Podcasts about hours you have more time than you think

Send us a textThis week on Organizing with Ease, we're embracing the peaceful energy of May and discovering how to create your very own daily reset zone—a small space in your home that brings comfort, calm, and clarity to your everyday life. Inspired by the phrase “April showers bring May flowers,” this episode invites you to think about what needs to bloom in your own day-to-day routine. Whether you're a busy parent, professional, or simply feeling the weight of daily demands, this is your moment to pause, reflect, and build a space that supports you—mentally and emotionally.  

Send us a textWelcome to a brand-new month and the first episode of our Simplify Your Day series! In today's episode, we're zeroing in on the power of your mornings—because how you start your day often sets the tone for everything that follows. Whether your mornings feel frantic or foggy, we'll walk through simple, practical ways to bring more intention, calm, and clarity into your first waking hour. We'll also apply the Fresh Start Method® step-by-step so you can create a morning routine that actually works for your life.  ✨ In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why mornings matter more than you think The hidden clutter that might be derailing your day before it starts How small changes can create big wins (yes—even 5 minutes can shift everything!) 4 simple steps to use the Fresh Start Method® for your morning routine Why committing to just 2 weeks can help build a habit, and how 90 days can create a full lifestyle transformation Real-life stories from clients and family who simplified their mornings with small, doable shifts  

All I need is three more hours in the day and life would be great.  I've told myself that a million times.   But Laura Vanderkam says it's not the number of hours in a day that's the problem. It's how you use them.   This episode is a re-release of one of my favorite author experts to follow on social media. Vanderkam is a time and productivity expert.  Vanderkam is the New York Times best-selling author of eight books on time management and host of the daily productivity podcast Before Breakfast. Her books include "What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast" and "168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think." "We all have 24 hours in a day," she said. "And many of the things we think are happening in our lives are based mostly on impressions." Vanderkam says the easiest way to unlock free time is to keep a time log of what you actually do in a day. Often, we think we're busier than we are and can change our relationship with the clock.  Vanderkam has tracked every minute of her day for years.   "People track their time, and they tend to realize well, maybe I do have some free time. It's probably not as much as I want, but it's some. And then once you realize that you're like well, let's figure out ways to work with this," says Vanderkam. In this Dying to Ask: Where we tend to waste the most time How to keep a time log Why Fridays are the best day to plan your next week What is "effortful fun" and why it's worth planning some Mentioned in the episode: Want to see our documentary 'Always Remember Your Name?' Watch in 4k on YouTube here. Watch on KCRA.com and see lots of web extras about the Bucci family here.

We are continuing our series of life optimization episodes today with the dynamic Laura Vanderkam, time management expert and author of multiple books on the topic, including three books we're discussing in today's episode: her book 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, which came out in 2010; Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, which came out in 2014; and I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, which came out in 2015. Laura has also written What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings — and Life, which came out in 2012; All the Money in the World: What the Happiest People Know About Getting and Spending, which was released in 2013; The New Corner Office: How the Most Successful People Work from Home, which came out in 2020; and 2022's Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters. And that's still not all of her books! A graduate of Princeton, Laura and her husband share five children — so time management is a must! — and she became interested in time management while working as a journalist, after interviewing accomplished people juggling busy schedules. In October 2016, she gave a TED talk called “How to Gain Control of Your Free Time,” which has been viewed more than 12 million times, and she has written everywhere from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Fortune, and more. She is also the host of the “Before Breakfast” podcast and the co-host of the “Best of Both Worlds” podcast with Sarah Hart-Unger. With a life as busy as Laura's, she has to know how to manage her time! Today we chat about Laura's philosophy that looking at your life in 168 hour blocks — so, a week — is more preferable than looking at it in 24 hour blocks; the power of time tracking; the best piece of time management advice she's ever received; how outsourcing is a time management hack; her thoughts on multitasking; and so much more. There's not a person among us who has an extra stockpile of hours in their day or week — no, not even Beyonce! — and Laura's here to teach us how to make the most of our time. All by Laura Vanderkam: 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time

Think you're busy? Try telling that to time and productivity expert Laura Vanderkam. Vanderkam is the New York Times best-selling author of eight books on time management and host of the daily productivity podcast Before Breakfast. Her books include "What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast" and "168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think." "We all have 24 hours in a day," she said. "And many of the things we think are happening in our lives are based mostly on impressions." Vanderkam says the easiest way to unlock free time is to keep a time log of what you actually do in a day. Often, we think we're busier than we are and can change our relationship with the clock. "People track their time, and they tend to realize well, maybe I do have some free time. It's probably not as much as I want, but it's some. And then once you realize that you're like well, let's figure out ways to work with this," says Vanderkam. In this Dying to Ask: Where we tend to waste the most time How to keep a time log Why Fridays are the best day to plan your next week What is "effortful fun" and why it's worth planning some Mentioned in the episode: Want to see our documentary 'Always Remember Your Name?' Watch in 4k on YouTube here. Watch on KCRA.com and see lots of web extras about the Bucci family here.

Marissa shares her top 10 tips for improving your work-life balance. From starting with a focused to-do list, to reframing goal time frames, to the best way to approach multitasking, and so much more, you're sure to find something helpful in this practical episode. Note: For more writing-specific productivity tips, you can also check out episode 141 where Marissa and Joanne share their favorite productivity hacks. https://www.buzzsprout.com/950767/12094972168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, Laura VanderKam https://bookshop.org/a/11756/9781591844105 Preorder your copy of The Happy Writer: Get More Ideas, Write More Words, and Find More Joy from First Draft to Publication and Beyond https://bookshop.org/a/11756/9781250362377 The Happy Writer at Bookshop.orgPurchasing your books through our webstore at Bookshop.org supports independent bookstores. Writing Mastery AcademyUse the code HAPPYWRITER at WritingMastery.com for $20 off your first year of unlimited access.Amplify MarketersOur mission is to help your message rise above the noise so it can be heard loud & clear.Red Herrings SocietyUse the code HappyWriter at RedHerringWriters.com to try the first month for free.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Find out more and follow The Happy Writer on social media: https://www.marissameyer.com/podcast/

Welcome back to another episode of Cowgirls Over Coffee - I am so excited to start a new year with you! Today I'm sharing my methodology for planning goals and how vital it is to set clear objectives and milestones. I'm introducing five core foundations for achieving goals: mindset, support & accountability, routines or daily practices, energy, and resource management. As much as I just want to wing it in life, there must be planning and preparation in order to achieve the life I want.    Resources & Links: LMNT [affiliate] (My favorite is the Citrus Salt!!) Time Management: Laura Vanderkam "168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think" paperback or audible [affiliate links]  Learn more about Cowgirls Over Coffee Membership Community Join the Cowgirls Over Coffee Membership Community waitlist   Connect with Thea and the community: Follow on Instagram @thea.does.the.things and @cowgirlsovercoffee Follow on Facebook @cowgirlsovercoffee   Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss a convo!

Looking to add more fun to your life? A fun audit can generate a list of ideas for your next fun-tervention!Resource: -The Happiness Lab podcast with Dr. Laurie Santos-The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again by Catherine Price-The Book of Delights by Ross GayREVIEW CHALLENGE:- Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts any time between September 20-September 30th and you will be entered to win one of our favorite personal development books!- We are celebrating 3 years of podcasting by choosing 3 winners and giving away 3 of the following books: Soundtracks, High Performance Habits, and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/positive-on-purpose/id1531548022 5 Ways to Support the Positive on Purpose Podcast:1. Hit the subscribe button2. Write a Review3. Share a takeaway in your stories4. Tag the @positiveonpurposepodcast in a post5. Share with a friend or family member Connect with us! Follow our podcast Instagram account and tag us! @positiveonpurposepodcast

Today we are going back to basics and breaking down what is a mantra, what are the benefits, how to use it, and sample mantras to use at certain times of day or whenever you need it.Resource: - 74 Daily Mantras for Positive Thinking to Turn Around Your Day by Kate BaylessREVIEW CHALLENGE:- Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts any time between September 20-September 30th and you will be entered to win one of our favorite personal development books!- We are celebrating 3 years of podcasting by choosing 3 winners and giving away 3 of the following books: Soundtracks, High Performance Habits, and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/positive-on-purpose/id1531548022 5 Ways to Support the Positive on Purpose Podcast:1. Hit the subscribe button2. Write a Review3. Share a takeaway in your stories4. Tag the @positiveonpurposepodcast in a post5. Share with a friend or family member Connect with us! Follow our podcast Instagram account and tag us! @positiveonpurposepodcast

So many of us suffer over the issue of time management. Our guest today approaches the topic from research and personal experience and dives into how we can think more strategically about our time and aspire to build resilient schedules, rather than perfect ones. Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books. Her latest is Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company. Laura's TED Talk on “How to Gain Control of Your Free Time” has been viewed more than 12 million times, and she also hosts the podcast Before Breakfast. Her previous books include Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think. In this episode we talk about: Why time is the great levelerWhy time management strategies aren't only for people lucky enough to set their own schedules Why Laura's number one rule in her book is to “give yourself a bedtime” Why she is a big believer that that weekends and evenings do not have to be work free zonesHow to use exercise as a reset button during your dayWhy creating a habit doesn't have to mean doing it everydayThe time management rule that Laura gets the biggest pushback on And the rule Laura says all the other rules are jealous ofFull Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/laura-vanderkam-606See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dolly is a wife, boy mom, and a photographer turned systems + workflow educator who loves hosting the podcast, "The Systems and Workflow Magic" Podcast where she shares tips and education on how to find the joy (and strategy) in putting together the backend puzzle pieces of better streamlining your own creative business. Dolly is a living breathing example of what it looks like to build your business on systems, and I'm so excited to share her story and experience with you this week! By the time you're done listening to this episode, you'll have fresh ideas and inspiration for working smarter by creating systems and processes for your own creative business. Click to tune in wherever you listen to podcasts today!   KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE The craziest "quitting my job" story I've ever heard How Dolly balances brand photography, family photography, and systems and workflows education while having her (very young!) kids at home The role systems plan in helping you not only get your time back, but stand out in your industry as a creative business owner Helpful productivity tips for outsourcing, managing your time, and getting things done How Dolly grew her email list by 4,000 subscribers in 5 days by creating a Systems and Workflows bundle offer and collaborating with other business owners   SHOWNOTES   LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Systems + Workflow Magic Podcast Work with Dolly Connect with Dolly on Instagram The Systems + Workflow Magic Podcast Episode 19: A Recap Of The Systems And Workflow Magic Bundle: How I Grew My Email List By 4,000 Subscribers In 5 Days! 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam   CONNECT WITH JADE Website Instagram Join My Email List   LEVEL UP YOUR BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY Organize your Business Digital Course The Business Minimalist Blueprint Digital Course The Business Edit Coaching Program   FREE RESOURCES FREE Task Batching Workbook FREE Weekly Review Checklist    

In this episode, we discuss the book '168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think' by Laura Vanderkam. This book about time management, and specifically -- how to make the most and best use of the 168 hours we have each week. In this episode, my book club co-host Charelle Griffith and I discuss:   the power of time tracking, the relationship between consistency and breakthroughs, core competencies, how to apply time tracking to your small business, and much more.____________________MAKING GOOD SHOWNOTES:https://makinggoodpodcast.com/167CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://instagram.com/laurentildenGET 100 MARKETING PROMPTS (free!):https://makinggoodpodcast.com/100prompts

