of comments on the subject of Todoist introducing a calendar so people can drag and drop tasks onto a calendar and I know this type of feature appeals to a lot of people. However, there are problems with this approach to task management and this week's question asks me to explain why this would be a problem. So, I decided to oblige and explain why this is something you do not want to be doing.  So, without further ado, let me hand you over to the Mystery Podcast Voice for this week's question. This week's question comes from Steve. Steve asks, Hi Carl, I've heard you say in the past that you should not be putting tasks on your calendar and events onto you to-do list. Could you explain your thinking behind that approach? Hi Steve, thank you for your question. In the early days of Mac OS 10, in the early 2000s, Apple brought tasks into their calendar app and they lived on the right hand side of the calendar. It seemed logical. Here was a list of all your appointments and on the right hand side there was a list of all the things you needed to do that day.  It soon became apparent that this was not working. You see tasks and appointments are two very different things. An appointment is a commitment to another person or persons that you will be in a specific place at a specific time. That could be a meeting room, a place or in front of your computer with either Zoom or Teams open.  A task on the other hand is something you decide needs doing but can be done at any time. You might find you have twenty minutes while waiting for a doctors appointment and you could call the people you need to call or send out those emails you need to send.  In my case, I might have a blog post to write but it doesn't matter whether I write it in the morning, afternoon or evening. The only thing that matters is I write it. I could decide to postpone it until tomorrow because I have too many appointments today and that would be fine. I am not letting anyone down.  The way I look at it is, my calendar is there to tell me what I have committed to and with whom. My task manager tells me what I need to do when I have some free time.  Now, time does not accept a vacuum. We cannot do nothing, ever. If you think about it laying on the sofa mindlessly scrolling through news or social media feeds is doing something. Similarly, taking an afternoon nap is still doing something. You are always doing something whether you are consciously aware of it or not.  Now, one of the most important things you can do if you want to be on top of your work is to maintain flexibility. Flexibility means you can direct your attention where it needs to be when it needs to be there. If you cram your calendar full of tasks, you immediately lose that flexibility. It also means if one or two of your meetings overrun, you get held up in a traffic jam or something goes wrong with your company's CRM system, your carefully curated tasks and appointments are destroyed.  Now that in itself is not really a disaster, you can reschedule all those tasks, but now you've just added another step. Instead of being able to pick the tasks you are able to do in the moment—responding to your messages while being stuck in a traffic jam, for instance, you begin to panic about how much time you are losing and all the work you will now have to reschedule on your calendar.  This also means you calendar loses it's power. If you schedule tasks to be done at say, 2pm but you are running behind so you ignore those tasks, what's the point of your calendar? You took the time to put those tasks there but you just ignore them, what's the point?  Because you are human, you need flexibility. You want to be able to choose the right work for the way you are feeling and what's on your mind at that moment.  Then there is the human factor. You are not a machine. When planning your day, you will be thinking you will be fully alert, energetic and focused. When you are working the day, you will be tired, distracted and suffering from diminishing energy levels. What you really need is to take a break, but no! You have tasks to complete because you calendar tells you at 2pm you have to spend the next ninety minutes doing your tasks.  Finally, when you look at your calendar and you see almost ever minute of your day taken up with appointments and tasks it can be demoralising. It just drags you down and leaves you feeling busy, stressed and overwhelmed. Not a great state to be in if you want to make the right decisions about what to do with a clear mind.  One way to prevent this from happening, and I alluded to this in my YouTube video, is to operate a time blocking system in your calendar.  What this means is if you have a number of similar tasks to perform, you can block time out for doing this kind of work. For instance, let's say you need an hour a day for doing your admin and an hour a day to deal with your messages and emails. You could put time blocks in for these.  I do this every day. At 4pm I have an hour time block for communications. This means I have a dedicated amount of time each day for managing my messages. At 4pm, I will sit down and clear my action folders. Sometimes most of that time is spent in email, other days it might be mainly spend in my messaging apps.  When I start the day, I have no idea how many communication tasks I will have, but I don't need to worry because I know I have an hour to deal with them later that day.  I also have an admin hour blocked in my calendar each day. This hour is for dealing with any administrative tasks I need to do for my accountant, or clients that require a particular type of tax receipt.  I also use time blocks for the kind of work I do. For example, I do a lot of writing, so I have three, two hour blocks in my calendar. One on Monday, one on Tuesday and one on Friday. In my task manager, I have a label for all the writing tasks I have to do and all I need do is search for any writing tasks dated for that day and I can choose which ones to do. I have the flexibility. If I am feeling great, full of energy and focused I will pick the hardest ones. If I am not feeling great, lacking in focus and tired, I will choose the easier ones. I know I have more writing blocks in the week so it really doesn't matter which ones I do.  I do the same with project and my audio/visual work. I have time blocked in the week for working on these tasks. I also make sure that any focused work (writing and project work) is done in the morning—when I am at my most focused.  However, the key here is blocking time out for the type of work, not the individual tasks. This ensures I maintain flexibility and can decide what to do based on my physical and mental state at that time.  It also means my calendar never looks overwhelming. You want to ensure there are sufficient gaps between time blocks so you have the flexibility to take a break when needed and pick up anything urgent that may have come in that day.  Using this method means I am only managing tasks in one place. When I do my daily planning, I can see on my calendar I have a two hour writing block the next day and I can then choose which writing tasks should be done in that time from my writing list in my task manager. If things change overnight, I have the flexibility to change the tasks around the next day if needs be.  If you go back to the COD principles (Collect, organise and do), you want to be spending a little time as possible organising so you maximise your doing time. I am collecting tasks in my task manager all day, and I will spend around 95% of my work day doing the work. This leaves me with around twenty-minutes each day for the organising and planning. All I need do is look at my calendar for the next day, see what time block I have—lets say an audio visual time block, I can then date any tasks related to audio visual for the next day.  When the next day arrives, I can then decide which of those tasks I will do based on my energy levels, what is important and what deadlines I have.  If you are trying to manage individual tasks on your calendar (as well as your task manager) not only are you now duplicating, but you have just given yourself a lot more organising to do.  I hope that clarifies things for you, Steve. Thank you for your question and it just remains for me now to wish you all a very very productive week.