Welcome to Episode 70 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I'm talking with the amazing Crystal Paine. Crystal is the founder of MoneySavingMom.com, host of The Crystal Paine Show podcast, and a New York Times bestselling author. Her desire is to help women across the globe live with more joy, purpose, and intention in their everyday lives. She lives with her husband and six kids in the Nashville, Tennessee, area, where she is actively involved in her local church. Her biggest passions are helping women understand how the gospel can radically transform their lives, raising awareness for foster care, going on adventures with her family (locally, domestically, and internationally), finding great deals at the grocery store, having heartfelt conversations, and trying to read too many books at one time! We chat all about her new book, The Time-Saving Mom, which releases on March 7th.* In this episode shares her four-step system, her time-blocked to-do list, and many other great time-saving tips! Some of the resources we mention include: Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam* 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam* Mind Your Mindset by Meghan Hyatt Miller and Michael Hyatt* Soundtracks by John Acuff* Libby App Hoopla App The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson* Clean Angel Miraculous Cleaner* Nothing to Prove by Jennie Allen* You can connect with Crystal through: Her website: moneysavingmom.com Her podcast: The Crystal Paine Show Instagram: @themoneysavingmom The new book: The Time-Saving Mom *Affiliate Link --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andreafortenberry/support

Prep Dish founder Allison Schaaf shares a concept from author Laura Vanderkam. This episode will get you thinking about how you view your time and how you want to fill the 168 hours you have each week. Connect with Allison: PrepDish.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prepdish/ Get your FREE mealplan at PrepDish.com/podcast OR text the word mealprep to 33777 Resources mentioned in this podcast: Get your free trial at prepdish.com/mpm for two weeks of free meal plans! Tranquility by Tuesday: https://lauravanderkam.com/books/tranquility-by-tuesday/ 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think: https://lauravanderkam.com/books/168-hours/

Entrepreneur and meal prep expert Allison Schaaf shares what she's learned from detailed time tracking. Most Things Take Way Less Time Than I Think When I time my work tasks, I realize that many tasks take just a few minutes. Set a Timer If there's a task I'm avoiding, I set a time for 20 minutes and see how much I can get done in that time. Many times, the task is complete before the time is up! Filler Tasks “Filler tasks” actually take a lot more time than you might realize. This includes things like scrolling through your phone, last minute errands, washing your cutting board every night if you didn't have a chance to meal prep, etc. Feeling “Time Abundant” is a Choice Tracking the time you spend working can help you see how much time you actually get to spend doing other things like spending time with the kids or taking time for yourself. Where You Spend Your Time Reflects Your Priorities & Values Seeing how you spend your time in numbers can provide insight on whether how you spend your time is reflecting what you value. Batching tasks like meal prep can also help you find more time in your day! Connect with Allison: PrepDish.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prepdish/ Get your FREE mealplan at PrepDish.com/podcast OR text the word mealprep to 33777 Resources mentioned in this podcast: Get your free trial at prepdish.com/mpm for two weeks of free meal plans! 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think: https://lauravanderkam.com/books/168-hours/ Batching is Freedom - How to Create More Time in Your Day: https://prepdish.com/podcast-show-notes/ep141/  

All right, my friends. This is the last episode of “A Physician's Guide to Mastering Mindset, Productivity & Time.” I put a lot of time and energy into creating this for you because I'm confident that applying this knowledge in your life will make you limitless. Today we will end this journey with the life mastery pyramid. You are gonna love this. Let's dive in.In Part 4, I specifically talk to you about the following: The power of saying NO more often to become more successful How to achieve automaticity in your habitsMy own version of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, known as Limitless MD Hierarchy of NeedsIn this episode, I also share the different offers connected with Limitless MD. You can join the waitlist for one-to-one coaching sessions or take advantage of the resources I share with my community. Energy is the newest form of currency and I appreciate you investing yours by listening to this podcast. “By cultivating the right habits in your brain and in your ecosystem, your growth will explode. Things will go from fiction to flow. And that's what I want for you - I want you to be in flow when doing a lot of things.” - Dr. Vikram Raya In This Episode:- Welcome back to another episode of the Limitless MD podcast- The more successful you get, the more NOs you will have to employ- In order to earn 7 figures, you have to say NO to the 6-figure opportunities - How to achieve automaticity in your habits- Analogy between habit-formation and downloading apps on your smartphone - Energy is the newest currency - Importance of having a healthy inner dialogue - How to organize your time wisely - Get to know more about resources available to achieve your goals Resources Mentioned: - How long does it take to form a habit?- Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Pareto principle (80/20 rule)- Book “168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think” by Laura VanderkamResources: - Join our Free community of high-performing physicians: the Physician Wealth Accelerator- https://vikramraya.com/programs/ - Sign up to my email list- Apply to work with Vik and book a clarity call here- Group Coaching Now Open! Apply HereConnect with Vikram:- Website- Instagram- Facebook-

It is TIME to discuss time management! Welcome back to another episode of the English With Grace podcast. Today Alex and I discuss some time management tools and strategies that have helped us. We have very different approaches to time management. What strategies work best for you?  Book recommendation! 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam.  Alex's Idiom: Once in a blue moon. Example: I see my family once in a blue moon because I live in California and they live in Iowa.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/grace-elizabeth-davis/support

If you've listened to any of us for any time at all you know we love Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think. People often attribute to KJ a piece of advice she learned from Laura: People are a good use of time. We think of Laura every time we start to call ourselves “too busy” and then remember that much of what fills our time is a choice, and if we want to do it, we'll find a way to get it done. One glorious result—we're all much better at saying “yes” to the things that are important to us and “no” to the things that would get in their way.Because we always benefit from a re-read of Laura's books, we're bringing this earlier interview out and sharing it again. Laura also has a new book out: Tranquility by Tuesday:  9 ways to calm the chaos and make time for what matters. The idea is genius: upgrade your Tuesday, upgrade your life. The nine rules here really do offer big impact from small change. We can't recommend it highly enough!Also on the horizon: If being a book coach –and you know we love book coaches here--sounds like a dream,  but you have no idea how you will run your business or get clients, our friend and sponsor Jennie Nash is hosting an event this month for you. In Find Your Zone of Genius as a Book Coach, Jennie will share the top reasons people resist starting a new endeavor, and how to fight through those negative thoughts. She'll also show you  how to brainstorm your way to a zone of genius to your book coaching business. This is a live working session that will not be recorded - because Jennie wants to workshop with YOU on your idea. It's happening October 27th, 2022 at 1PM Pacific, 4PM Eastern. Head here for more info! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

Saying “No” — and sticking to it — is a skill that it has taken me years to (almost) master. Although it can feel a little uncomfortable to draw boundaries, this skill is absolutely vital to have in your toolbox as a business owner, and especially as a mompreneur. Chances are, much of your time is spent serving other peoples' agendas, from creating no-bake cheesecake bars for the bake sale to serving on a Board of Directors for a community organization… and this is on top of driving to swim practice, picking up from sleepovers, or doing the weekly grocery shop!With such a limited amount of time available to us, we MUST ensure that we are taking on the tasks and opportunities that are worth our time and energy. And when it comes to our businesses, we need to make sure that we're saying “Yes!” to the tasks and opportunities that are most aligned with our goals — and in order to do that, we can't let ourselves be caught up with projects and clients that aren't serving our greater purpose.    Remember: when one door closes, a million doors open!This episode is all about creating more time freedom in your schedule, and learning how to recognize and leverage the amount of choice you actually have in how you spend your time (great news: you have more choice than you realize!). BONUS: I also share a script that will help you politely decline the not-portunities that come your way.In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ ‌you'll discover:‌ ‌How to avoid common collaboration pitfalls — and what to keep in mind as you consider partnerships or guest appearances Which clients you need to learn to walk away from (and how leaving them behind can help you connect with your best-fit clients!)  How to say “No” to tasks INSIDE of your business that aren't within your zone of geniusTimestamps:‌ ‌00:32  Intro & listener spotlight02:22  168 hours a week05:25  You have more choice than you realize!07:30  Would you like more time freedom?09:26  Clarity & difficult choices10:20  Non-dream clients14:09  Not-portunities17:08  Shiny Object Syndrome19:00  Tasks outside our zone of genius21:14  Your three key areas23:34  Recap25:48  Rejection script31:03  What do YOU need to say no to?33:33  Your next best actionLinks mentioned:‌ ‌A-Players Rapid Impact Business Coaching Experience https://www.mamasandco.com/coaching 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkamhttps://www.amazon.ca/168-Hours-Have-More-Think/dp/159184410X Building a Joyful Businesshttps://www.liannekim.com/book —Learn with me: https://www.liannekim.com/dreamclient  ‌Connect with me:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach  Instagram: @liannekimcoachJoin the Mamas & Co. community to get access to valuable resources and the support of likeminded mompreneurs and mentors: https://www.mamasandco.com Instagram: @mamasandco

In this episode, we interview Tina Paterson, remote working and productivity expert, about burnout and how to avoid the ultimate level of exhaustion.  About Tina Paterson Tina Paterson has worked across nine industries and 12 countries over the past 20+ years. She has led large departments, governed billions of dollars of assets and her teams have delivered Transformation Programs and Projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars.  She has achieved all this while raising two kids with her husband James, running marathons, raising a million dollars for charity and taking 3-month sabbaticals every 5 years with her family. Following her own story of burnout (where she ended up in the local Emergency Department due to being at work with pneumonia), she now partners with large organisations to help their leaders embed the strategies she has learned, lives and breathes. What we talk about During the interview, we chat about: what burnout is - a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress Tina's story of burnout and how it slowly crept up on her that people often abandon their self-care right at the time they need it the most how Tina's burnout was the impetus to do things differently that the mental load of parenting and household management contributed to her burnout  that reducing the number of decisions she has to make is an important contributor to relieving the mental load how she relies on friends to make recommendations about what to buy to save herself the time to do the research that 'being busy' is not a badge of honour that doing a time audit of your 168 hours per week can help you consciously see what you are spending time on and how you can swap your hours to activities more in line with what is important to you that it's common to get out of touch with what's actually fun for you setting up your environment to make the things you enjoy easier to do  how Tina shares the load with her husband and kids - by having a regular family meeting and agreeing who owns what and ensuring end to end accountability  how watching Teenage Boss inspired Tina and her husband to put their kids in control of the family budget for a month to provide a real lesson in the value of money how she has a chart to help navigate what fruit and vegetables her kids enjoy to simplify family dinnertime. RESOURCES Tina Paterson's website Tina Paterson on LinkedIn Time to Breathe : Navigating Life and Work for Energy, Success and Happiness, Dr Bill Micthell 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, Laura Vanderkam Teenage Boss Money Brilliant App SHARE Please head to the Life Admin Life Hacks Facebook,  Insta or Linked In pages to connect with listeners and share your thoughts, questions or suggestions.

Have you been struggling with negative thoughts are feel like you're in a rut?I am here with my friend Sara to help you learn how to transform those negative thoughts and get out of the rut!You deserve to be happy and your family deserves to for you to get out of the rut. Check out this episode to learn how.Make sure to sign up for Sara's workshop happening on May 23rd! Go to themamamiracle.com/workshop to get signed up.  If you are listening past this date, don't worry. She will be host another workshop again soon.ABOUT SARASara Muender is a mom of three, the host of the Motivation For Moms podcast, and a certified life coach, specializing in helping moms get out of a rut, breakthrough their limiting beliefs, reach their goals, increase their confidence, and change their life. She's all California but currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her family of five and goofy boxer.LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEThe Workshop: themamamiracle.com/workshopBook - 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think (affiliate link)The Life Coach School - Broke CastilloCONNECT WITH SARAWebsite: https://www.themamamiracle.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/saramuenderPodcast: Motivation For MomsSHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: https://www.realhappymom.com/MTT65REAL HAPPY MOM INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/realhappymom REAL HAPPY MOM COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/realhappymomSign up for my weekly newsletter and get 9 mom's ultimate mom hacks for living a happy and productive life.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/realhappymom)

Anna Dearmon Kornick is a Time Management Coach who helps busy professionals and business owners master their time so that they can stop feeling overwhelmed. She is also the host of It’s About Time, a podcast about work/life balance and how to best manage your time effectively. In this week’s episode, Anna shares her tips on how you can go from being busy and overwhelmed to getting things off your to-do list and being in control of your time!   Key takeaways: Everyone struggles with time. How did Anna get her start in this field? Anna lived a very interesting life as a public relations and governmental affairs representative. but that 24/7 lifestyle burned her out. We’re all bad at time management. No one has really taught us how to manage this well. It’s important to know what matters most and to design a life that fits what matters the most. Women shoulder so much of what is called emotional labor, and those costs often go hidden/not as appreciated. You almost have to treat your family like a business to have all the moving parts run smoothly. Marriage is a partnership and you have to work as a team. Household responsibilities apply to that, too. Personality tests are a great way to understand how someone works and what sort of educational materials would be helpful/relevant to them. Anna shares some tips on how to get better with your time! Write down 100 dreams that you want to have! Do you make time for something, but then move it back? Getting up earlier in the day to get stuff done isn’t always the right approach. What is time blocking? Grab yourself an accountability buddy. It’ll help you achieve your goals a lot quicker.   Resources: Annadkornick.com Anna on LinkedIn 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, by Laura Vanderkam The Productivity Project: Proven Ways to Become More Awesome, by Chris Bailey Better Than Before. by Gretchen Rubin   Quotes:   “Time is our most precious, valuable resource and yet we don’t learn how to manage time well.”   “Important people wake up at 4:30. Well, why? What is YOUR why for starting your day that early? Just because successful people do it, no, it’s not going to cut it.”   “We are 43% more likely to follow through with what we said we’d do if we write that goal down.  If you have an accountability partner, though, you’re 95% more likely to follow through on that goal.”

#012 - Join Jennie for the “calling out the BS” episode where she discusses busy-ness and how it allows us to break promises to ourselves and others. She also explains that it's not our fault, being the dumb animals that we are - and offers up six of her best tips for stealing back your time. She tried to keep it short because she knows how busy y'all are.168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, by Laura Vanderkam Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing, by Bronnie Ware Episode #004 - Scanner PlannersBig Magic, by Elizabeth Gilbert Toggl Track: FREE time tracking softwareEpisode #010 - When You're Totes Overwhelmed and Don't Know Where to StartTaskrabbit: Hire people to do anything you can possibly imagine. No joke, I used to work for them, and I did everything from waiting to be the first one in line to buy the new Tesla to writing company Christmas cards.Follow me: Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest @YourCreativeFairyGodmotherWord of the day: Lagom [LAH-gawm]. It describes the principle of living a balanced, moderately paced, low-fuss life. Pretty much my wish for you after listening to this episode.

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Why is it that we run out of time to do the things that we want to do?    Laura Vanderkam is here to share her practical strategy to tackle those things that you ran out of time for.    You can watch her talk here ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3kNlFMXslo )   Connect with Laura Vanderkam:    Website: https://lauravanderkam.com   Instagram: lvanderkam ( https://www.instagram.com/lvanderkam/)   Book: 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think ( https://www.amazon.com/168-Hours-Have-More-Think-ebook/dp/B003NX75PE/ref=pd_sim_3?pd_rd_w=wbMEX&pf_rd_p=dde9b612-c71c-4550-8f12-758d90eade9e&pf_rd_r=WBKEDE9R31KBY0DQN7K1&pd_rd_r=9b0184bc-04d3-475c-9d16-9ec5eb7fa5ec&pd_rd_wg=IANH4&pd_rd_i=B003NX75PE&psc=1)   Hosted by Malikee Josephs (Pronounced Muh leek Jo seffs)   Follow The Show On Instagram @DepressionDetoxShow

Laura Vanderkam | 168 Hours & I know How She Does It | Book Review by Lisa Woodruff Laura Vanderkam is one of my favorite authors, and I am a superfan. Her writing has had a tremendous impact on my ability to grow my business. Most importantly, Laura opened my mind to see time in a completely different way. That transformed my productivity. Today, I am reviewing two of Laura’s books.   168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think and    I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time (Amazon Affiliate Links).  When I read 168 Hours, Laura Vanderkam revolutionized my understanding of time. Instead of feeling frantic and busy, I now consider time over a week span instead of a day. After reading this book, I was able to better analyze how I was using my time, and found much more time for self-care and to make decisions about how and when to work. Because of her, I now divide my week into two halves - 8 am Monday morning through 8pm Thursday and Thursday evening until Monday morning. This helps me to feel like I have much more control over my time.  I Know How She Does It is Laura Vanderkam’s analysis of her time study of 6 figure women. I learned so much about outsourcing parts of my work (especially when it was easy to hire help - like house cleaning and child care). My big takeaways: 1. How we spend time is our role in life. 2. For better self care, know you are worth it and know what you need. In the upcoming years, Organize 365® will be working to complete similar time studies focusing on things like the Sunday Basket® and home organization.  You can also watch this as a video review on YouTube.  Follow me on Goodreads!

In today's episode Nicky P and Lizzie discuss being assertive in the workplace. Nicky P regales us with some anecdotes about his work life that will hopefully empower our listeners who don't work for themselves to think of their day job in a new light. When we talk about self awareness in regards to self esteem we talk about understanding what we as people bring to the table. Some hard honesty will go a long way in our quests to elevate our lives and families lots. If you don't feel like you bring enough to the table start working on that, but the only people in your corner are you and your family. Take radical self-ownership and start being more free.     Media We Mention The Fall Of The House Of Cabal by Jonathan L Howard Firefly: Magnificent Nine by James Lovegrove Firefly: The Ghost Machine by James Lovegrove Johannes Cabal And The Blustery Day by Jonathan L Howard 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkim The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers     Featured Music 1st Song: Free Ross by Krypto Man 2nd Song: Binary by Hundred Year Dash

Do you use your time effectively? Do you know what you're doing today? Is your day packed too tight? Laura Vanderkam joins the show again to discuss how the most successful people leverage their time, what (if anything) you have to sacrifice to "have it all", and the overall importance of the calendar. Laura is the host of the Before Breakfast podcast, The New Corner Office podcast, and co-host of the Best of Both Worlds podcast. Her 2016 TED talk, "How to Gain Control of Your Free Time," has been viewed more than 5 million times. She is the multiple New York Times' bestselling author of Juliet's School of Possibilities: A Little Story About the Power of Priorities, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings--and Life, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, and the new book THE NEW CORNER OFFICE: How The Most Successful People Work From Home. Website: www.LauraVanderkam.com Featured Photo by Djim Loic on Unsplash www.WorkFromHomeShow.com

What's the best way to manage working from home? How do you build virtual teams, manage your time properly, or just make sure that you skills are showing your value? Laura Vanderkam, best-selling author and creator of the incredibly popular TED Talk "How to Gain Control of Your Free Time," joins Adam and Naresh to explore how to best work your way through your new found position of working from home. Laura Vanderkam is the host of the Before Breakfast podcast, The New Corner Office podcast, and co-host of the Best of Both Worlds podcast. Her 2016 TED talk, "How to Gain Control of Your Free Time," has been viewed more than 5 million times. She is the multiple New York Times' bestselling author of Juliet's School of Possibilities: A Little Story About the Power of Priorities, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings--and Life, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, and the new book THE NEW CORNER OFFICE: How The Most Successful People Work From Home. Website: www.LauraVanderkam.com Featured Photo by Olena Sergienko on Unsplash www.WorkFromHomeShow.com

As we enter July 2020, I want to talk with you about time. I want to talk about how time is passing during this global pandemic. You either have so much time you do not know what to do with it, or so little time you do not know how you will get it all done. In my life, I have vacillated between those two thoughts, but it is different now.  We will probably be living with the virus for a while yet to come. It is going to take time to sort out all things that have been disrupted or changed by the pandemic. During our Ready For the School Year Blitz, I kept reminding you to focus on what you can control. What are you in control of? How can you take control of your time (knowing "pandemic time" is different)? No matter how productively we had been living prior to the pandemic, now most of us are living reactively. To move towards proactive living and productivity once again, we need systems, routines, and habits. But, July is not the time to do any of those things. I am working on how I can best support you in September when your productive energy and focus will increase.  As you enjoy the rest of summer, I want you to let your brain noodle on a few ideas before we head into the fall. I answer two reader questions and share my own mindset about some concepts around time. Listen in as I talk about these questions:  How do you know when you have done enough? How do you balance the concepts of planned neglect and Laura Vanderkam's idea of 168 Hours - You Have More Time Than You Think?  Do you have to be doing everything that you are doing related to the care and maintenance of the house and the people that live inside of it? With everyone living inside of your house 24/7, the workload related to caring for your home and people needs to be divided more fairly among the people who share your home. For this, I recommend going back to the podcast or book review of Eve Rodsky's Fair Play.

Do you often feel like you never have enough time to do what you want, including podcasting? It’s the worst!   You’re spending hours at your computer and yet nothing is getting done. What is going wrong? And where did the day go?   Imagine how great it would feel if you had all the time you needed to podcast. My guest today says it’s possible because time is more abundant than you think. We can actually stretch it.    Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including Juliet’s School of Possibilities, I Know How She Does It, and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think.    She also speaks at conferences, including at TED; writes for publications like the New York Times; hosts the podcasts Before Breakfast and The New Corner Office, and co-hosts the podcast Best of Both Worlds.   She has five kids and blogs almost every day at Laura Vanderkam.com.   So if Laura can find time to do all that plus hang out with friends and get eight hours of sleep, then there is hope for us all.  *** Hello. I’m Sarah, your host and founder of Podcast Launch Academy. Are you ready to launch a podcast that builds your brand and business, connects you to your global community, and grows your influence? Visit sarahmikutel.com to see how we can work together. Here’s a special treat for you: Use my Buzzsprout affiliate link to sign up for their podcast media hosting and get a $20 Amazon gift certificate. I’ve gotten to know the Buzzsprout team over this last year and love their customer service so much, I moved my shows over there.

Do you ever feel like you're a workaholic who never gets anything done? I felt like this for so long.When I started my own business, I really, really struggled with moving forward and taking action. I got stuck in rabbit holes and analysis paralysis and spent so many days and nights, including weekends when I could have been seeing my friends, staying home because I had to work.But then I would look at the clock. The entire day had passed and I couldn't point to anything that I had done that was super productive. And yet I felt burned out and like I had been working the whole time.  I thought, okay, I know what the problem is, but I don't know how to pull myself out of this.And that's when I really started to explore productivity. I watched a TED talk called How to Gain Control of Your Free Time by Laura Vanderkam, a time management expert. And I thought, wow, this woman really knows what she's talking about. Then I read her her book 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think and I learned something that helped me save time by making decisions much faster.I interviewed Laura recently for my other podcasts, and today's episode is a clip from that conversation. We discuss maximizers and satisficers, the part of her book that I found so life-changing. Take a listen and let me know if you're a maximizer or satisficer. Find me @sarahmikutel***Hello! I'm your host, Sarah Mikutel. But the real question is, who are you? Where are you now and where do you want to be? Can I help you get there?Visit sarahmikutel.com to learn how we can work together to help you achieve more peace, happiness, and positive transformation in your life.Book your Enneagram typing session by going to sarahmikutel.com/typingsession

Most of us dream about all the great things we could achieve if only there were more hours in the day.    Well, what if I told you time was more abundant than you think, and that we can actually stretch it?    My guest today is going to tell us how.    Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including Juliet’s School of Possibilities, I Know How She Does It, and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think.    Laura also speaks at conferences, including at TED; writes for publications like the New York Times; hosts the podcast Before Breakfast and co-hosts the podcast Best of Both Worlds.   Plus, she has five kids and blogs almost every day. So if Laura can find time to do all that and hang out with friends and get eight hours of sleep, then there is hope for us all.    Historically, I have not been the best at time management, but Laura’s work has had a tremendously positive effect on my productivity and I’m honored that she made time for this interview.    Get ready to have your mind blown as Laura talks us through different strategies we can use to take back our time so we can enjoy more freedom in our life to pursue what we love.    *** I’m your host, Sarah Mikutel. Did you know I host another show called Podcasting Step by Step? Check it out if you’ve been wanting to start a podcast. Every week, I break down ‘how to podcast’ with a little loving motivation to give you the skills and confidence you need to finally launch that show of your dreams. Ready to start your podcast right now? Check out Podcast Launch Academy.   Ready to travel? Get your free guide to cheap airfare.   Thank you so much for listening to this show. I know you’re busy and have many listening options, so it means a lot to me that you’re here. You are the best.   P.S. Need simple and flexible travel insurance? Get a cost estimate from World Nomads using their handy calculator at postcardacademy.co/insurance

Laura Vanderkam is the author of several books on productivity and time management, including Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think.    These days most of us have been forced to step away from our normal routines, and that can feel stressful and chaotic at times. But as Laura shares, it is all about our internal dialogue and how we shape the way we handle the current situation. “It can be easy to tell ourselves stories about the chaos and how crazy it is and how you can get nothing done. But once you have a story in your mind, you start looking for evidence to support that. And so if your story is, Everything's crazy, I can't get anything done, this is horrible, this is terrible, well certainly you can find a couple of stressful moments in any given day, and then now you've got points of evidence supporting your story. But if you start from the story of, Well, this is challenging, but I am a resilient and productive individual, I will get through it, well you can also find evidence of that. You can celebrate little moments like, Wow, I just pitched a huge project over Zoom and it worked, they said yes.That's wow, great. Or, I managed to have lunch with my family. When does that happen on a weekday? So you can celebrate things like that.”   In her book, Off the Clock, Laura shares seven strategies we can use to avoid stress and feel better about the hours we have. They are:  Tending your garden--we need to cultivate our time the same way we tend to a garden, and the work is never done Make life memorable--People feel time is more abundant when they do things out of the ordinary  Don’t fill time--we are very good at filling time, a lot of times with unimportant things, but it is up to us to be mindful and choose what to do with our time  Linger--it is important to slow down and notice things. We need to learn to savor our time Invest in your happiness--It is important to use our resources to spend more time on things we enjoy vs. things that make us wish time away Let it go--Unhappiness stems from a mismatch between expectations and reality. If we can’t change reality, we have to learn to change our expectations People are a good use of time--Interacting with others and spending time with people is never a waste of time   Putting these strategies into practice can help us take charge of our time. The fact is time is going to continue moving on whether we pay attention to it or not. It is so important to be aware of how we use our time because then we can pinpoint areas we need to work on in order to make every second count.    Laura’s advice to leaders of organizations is, “People who feel a sense of autonomy are generally far more happy and more productive. So as much as possible, if you can give people some control over their work, over when they do it, over how they work. I'm a big fan of, now we're all working remotely, but I'm a big fan of allowing people to do that from time to time, if that would make them feel better about it. Of letting people set their own hours, if that is remotely possible. And even people who do have to be scheduled for shift, maybe there could be a lot of input into when those shifts are, that people can work with each other to come up with shifts that they are all happy with, that it's not just decreed from above, that it's things people have a say in. And that can go a long way toward making people feel like they matter.” What you will learn: Seven strategies to avoid stress and feel better about the hours we have Laura’s thoughts on work-life integration and the hustle culture How to change our view of the challenges we face How to savor life’s best moments no matter how busy you are How to make life memorable How to invest in your happiness

  In Episode 56, I'm chatting with Laura Vanderkam about her book Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done. Laura is the best-selling author of several time management and productivity books including 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, and What the Most Successful People do Before Breakfast. Laura also co-hosts the Best of Both Worlds podcast with Sarah Hart-Unger. They discuss work/life balance, career development, parenting, time management, productivity, and making time for fun.Laura lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and four children, and blogs at LauraVanderkam.com. When I read Off the Clock in August, I shared my thoughts about it here. I am thrilled that I also had the opportunity to interview Laura for my podcast and ask her questions including her advice for how to overcome the hurdles I faced trying to track my time. Big Ideas Time and how we perceive it We all have the same amount of time but spend it differently. How we think about time changes how we perceive it. When we walk around saying "I'm so busy", are we? Which moments become your story? Data study on time perception 900 people tracked their time and reported how they felt about it. What things are a good use of time? Evaluating your time How to effectively track your time? Doesn't have to be exact! Getting a general sense of where time goes. Data helps us see where our time goes. Looking at time in weeks versus days. Effortful versus effortless fun Effortless fun is easy and ends up being the bulk of our leisure time. Effortful fun is more memorable. Putting in work to have fun. Quotes " You find people who are doing amazing things professionally as well as personally but they all have the same amount of time we do". -Audrey Monke "Time is all about how we perceive it. We all have the same amount of time. It all moves at the same rate. But that’s not really the way we think about".  -Laura Vanderkam "When we walk around with the story “I’m so busy” we will constantly look for moments that show that". - Laura Vanderkam "You want more time doing stuff you enjoy. Nobody wants more time in a traffic jam or boring meeting". - Laura Vanderkam "Your fun can take some work but you will be so happy you did it" - Laura Vanderkam Find Laura Laura's TED Talk, How to Gain Control of Your Free Time: Laura Vanderkam's Website Best of Both World Podcast Laura's Other Books:   168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think LEARN MORE     I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make The Most of Their Time LEARN MORE       What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast LEARN MORE

Ken chats with Liz Cheron, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment & Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Northeastern University, and former chair of NACAC's Admission Practices Committee. Liz shares a ton of great insights, including integrating design thinking into work, mastery of 24-hour trips to the West Coast and back, and why "admissions leadership and motherhood are not mutually exclusive."Also, there is a reference to a duck.Shout-outs & LinksDavid Burge, former NACAC president who tapped Liz on the shoulder to lead the Admissions Practices committee. Ronné Patrick Turner, former AVP for Enrollment at Northeastern"How I Built This with Guy Raz : NPR" podcast Rapid DescentLiz's walkout song: Shake it Off by Taylor SwiftBest thing she's read lately: 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura VanderkamWhat she's eager to read next: The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan HeathFavorite thing to make in the kitchen: The Barefoot Contessa's Spicy Turkey Meatballs and Raisin Pecan Oatmeal cookiesWhat she uses to take and keep notes: Plum Planner, but still looking for the right pen. Memorable bit of advice: "What are the glass balls and rubber balls in your life? The rubber balls will always bounce back, but you need to keep the glass balls in the air."Bucket list: Running the Boston Marathon.

Focus Discussion of the Week: Have you ever received a “you forgot this item in your cart” email from your favorite retailer? That was made possible by a powerful CRM (Customer Resource Management) system that can recognize customer actions and send follow-up emails. But when does this specific use of data get a bit too… creepy? In Episode 12, Angela McKay from Lasso joins Matt and Mollie to discuss “Making It Personal” in the digital age, and how to provide exceptional, personalized service without crossing a line.  Books on Angela’s Nightstands:  Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam Angela’s Favorite Podcasts: Best of Both Worlds by Laura Vanderkam Connect With Angela:LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelamckay) Top Topics of The Week:Mollie reports back from the Women in Residential Construction Conference: Amy Sandler from Radical Candor provided some inspiration: “Get what you want by saying what you mean!”Take a breath and slow down! Try out the Simple Habit app and listen to Amy’s 5-minute meditation sessions.A new study ( http://bit.ly/314Ical) shows that consumers are less trusting of information shared online.The 2020 election is just around the corner and “fake news” is running rampant. Which sources can be trusted? Where does social media come into play? Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2ps1g5wSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2L6XGowSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ZyabPjSubscribe on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2Ud2nRNSubscribe on Google Play: http://bit.ly/2znqFPBTwo thought leaders come together to explore all things sales and marketing from their unique perspectives. Each week, Mollie Elkman, Matt Riley, and others from Group Two dive into a focus discussion to talk about the latest trends, changes, and best practices.

Janssen Bradshaw, blogger of 13 years at everyday-reading.com and mom of 4 teaches me some of her best tips today on how to really engage kids in reading, how to teach them to LOVE to read, how to pick the best books, and she shares some of her top must-read recommendations       Show Notes   -Instagram @everdayreading #janssenspicturebooks   -blog https://everyday-reading.com/   -https://www.facebook.com/EverydayReadingBlog/   -book rating for younger readers https://www.commonsensemedia.org/       Must Read Children’s/Teen Books:   Number the Stars by Lois Lowry https://amzn.to/34gNjHo   Heidi by Johanna Spyri https://amzn.to/2NQV5BW   The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt https://amzn.to/2ZN0uwg   Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth https://amzn.to/2LlAmVm   Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne https://amzn.to/2Lw8tbU       Must Read Self Help Books:   The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin https://amzn.to/2MRYOQl   Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin https://amzn.to/2MRZ2qF   168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam https://amzn.to/2MWMDBO   All the Money in the World by Laura Vanderkam https://amzn.to/34kl9eB   Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson https://amzn.to/2ZQzrEE   Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza https://amzn.to/2MVpks6   Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson https://amzn.to/2zT7ehO

One topic that is often avoided in the creative community is navigating through those tough, creative dry spells. I’m talking about those days where you wake up and it just seems as if your passion and inspiration are mysteriously gone.    Those days where you feel like you’re in a rut, where you feel unengaged, uninspired and lack the motivation you need to create. It’s a hard place to be in when you want so badly to make something but you feel that you’re stuck or you think you have no ideas left.    Today I will share how I like to think of creativity, how to address the hard times and the importance of giving yourself grace through creative dry spells. I also give an acronym for the word “ALIVE” that will lead you back on track and rekindle your love for creating.    What’s in this episode: How Amy likes to think of creativity Navigating the waves of inspiration Reconfiguring your time and energy  Making an investment to help you save time Addressing the hard times Giving yourself grace through the creative dry spells The 5 steps for re-sparking your love for creation Admit that you’re stuck and feeling this way Learn from past projects Investigate and see what is out there Veer into something new and different Engage with a new creative community Setting aside specific time only for your creative practice Knowing that your creative dry spell will pass   Links: 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam Craft a Life You Love by Amy Tangerine   I would love to hear from you! Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or on my website. If you enjoyed this podcast and you haven’t already, I’d like to encourage you to subscribe that way you won’t miss a single update. Craft a Life You Love by taking a small step toward turning happiness and fulfillment by savoring this season no matter where you are in your life and in the world.

“Busyness is laziness.” Raise your hand if you reply “busy!” whenever someone asks how you are. Let’s get rid of that hectic, way too busy, frenzied feeling. Time tracking can help. Time tracking can show you how you’re spending your time and set you on a better course.        DELIBERATE FREELANCER SHOW NOTES   1:13 Learn about the research that shows how being “busy” has become a high status symbol in the U.S.   3:28 Hear Melanie’s confession about procrastinating.   4:04 Learn how time tracking can hold you accountable and help you discover where all your time is really going.   6:50 The struggle and the shame of checking Facebook nonstop.   9:08 Why Melanie is cautious about the word “productive.”   11:16 How to analyze your own time tracking data.   12:10 Biz Bite: Pick a Work Song     Resources: Busy Beings: Melanie’s interview with a Georgetown University professor about the professor’s research on the status of being busy.   Laura Vanderkam website—learn all about time tracking from the master.   “168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think,” by Laura Vanderkam   “Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day,” by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky

Welcome to Episode 195 of the No Quit Living Podcast. NQL is a personal development podcast designed to help you achieve your goals and desires. Whether you found us from Forbes, Inc Magazine, CEO Magazine, CIO, New Theory, or elsewhere, we're thrilled you are listening. Through hearing the inspiring stories and tips from the greats, we will all find it easier to stay motivated. Laura is the author of several time management and productivity books. Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done(Portfolio, May 29, 2018) explores, through more than 900 time diaries collected on a single March day, why some busy people feel relaxed about time, while others do not.  I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time (Portfolio, 2015) tackles the question of how women combine work and life through an analysis of 1001 days in the lives of women with demanding careers and children at home.  What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast (Portfolio, 2013) profiles prominent people who use time creatively to achieve their goals. 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think (Portfolio, 2010) argues that time is best approached from the holistic perspective of a week (168 hours) rather than any single day.

Laura Vanderkam reveals time management wisdom as presented in her charming new fable, Juliet’s School of Possibilities.   You'll Learn: A handy mantra to keep choices in perspective How  to better handle your email  inbox The most useful questions for directing your time   About Laura: Laura is the author of several time management and productivity books, like Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think. Laura’s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, City Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company. She has appeared on numerous television programs, radio segments, and has spoken about time and productivity to audiences of all sizes. Her TED talk, “How to gain control of your free time,” has been viewed more than 5 million times. She is the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep417

Abbi Perets is the founder of Successful Freelance Mom. She is a copywriter with over 20 years of experience. She has worked with some of the largest, most well-known brands and organizations across the globe, helping them hone their message, and increase their ROI through email marketing and writing sales page copy. In addition to working with industry leading brands, she is also passionate about teaching moms who want to earn from home learn how to start freelance writing. Born in Pennsylvania but primarily living in Israel, Abbi is not only an entrepreneur and freelance writer, but also an amazing mother to five children, including one with special needs.   Abbi joins me today to share her journey as a mother of a child with cancer to becoming an entrepreneur and consistently earning $10K a month. She shares the situations of their family before the cancer diagnosis of her child that led her to start freelance writing as well as a glance at how she established herself as a freelance writer. Abbi also discusses the details about the work she does today - her product pricing, the kinds of products she offers, and her current evergreen courses for the mothers who want to earn a real living from home.   “It was slow. It was absolutely a process, but it was a process that really let me find myself, find my self-worth, and start exploring things again.” - Abbi Perets    This Week on the Get Paid Podcast:   How Abbi gets paid. How to make it easier to market yourself that will allow your business to thrive. How Abbi teaches mothers to work from home through freelance writing. How she determines the content of her deliverables that result in happy and satisfied clients. Why Abbi decided to earn a living from home. How she teaches her students to track their time and why she believes it's important to be successful as a freelance writer. Why Abbi stopped freelancing after her son was diagnosed with leukemia and what urged her to go back. The support she received after her son's diagnosis and how it gave her a reason to get up in the morning. What inspired Abbi to create her first online course and how she figured out its content. How she sold her first course for $97 before actually creating it. Why she considers email content as an intimate relationship between your brand and your customers. How she turned her course into a paid evergreen course.   Resources Mentioned:   Mariah Coz Webinar Rockstar 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam I Know How She Does It by Laura Vanderkam Momcology Facebook Group ConvertKit Zoom Teachable     Connect with Abbi Perets:   Successful Freelance Mom Website How to Get High Paying Freelance Writing Jobs Webinar   This episode is sponsored by… MemberVault   MemberVault is an online membership software and hosting tool dedicated to helping passionate and creative entrepreneurs disrupt the ways of relationship marketing - and make more money doing it.More than just an online course hosting platform, you get real insight into how people respond to your content, who your hottest leads are, and who would be the best fit for your higher-end products and services.   So stop wondering where to host your online products. Explode your sales and engagement and gain a better understanding of your ROI.   Get paid more - and more often! Start your 1-month FREE TRIAL of MemberVault today.   Visit clairepells.com/membervault to start your first month absolutely FREE.    Now it's time to GET PAID   Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media.   Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books. Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done(Portfolio, May 29, 2018) explores, through more than 900 time diaries collected on a single March day, why some busy people feel relaxed about time, while others do not. I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time (Portfolio, 2015) tackles the question of how women combine work and life through an analysis of 1001 days in the lives of women with demanding careers and children at home. What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast (Portfolio, 2013) profiles prominent people who use time creatively to achieve their goals. 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think (Portfolio, 2010) argues that time is best approached from the holistic perspective of a week (168 hours) rather than any single day. Laura is also the author of a time management fable, Juliet’s School of Possibilities, which will be released by Portfolio in early 2019. Another novel, The Cortlandt Boys, is available as an ebook. Laura’s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, City Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company. She has appeared on numerous television programs, including The Today Show and Fox & Friends, hundreds of radio segments, and has spoken about time and productivity to audiences of all sizes. Her TED talk, “How to gain control of your free time,” has been viewed more than 7 million times. She is the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and four children. She blogs most days at LauraVanderkam.com. --- email comments or questions to omaid@omaid.me and sign up for my newsletter for the latest updates at www.omaid.me

Epigraph Welcome to episode 17! We're interviewing the a.m.a.z.i.n.g Holland Saltsman, owner of The Novel Neighbor in Webster Groves, MO.   Listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, our website, or subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Support the show! All books in our show notes link to Indiebound, a website that connects you with your local independent bookstore. Purchases made through our affiliate links help fund Drunk Booksellers, so you can support your favorite indie bookstore and your favorite podcasting booksellers. #win If you want to get our show notes delivered directly to your inbox—with all the books mentioned on the podcast and links to the books we discuss—sign up for our email newsletter. This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk; check out their newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot.   Chapter I In which We Discuss Bookstore Bathrooms, Discover that Staff Picks Work, and Talk About... Books... Before we start drinking, check out Novel Neighbor's bathroom: We’re Drinking It's too hot for bourbon, so we're rocking dirty gin martinis out of mason jars, coffee mugs, and martini glasses (apparently Kim's the classy one this episode).   Holland's Reading Amazing Adventures of Aaron Broom by A E Hotchner (for Novel Neighbor's Subscription program) Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction by Gabrielle Moss (pubs 10/30/18) The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King (the audiobook is read by LeVar Burton!) Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature by Viv Groskop (pubs 10/23/18) Emma's Reading I'm Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking by Leyna Krow They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib Betwixt-And-Between: Essays on the Writing Life by Jenny Boully Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover Kim's Reading Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity by Arlene Stein When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera Forthcoming & Newly-New Titles We're Excited About Hannah's Excited About The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell What If This Were Enough? by Heather Havrilesky (pubs 2018 Oct 2) The Disasters by M K England (pubs 2018 Dec 12) - The Breakfast Club meets Guardians of the Galaxy! Hungover: The Morning After and One Man's Quest for the Cure by Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall (pubs 2018 Nov 20) Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness Kim's Excited About Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (author of Half-Blood for folks who love Sing Unburied Sing and The Underground Railroad. author of Half-Blood Blues) Monstress Volume 3 by Marjorie Liu Vengeful by V E Schwab (follow up to Vicious) The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents by Pete Souza (author of Obama: An Intimate Portrait) Emma's Excited About Severence by Ling Ma Rosewater by Tade Thompson Also mentioned: The Murders of Molly Southbourne Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell and Mike Feehan (author of the Flintstones comic reboot) Bonus Podcast Recommendation: Super Skull All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung (pubs 2 Oct 2018) Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (pubs 23 Oct 2018) Y'all. Hot take here. Staff picks work! Emma had a staff pick on All the Lives I Want and Holland actually picked it up at Elliott Bay while visiting Seattle before our episode! (Shout out to our episode with Amy Stephenson from The Booksmith, who initially recommended it to us, and to our favorite audiobook provider, Libro.fm.)       View this post on Instagram Picked this up @elliottbaybookco from their #stafffavorite shelf, cracking it open tonight. #essays #hollandreads #literarytourism #shoplocal @grandcentralpub A post shared by The Novel Neighbor (@novelneighbor) on Jul 29, 2018 at 4:54pm PDT   --- Chapter II [26:37] In Which No One Tells Holland She's Crazy, People Love Their Greeting Cards, The Drunk Booksellers Marvel at Novel Neighbor's Ability to Handsell Events, and We Reiterate that Bookstores are a Business (whaaaa?) The Novel Neighbor: More Than A Bookstore The Novel Neighbor is not just a bookstore. In addition to author events, they host birthday parties, summer camps, bookstore yoga, and adult classes (like continuing ed, but sexier), among other things (sorry Amanda!). Recommended reading for staff retreats: StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura VanderKam Beware of squirreling, y'all.   Chapter III [47:06] In Which We Move From Books to Books, Talk About Hybridity, and We Finally Meet a Bookseller Who Has Read Harry Potter Book Description Guaranteed to Get You Reading  Anything meets anything. NOT "It's the next" NOT EVERYTHING IS THE NEXT HUNGER GAMES, Y'ALL. Hybridity. Holland loved a book that was Comic Con meets The Help. FYI, it's called The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson. Emma recommends Hawkeye by Matt Friction. It's Buffy meets Veronica Mars. Which apparently is listed on Emma's shelf talker. But, like, who reads those? Desert Island Pick The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Emma hasn't finished The Secret Garden, but The Little Princess might be Emma's Desert Island pick. That said, she hearts Mandy by Julie Andrews, which is kinda the same thing, so that counts, right? Station Eleven Picks Practical: anything from the Did you Know shelf, such as How to Stay Alive in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter and Self-Preservation Anywhere by Bradford Angier Political: Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard Wild Pick The Amazing Adventures of a Nobody and The Kindness Diaries: One Man's Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World by Leon Logothetis Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama Bookseller Confession Holland hated Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff and The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney. Also, she never read Catcher in the Rye, which both Kim and Emma are totally okay with. Emma says you should skip Catcher and read Franny and Zooey.  Shout out to a bookseller who has actually read Harry Potter. Go-To Handsell Best book Holland has read since she opened the bookstore (whoa): The One-In-A-Million Boy by Monica Wood Kids of Appetite by David Arnold (if you liked Outsiders, read this) Go-To Picture Books: Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast by John Funk, illustrated by Brendan Kearney Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Meg Hunt Impossible Handsell Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick (author of Silver Linings Playbook and The Reason You're Alive) FYI: Emma's really into Richard Gere.   Book for Booksellers Throw back to Laura VanderKam 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works by Dan Harris Favorite Bookstores Flyleaf Books - Chapel Hill, NC Elliott Bay Book Company - Seattle, WA Strand Book Store - New York, NY novel. - Memphis, TN The Last Bookstore - Los Angeles, CA Road Trips are for bookstores, right? Favorite Literary Media Shelf Awareness What Should I Read Next Podcast (hosted by Anne Bogel, author of Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything and I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life) Book Riot Drunk Booksellers Epilogue In which we tell you where to find Novel Neighbor on the Internets Website: thenovelneighbor.com Facebook: @novelneighbor Twitter: @novelneighbor Instagram: @novelneighbor You can find us on: Twitter: @drunkbookseller Litsy: @drunkbooksellers Facebook Instagram Email Newsletter Website Join us for our FIRST EVER LIVE EPISODE on Friday, September 28th at 10pm at King's Books in Tacoma, WA. Also, spoiler alert, this will be our next episode. And it will be fucking incredible. Promise. Emma tweets from @thebibliot and writes bookish things for Book Riot. Kim occasionally tweets from @finaleofseem, but not enough to justify you bothering to follow her. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Laura Vanderkam gives her expert advice on feeling less busy, getting more done, and giving more value and meaning to your own time.   You'll Learn: How those who feel their time is “vast” spend their day How to draw more energy by acknowledging the three selves How to stretch your experience of time   About Laura: Laura is the author of several time management and productivity books, like Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think. Laura’s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, City Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company. She has appeared on numerous television programs, radio segments, and has spoken about time and productivity to audiences of all sizes. Her TED talk, “How to gain control of your free time,” has been viewed more than 5 million times. She is the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep314

Laura is the author of several time management and productivity books, including I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make The Most of Their Time, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think  (all of Laura's book are included in the show notes).

It’s 2018! How are Joe and Drew spending their mornings? Drew shares about a new upgrade to his analogue game, and Joe asks an interesting question: If you’re a book person, how does it feel to want to share that information with others? Morning Pages (http://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/) Libby (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/libby-by-overdrive/id1076402606?mt=8&uo=4&at=1010l7cc&ct=wtw) Oak (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oak-meditation-breathing/id1210209691?mt=8&uo=4&at=1010l7cc&ct=wtw) Pilot Metropolitan (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KRPFD96/?tag=whimsthatwork-20) LAMY Safari (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002T401Y/?tag=whimsthatwork-20) Monteverde Invincia (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003HKQCIE/?tag=whimsthatwork-20) OmniFocus (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/omnifocus-2/id904071710?mt=8&uo=4&at=1010l7cc&ct=wtw) Bookworm (https://bookworm.fm) Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (http://www.amazon.com/dp/074325807X/?tag=whimsthatwork-20) 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think (http://www.amazon.com/dp/159184410X/?tag=whimsthatwork-20) The Lonely City (http://www.amazon.com/dp/159184410X/?tag=whimsthatwork-20) 'A Lonely One’ (https://extratextuals.com/a-lonely-one-1ac79337d391) Steal Like an Artist (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0761169253/?tag=whimsthatwork-20) The Artist’s Way (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0143129252/?tag=whimsthatwork-20) Big Magic (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594634726/?tag=whimsthatwork-20)

Living minimally - the struggle is real! When you think of "living minimally" do you think of stuff, of clutter, of material things or is it more spiritual? Why is it hard to let go of our "things", do they define us? Do they represent the story we want to tell to the world? If a fire laid waste to all of our possessions, how likely would we be to buy each one again? Host, Mike Domitrz, along with CAST members Maria Janowiak, Megan Merchant, and Berni Xiong describe their own personal experiences and failures with minimalism, the difference between purposefully downsizing and a forced circumstance, and valuable resources they use on their journey to be intentional. The quote that inspired this conversation is “Live minimally and thus live more free.” — Timber Hawkeye from Buddhist Boot camp.   Subscribe to the Everyday Mindfulness Show.    Key Takeaways:    [2:02] Mike reads a quote and asks the CAST what living minimally means to them.  [8:45] Achieving minimalism by way of a vision.  [14:28] Would you buy all of your current belongings over again?  [25:33] Childhood memories and parenting strategies about minimalism.  [29:42] Recommended resources about living minimally.    Mentioned in This Episode:    The Minimalists    Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things    168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, by Laura Vanderkam    Your Money or Your Life, by Vicki Robin    Poetry books by Mary Oliver    Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown       Maria Janowiak is a forester, writer, and science communicator. At work, she investigates climate change and helps forests adapt to changing conditions. At home, she writes about the health benefits of nature, volunteers with outdoor organizations, and enjoys gardening, exploring, and training for triathlons.  Linkedin.com/in/maria-janowiak      Megan Merchant lives in the tall pines of Prescott, AZ   and holds an MFA degree from UNLV. She is  the author of two full-length poetry collections:  Gravel Ghosts (Glass Lyre Press, 2016 Book of  the Year), The Dark’s Humming (2015 Lyrebird Prize,   Glass Lyre Press, 2017), four chapbooks, and a   children’s book with Philomel Books. She  Is also a 200 RYT and teaches Mindfulness & Meditation.    MeganMerchant.wixsite.com/poet    Twitter.com/MeganAMerchant    Facebook.com/MeganMerchant      Berni Xiong is The Shin Kicking Life Spark. She owns and runs Brave Bear Media, an intuitive coaching and consulting boutique helping impact-driven individuals  speak up, stand out, and change the world. She is a contributing author of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Time to Thrive, and contributing writer at The Huffington Post. When she's not kicking shins, she is hanging out at her Reiki studio in the Twin Cities    BerniXiong.com    Twitter.com/bernixiong    Facebook.com/BraveBearMedia    The Sponsor of This Week’s Episode:    The “Can I Kiss You?" Book & Instructor’s Guide from DateSafeProject.org.      Tweetables:    “What is the story we tell that doesn’t allow us to free ourselves from material things?” @mindfulnessshow    “People hold onto things because of what it says or represents about them.” @MeganAMerchant    “To me, minimalism is about living in alignment with your values and ignoring the rest.” via Maria Janowiak @mindfulnessshow    “The more I choose to be intentional, the more I am content with the things I own and the things I do.” @bernixiong    Contact Us:    The Everyday Mindfulness Show    listen@everydaymindfulnessshow.com    Everyday Mindfulness Show on Facebook  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every other week I will be recording podcasts on productivity to share with you what I do to get so much done.    Becoming a more productive person is a process that happens overtime. The spacing of these podcasts will give you time to absorb and implement changes into your routine so you will become more productive too!   All the posts in this series will be linked at www.organize365,com/productivity   In this podcast I mentioned the books:   168 Hours You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkamp Tell Your Time by Amy Lynn Andrews

Author Laura Vanderkam explains how people truly do have more time than we think for what matters most to us if we make wise time management decisions. Go-to, real-food, dietitian Serena Marie, RD, offers her favorite and smartest food picks when dining out. Featured Guest and Runner of the Week: Author Laura Vanderkam Mother of four, runner, and full-time author Laura Vanderkam joins Kari to chat about how we truly do have time for what matters most to us if we examine our time management wisely. Laura was our TRLS Book Club favorite in April 2016 for 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think (2011). She has also written What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: And Two Other Short Guides to Achieving More at Work and at Home (2013) and I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time (2015). She also contributes to many magazines and newspapers, including Fast Company Laura wrote 168 Hours when she was admittedly new to blending work and parenthood. It was about her first few forays into that and looking at how people spend their time, how that has evolved over the years, and looking at the differences in how we think we spend our time and how we actually spend our time. Her conclusion was that we really do have more time than we think. When we look at our lives as a whole, we tend to have space for what matters to us most. She interviewed many successful people for 168 Hours, and she continued to write about the topic of time for her 2013 book. Between her deadlines and book promotions, she juggles her children's schedules between other life commitments (eight years old, six years old, four years old, and a one year old). She found in interviewing people for I Know How She Does It, that some people have the tendency to get into a narrative format and that involves certain choices about how we tell things, particularly for the modern working mom narrative. “It's all about the crazy.” But she found that when you look at how people actually spend their time, when you look at the hour-by-hour nature of the schedule, things aren't nearly as crazed as you might think. She asked women who had professional jobs and children to keep track of their time for a week, and she found that there really was space in life for things that you don't normally think of as being part of the working mom life (for example, adequate sleep, keeping normal working hours, time to watch TV or read, and time to exercise). Kari loves that 168 Hours is all about mindset. In terms of her running journey, her father was a runner growing up, and he ran in a 10K annually. She had tried running here or there, but in the fall of 2004, she had just gotten married, and her husband ran, so she wanted to run with him. They signed up and ran a half marathon on their first wedding anniversary. In November of 2004, she watched Paula Radcliffe win the New York City Marathon, which really inspired her. She sees exercise as both fun and a necessity in her life. She thinks it's key to stick with something long term only if you enjoy it. In 168 Hours, she gives readers a graph to plot out their hours for the week. Her takeaway is that there is more space in her life than she often thinks there is. It's important to see this, because it gives you a very different mindset. We often approach time from the perspective of scarcity, but instead think of it as, “I don't do X, Y, or Z, because it's not a priority.” The TRLS demographic is made up primarily of women in their 40s or 50s who might be coming to running for the first time. Over the long term, we have the ability to change a lot about life if we want. Running can be a part of that—determining if we want to make it a priority and then figuring out how we want to fit it in our lives. There's no one good time for going on a run. Some people talk themselves out of running, because there's no one perfect time during the day. But it doesn't have to be at the same time every day. It's about looking at the whole of your life and seeing if you can fit running in a few times a week. If you're working 40 hours a week, and you sleep 8 hours a day, that leaves 72 hours for other things. It's important to see that the time is there, it's just a matter of figuring out where it's going to be. We tend to overestimate the time we spend on the things we don't want to do, and conversely we tend to underestimate the time we spend on the thing we do want to do. She found that TV isn't as relaxing as we think it is. It winds up consuming a large chunk of people's leisure time. TV is the easiest thing to fill our leisure hours with. It's a very effortless way to have fun. Effortful fun, for example includes making dinner plans with friends. Work happiness does have a huge spillover effect into home life, and vice versa. Finding work you really enjoy is key. Time spent on Facebook is like anything else. You have to use it mindfully. Make a list of your top priorities for the day (both professional and personal), and fit social media around that in whatever way works for you. She talks about visioning/visualizing (picturing what life will be like in the future) and putting into action a plan to make goals happen. Have space in your life to seize opportunities. It's very easy to become jam-packed and overcommitted. “Just because I can do something, doesn't mean I should do it.” Ask yourself: Is this a good use of my time, energy, and resources? With four kids, her running routine consists of utilizing child care, so from about 8:00–8:30 a.m. she checks her e-mail, 8:30 a.m. is bus stop time, 8:40–12:00 p.m. includes writing/editing, and her afternoon is for edits, phone calls, or lighter writing. She runs in the afternoon. She recommends time tracking to get better at time management. It forces you to be accountable. Kari recommends the focus@will It provides music that engages your brain's limbic system to increase your attention span and general concentration. Laura is writing an upcoming book, so stay tuned! Serena Marie, RD Serena Marie, RD, answers Kari's question about making smart restaurant choices. Serena had gotten Kari to eat red meat again, which she had given up for years previously. When you go out to eat and have to choose between fish, chicken, or beef, what option would you take if you had to assume that the meat is not organic or grass fed? Ask if possible if the restaurant can cook your food in butter instead of oil or to steam or grill your options. The likelihood of the restaurant having a high-heat olive oil or coconut oil is slim to none. Restaurants most likely use a “polyunsaturated fat nightmare,” according to Serena. Don't worry about being that “annoying customer.” Speak up for yourself politely. In terms of fish, even a farm-raised fish (not wild), is still loaded with omega-3 fatty acids and is a very nutritious choice. Nonfat lean cuts of meat (chicken, turkey, steak) would be Serena's second choice. Some choices of meat include sirloin steak, top round roast, bottom round roast, shoulder petite medallion, T-bone, and so on. Gratitude Jar (Woot! Woot!) Serena is grateful for her two smart, amazing younger sisters, one of which is away at college and coming home soon and another of which is graduating college. Kari is grateful for the Delaware Marathon race directors (Wayne Kursch and Joel and Stacey Schiller) and for being given the opportunity to be the relay finish line announcer. Kari gives a shout out to listener Liz for stopping by during the relay to support TRLS! Kari also saw fellow TRLS listeners Foti, Becky, Jody, and Margaret. Kari gushes about the Delaware Marathon with its PR bell, friendly back-of-the-pack mentality, and more! Kari mentions “Everything You Need To Know About The Boston Marathon W/ Dave McGillivray” (Episode 67). Next week, Kari interviews marathoner and mother of five, Rebecca Clarke, with whom Kari ran her first marathon. Please remember to leave a TRLS review on iTunes! Here's how: Launch Apple's Podcast app. Tap the Search tab. Enter the name of the podcast you want to rate or review. Tap the blue Search key at the bottom right. Tap the album art for the podcast. Tap the Reviews tab. Tap Write a Review at the bottom. Write your review! Contact: Laura Vanderkam: Website: LauraVanderkam.com Facebook: /lauravanderkamauthor Twitter: @lvanderkam Serena Marie, RD: Website: www.SerenaMarieRD.com Facebook: /SerenaMarieRD Twitter: @SerenaMarieRD Instagram: SerenaMarieRD Kari Gormley: Facebook: The Running Lifestyle Show Twitter: @KariGormley Instagram: @KariGormley

Listen to a recorded Periscope broadcast with Kari and Jeff Paladina, who also comes on the show to share his running journey and why he created the running meet up in Mechanicsburg (a suburb of Harrisburg, PA) with the River Runners group. Several runners from the Fleet Feet store in Mechanicsburg are also featured, and they talk about the gift of running and some of their most memorable races and running advice. Dr. Marjorie Dejoie, MD, returns to the podcast to discuss how this winter has affected her running and her sickle cell disease. Serena Marie, RD, talks about when to time your carbs and protein based on your fat-burning or speed goals. Featured Guests and Runners of the Week: River Runners Kari meets up with Jeff Paladina at a local Wegmans in Mechanicsburg, PA, to share some inspiring River Runners runners' stories. Mike: He has lost quite a bit of weight through Weight Watchers and running. His quality of life has greatly improved. “Everything's possible that wasn't possible before,” he says. He used to have a bowl of pretzels before dinner after work, but now he is much more active (swimming, biking, triathlons), and his self confidence has soared. He never wants to forget what it was like to be heavy, so he never wants to go back to that again. His first marathon was 10/10/10 at the Steamtown Marathon. Holly: Her favorite race distance is the marathon, because running 5Ks are hardcore; she did a 50-miler in December, and liked running slower and being able to chat with other runners. She has had to keep her weight in check and to properly hydrate in order to be able to run longer distances. For anyone thinking about running, she recommends working on your mental strength. She admits, “I never toe a starting line now without thinking I'll get a PR [personal record].” Katie: Her husband started running because of her running. He ran cross country in high school, and this time around is a total new experience. She was always after him to work out with her, but through running, they've been able to spend more time together and have met some great people. It gives them something to do together after work and to feel more excited about the area that they live in. Katie was never a runner, but last year they signed up for a 5K and haven't stopped since. Kathy: Her favorite/most memorable race is a half marathon in China, which was her second half marathon! She had to bring her own water to the race. Her first marathon was the Harrisburg Marathon, which was great, because there were so many people associated with the River Runners along the course. She ended up qualifying for the Boston Marathon at that marathon. Jeff: His top tip is for being aware of lyme ticks is making sure to use socks and long sleeves or a repellent (like oregano oil) to protect yourself and remembering to check yourself once you get home for ticks. Jeff and Kari walked together during the Harrisburg meet up, and they talked a lot about Lyme disease. Michelle: She co-founded the Facebook group once they found a need on their long runs for company and safety. For example, they do the Pennsylvania Farm Show Milkshake Run and then head over for milkshakes. Having an extended running family really keeps you motivated. Shelly: She has been running for eight years, and the strangest thing she's seen while out running is a man aiming at her and her dogs with a gun. One of her best memories is the Entenmann's Town of Islip Great South Bay Run half marathon in Long Island, NY, where her goal was to finish in under three hours despite the brutal wind, and she did it! She won a Side Stitch by Ginny headband at the TRLS meet up. Brad: His new favorite marathon is the Sketchers Performance Los Angeles Marathon, but he has run the Walt Disney World Dopey Challenge since 2009 every year, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, the TCS New York City Marathon, and so on. The crowds were so generous, and the amount of food was amazing. He was in awe of the Students Run L.A. His advice would be to have fun and enjoy the Disney races—just run for the experience! He has completed twenty-five marathons! Marni: She just ran the Marine Corps Marathon, and she thought it was tough. She got injured during her training, but she did her best under her circumstances. The Blue Mile is so inspiring. She highly recommends this race as a destination race. She used to run every now and stuck to the treadmill too much and didn't know anything about proper training. Finally, she did Couch to 5K with her husband, and her training felt much easier. The program is only nine or ten weeks, so she suggests sticking with it for that long to give it a chance. She questions, “What have you lost if you don't like it?” Michelle: She runs with several groups, and she's been doing the Fleet Feet Boston training program. She used to train at the Fleet Feet Columbus, OH group before she came to PA. She thrives on running schedules and being told what to do. This will be her third Boston Marathon. She encourages any runner to watch the Boston Marathon. Jeff Paladina Jeff decided to have a group run with Kari because the running community is incredible in Harrisburg, and he wanted an excuse to throw a party! Originally, Jeff took a picture of a Pittsburgh Starbucks mug and asked Kari to come run in Pittsburgh. Kari messaged back and forth with Jeff on Facebook, because she knew she would be in Jeff's neck of the woods for the Big Kahuna's swim meet. He got involved with his running community because he had children in travel sports, which took up a lot of his time. It made training very difficult. One of his friends started a purely Facebook-driven group called the River Runners, and he can post on the group his pace and distance to meet up with fellow runners. Eventually, he started running with more and more people, and they became a second family to him. They support each other in their victories or throughout injuries, and it's an amazing fraternity. At first, the running was primary for him and the social aspect was secondary, but now they're at least equal. He's excited when the group gets new runners, because he loves connecting with them and learning about them. Every single person shows up on race day with a story, and we're all there together for a common purpose. Not while on the run, some of his favorite moments, including one friend was unemployed for awhile, and the group raised $1,700 for him and threw him a surprise party. He PRed by thirteen seconds at the Via Marathon (in Allentown, PA), and he didn't realize his running friends would be there. They brought megaphones and spread out along the course. His friend Marni jumped in the race around Mile 20, which was amazing. Some of his favorite PA races include the Pittsburgh Marathon, the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race, and the Capital 10-Miler, the Harrisburg half marathon, and the Harrisburg Marathon (the last two are like “runner holidays”). He shares how listening to Vinnie Tortorich talk about no sugar and no grains has helped his running. He had heard Vinnie on the Marathon Training Academy podcast and cut out all artificial sweeteners and dropped about fifteen pounds. In 2014, he had run the Pittsburgh Marathon in about 4:45, and he ran the Sugarloaf Marathon in 4:10 last year. He started with diet changes, and now he trains harder because he's excited about his performance. He's part of the Fleet Feet training program for speed work and long runs. For someone who's looking for words of encouragement, don't worry about your pace or that you're not “fast enough.” Running groups have people at all different paces. Joining a group will change your health and your life forever. Just-in-Time Jabra Last chance this month! Jabra, a TRLS sponsor, is giving away a pair of Pulse or Coach earbuds in March! Sprint over to Jabra.com/TRL and sign up for the TRLS e­mail list at therunninglifestyle.com/join to enter to win. This month's winner will also get a thirty-­­minute Skype chat with Kari. She loves the Pulse model because of the five different ear bud sizes/fits, the in-ear heart rate monitoring, and the ability to sync the earbuds to other running apps or use the Jabra app.  Marjorie Dejoie, MD Marjorie Dejoie, MD, joins Kari to update listeners on her running and how her sickle cell disease affects her running journey. She was featured on “Using Exercise, Nutrition, and Mindfulness to Attack Sickle-Cell Disease” (Episode 102). Marjorie is training for a 5K run with a fifty-member group on April 8 and for the Blue Cross Broad Street Run on May 1. This winter has been quite challenging on Marjorie's health, especially because of the fluctuating weather temperatures. Spikes in temperature, precipitation, and humidity are also triggers. The quality of the air changes drastically with up-and-down temperatures. She's done a lot of indoor runs when she's had to taper, and she tries to always keep moving. What you put into your body (an anti-inflammatory meal plan) and what your mindset is (positive) will strengthen your immune system. She surrounds herself with people like Kari who won't let her stop or slow down. Marjorie is taking a class right now with Deepak Chopra and Dr. Wild Divine on biogenetics. Even though we're genetically coded, it doesn't be we are fated to be that way. To attend this type of Deepak Chopra online course, go here. Use the power of continual positive thinking. You're not going to just change someone's mind right away, but what you can do is engage them in a different conversation (how you speak and the examples that you use). Reminder: The April Book Club book is 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam. Announcement: On Sunday, April 17, Kari and Marjorie will be at Philadelphia Runner for an all-women's event at 9 a.m. EST in the Center City location to focus on how to construct a vision board (specifically the components that you should be aware of when constructing a vision board). Attendees will make their own vision boards. org is Marjorie's web site, which stands for Marjorie's initials and the following: Make A Difference FITness Measured Ability During Functional Integral Training Medicine Actively Delivered For Individualized Treatment Serena Marie, RD Serena Marie, RD, chats with Kari about a frequent request Periscope question (@SerenaMarieRD) about fueling for your fat/weight-loss goals versus athletic performance goals. Have your eye on one prize—either fat loss or performance. If you are increasing metabolism and insulin sensitivity to burn fat through sprints, hill repeats, and so on, do your workouts on a lower-carb day. Concentrate on depleting glycogen stores that way you're utilizing the stored sugar in your muscles, and once your body uses the glycogen, it will pull energy from fat stores next. Post-workout, your muscles are asking for sugar, but you didn't replenish it with sugar if you're looking to decrease fat, so your body will use body fat to fuel your recovery. Someone who is performance oriented and wants to recover ASAP might want to have a small carb snack before a workout. After a workout, consume 20–30 grams of lean protein and pair it with at least 25 grams of carbs. They key is to pair the two together. Food journaling could come in handy to figure out how many carbs you need post-workout to feel your best. Level 2 of the Shake Yo' Sugar Habit challenge focuses on people who want to train hard and receive a personalized macronutrient distribution breakdown. Serena can tell you how many grams of carbs to consume per day and at what time of the day. Gratitude Jar (Woot! Woot!) This week, Serena is grateful for her running club (the South Brooklyn Running Club). She's happy that she took the plunge and finally went! Kari is grateful that the Fleet Feet store in Mechanicsburg, PA, gave her the opportunity to come chat about the 11 Strategies to Live the Running Lifestyle. She's also grateful for all of her fellow runners. Tweet Kari (@KariGormley) to share what you're grateful for, join the TRLS mailing list and hit Reply, or e-mail Kari@TheRunningLifestyle.com. Next week, Dr. John Ratey talks about sugar and depression. Serena Marie, RD, talks about the nutrition aspect from what Dr. Ratey shares.   Contact: Dr. Marjorie Dejoie: Website: MadFit.org   Serena Marie, RD: Website: www.SerenaMarieRD.com Facebook: /SerenaMarieRD Twitter: @SerenaMarieRD Instagram: SerenaMarieRD   Kari Gormley: Facebook: The Running Lifestyle Show Twitter: @KariGormley Instagram: @KariGormley

Featured guest and Runner of the Week, Kim Stemple, gives listeners an update on her health and her organization We Finish Together since her last appearance on TRLS in November and since her story went viral through Runner's World and social media. Go-to, real-food dietitian Serena Marie, RD, talks about the importance of being mindful and having conversations during mealtimes. Kari and Serena also get deep and discuss gratitude. Featured Guest and Runner of the Week: Kim Stemple Kim Stemple, previously featured on “Special Mindful Monday w/Kim Stemple, Founder Of We Finish Together” (Episode 103) gives Kari and listeners an update on her health issues, including a painful nerve condition called sodium channelopathy, a rare mitochondrial disease, benign bone tumors, and lymphoma. Kim is at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Maryland currently, and her doctors are baffled as to how she's frankly still alive. Kari and Kim recap the Cupid's Undie Run in Washington, DC in February and what a wonderful race it is that goes to charity (Children's Tumor Foundation). She shares what she's learned being in palliative care, which is a multidisciplinary approach to specialised medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, physical stress, and mental stress of a serious illness—whatever the diagnosis. This month, she's hoping to do the Shamrock Marathon's Townebank 8K and the Anthem half marathon in Virginia Beach, VA, then she hopes to do a North Face Endurance Challenge 50K trail race in April. Her palliative care doctor approves of Kim having goals and anything to keep her going, and the 50K will be a family event. Kari mentions “What Happy People Do” (Episode 24) based off of Bronnie Ware's book—some of the top things that people share with her. Kari asked Kim if she felt comfortable sharing, and Kim thinks it's necessary to talk about what happy people do in the face of challenges. Every moment is a gift, and we tend to look at the negative side, and Kim looks at the positive side now since she's been in palliative care. Everyone's journey isn't the same, and we need to talk about other things than being sick and to talk about what makes us happy. Kim tries to look at the present and takes things one day at a time. Things are so much worse if you dread them versus just hoping for the best. Take the happiness as it comes, and don't dread what's to come. Don't sweat Mile 26 of the marathon at Mile 1. Run each mile that you're in. She also talks about wishing she had gotten together with friends more despite the messy house or no makeup. The you is what's inside, not how clean your house is or what's on your face. Just like a runner is a runner no matter how fast you can. Kim's big thing now is to smile at every runner that she sees and to say hi. It calms people down and changes the race experience. Don't let a [test] result (of any kind) measure you. You are not your finishing time in a marathon or how much money you have in a bank account. What you say to someone else defines you as a person. With We Finish Together, the medal is a way to get the ribbon to someone, but it's the words on the ribbon that mean the most. Right now the organization is doing a children's literacy outreach program. They send medals to hospitals, such as to a girl named Ruby. According to the We Finish Together Facebook page, “She received her own medal for strength and courage while battling soft tissue cancer. Since then, Ruby's been paying it forward and handing out medals to her friends at the Children's Hospital of Atlanta.” They use the medals as art therapy! We Finish Together also sends medals to an organization called Back on My Feet, which “uses running and community to motivate and support individuals every step of the way from homelessness to independence” according to their site. To start your own We Finish Together fleet, go to the site here. The second life of the medal is so inspiring! Be afraid not to try. Don't be afraid to fail. Start within your own community to see what you can do and how to be a positive force. No one's day is promised, so find a way to find some happiness in every day. Use your energy wisely, and be the change of positive. Marchin' (or Runnin') with Jabra TRLS show sponsor, Denmark-based Jabra, is giving away a pair of Pulse or Coach earbuds this month, so run over to Jabra.com/TRL and sign up for the TRLS e­mail list at therunninglifestyle.com/join to enter to win (in addition to receiveing the amazing 11 Strategies to Live the Running Lifestyle)! This month's winner will also be the lucky recipient of a thirty-­­minute Skype chat with Kari. She loves the Pulse model because of its unparalleled sound quality, it's customizable ear bud options, and available in-ear heart rate monitoring feature. Serena Marie, RD Serena Marie, RD, talks about studies which strongly suggest that children who eat meals with their families have lower BMIs. Maximize the quality time that you have with your family but also better your children's health. Studies focused on three actions: #1: Create the habit if it doesn't exist already of finding time to eat with your family and children. Put meals on the schedule if need be. Kari's husband and son make sure to have breakfast together. They have dinner together at least three times a week. #2: It's also important to spend around 20 minutes at the table during meals. #3: Have positive conversation at the dinner table. Keep the conversation light in general. Kari loves the idea of discussing with her family what was one positive during everyone's day but also what was something each person has failed at (which might sound counterintuitive). Sometimes we're so afraid of failure, that we don't try things. Kari mentions Dr. Carol Dweck of Stanford University who talks about having a fixed or a growth mindset. One of the worst things we can say to a child is that he or she is smart. The most important thing that kids can do is to try. She also mentions Brene' Brown's books Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead and Rising Strong. Kari has inspired Serena to try new things and not to shy away from new challenges. Kari talks about her three vision boards, one of which from November 2013 says the following: Possible Spread a little sunshine Courage Serena tells the story of she and Tim Van Hooser (the “master connector”) in the grocery store. Kari chats about the gratitude jar concept in her house. They write things that they are grateful for on brightly colored sticky notes and place them in the jar. Kari asks what Serena is grateful for, and she says she's happy for a lifting victory during a squat (her heaviest weight to date) recently, and she's enjoying lifting and doing HIIT workouts. Kari is grateful that she's able to get in for her MRIs of her back, brain, and spine quickly. Kari gives a shout to Christine Schwindt who got into the TCS New York City Marathon and Phyllis Strand, who is signing up for Action for Healthy Kids for Chicago. Kari also gives a shout out to Todd Miller, who was named most improved runner by the Loudoun Road Runners April Book of the Month Kari announces April's book of the month, which will be 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam. The premise of the book is that we have more time than we think during the week, and we need to get our priorities straight—like being able to have chance encounters and talking to people. If you follow your heart, things happen! Next week, Kari chats with some of the Harrisburg, PA runners for her recent Fleet Feet Sports meet up and how the gift of running has changed their lives. And don't forget to leave a review of TRLS on iTunes please! Here's how: Open the iTunes Store or App Store app. If you're not signed in, sign in with your Apple ID. Find the TRLS podcast to review, then tap Under iTunes Customer Reviews or App Store Customer Reviews, tap Write a Review. If prompted, enter your password. Select a star rating, enter a title, write your review, then tap Send. Contact: Kim Stemple: Website: WeFinishTogether.com Facebook: /kimberlystemple Twitter: @StempleKim     Serena Marie, RD: Website: www.SerenaMarieRD.com Facebook: /SerenaMarieRD Twitter: @SerenaMarieRD Instagram: SerenaMarieRD   Kari Gormley: Facebook: The Running Lifestyle Show Twitter: @KariGormley Instagram: @KariGormley

Moms and money! In this episode I interview two amazing women:  Mandi Woodruff, 27, is personal finance correspondent at Yahoo! and podcaster at Brown Ambition (with recent Like a Mother guest Tiffany 'The Budgetnista' Aliche). She also has an awesome boyfriend (they live in my neighborhood and have had dinner with my kids and me. Two words: A. Dorbs.) Why is she having such an existential crisis about when to have a baby? Mandi and talk through this very common challenge of women her age -- the pressure to have your career, finances and love life in perfect shape before bringing a little person into the world.  I also interview Laura Vanderkam, mom of 4 and author of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, and I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make The Most of Their Time (in which she quotes moi). Laura is a student of America's time use-- especially families with professional mothers. She breaks down the myths about how much time we all think we spend with our kids, how much time we actually spend with our kids, and how much time our children actually need us. You'll be shocked and liberated to go live a better life! 

On this week's episode of the podcast, we look at productivity in the workplace and beyond — how changing your personal rhetoric can help you refocus your efforts, how much more leisure time you have than you think you have, and why having partners in crime can make any hill “look less steep.” Laura Vanderkam joins us on this week's episode to discuss those topics and more. Laura is the author of, most recently, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time. She's also the author of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think and the What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast series of ebooks. Laura is a frequent contributor to Fast Company.com and is a member of USA Today's Board of Contributors. Her work has appeared in publications like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Fortune, and she has appeared on the Today Show, Fox & Friends, and on numerous other TV outlets to discuss her ideas on time management, productivity, and more.

Laura Vanderkam is a nationally recognized writer who questions the status quo and helps her readers rediscover their true passions and beliefs in pursuit of more meaningful lives. Laura is the author of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, What Successful People Do Before Breakfast, What Successful People Do on the Weekend, and What People Do at Work, now all out in paperback compilation form. Laura has just released her latest book: I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Build Lives That Work. Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review in iTunes Follow @ErikJFisher Check out more Noodle.mx Network showsThe Audacity to Podcast: "How-to" podcast about podcastingBeyond the To-Do List: Personal and professional productivityThe Productive Woman: Productivity for busy womenONCE: Once Upon a Time podcastWelcome to Level Seven: Agents of SHIELD and Marvel’s cinematic universe podcastAre You Just Watching?: Movie reviews with Christian critical thinkingthe Ramen Noodle: Family-friendly clean comedy

Laura Vanderkam is a nationally recognized writer who questions the status quo and helps her readers rediscover their true passions and beliefs in pursuit of more meaningful lives. Laura is the author of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, What Successful People Do Before Breakfast, What Successful People Do on the Weekend, and What People Do at Work, now all out in paperback compilation form. Covered in this episode: The first step to a makeover of your time is to keep track of how you are spending their time. - @LVanderkamClick To Tweet Mornings don’t occur in isolation. What we do in our mornings has an effect on the rest of the day. - @LVanderkamClick To Tweet You’re not going to get out of bed early for something that you don’t want to do. - @LVanderkamClick To Tweet Every time we think we’re multitasking, we’re just inefficiently mono-tasking. - @LVanderkamClick To Tweet When we’re doing work that we find important and meaningful our inboxes are naturally less attractive. - @LVanderkamClick To Tweet Ask yourself: “What would make this a great work day? At the end of the day, what would you have liked to have changed in the world that would have made it worth showing up?” Part of embracing the mindset of mono-tasking is being being careful about our time. It’s about understanding that you want to do things that matter. If you’re finding that you want to do others things than what you are doing,  it may be that what you are doing isn’t important to you. Make sure to tweet to Laura thanking her for what you learn from this episode. Write a review in iTunes Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review in iTunes Follow @ErikJFisher Check out more Noodle.mx Network showsThe Audacity to Podcast: "How-to" podcast about podcastingBeyond the To-Do List: Personal and professional productivityThe Productive Woman: Productivity for busy womenONCE: Once Upon a Time podcastWelcome to Level Seven: Agents of SHIELD and Marvel’s cinematic universe podcastAre You Just Watching?: Movie reviews with Christian critical thinkingthe Ramen Noodle: Family-friendly clean comedy