Harness the Power of Planning

This week we chat about Alegre's TOTAL ECLIPSE trip that was seven years in the making, and how she never planned to be an eclipse chaser until that one fateful day she made a decision. In this episode, we talk about the transformative power of making a decision and how not making one keeps life in a holding pattern. Resources mentioned in this podcast: The Power of Decision https://amzn.to/4a...

What do our local Buy Nothing Groups and the Netflix show Love on the Spectrum have to do with friendship? You'll find out on this, OUR FIFTIETH, episode where we discuss the ways we've found to create, nurture, and sustain friendships as a busy mom. Whether it's looking for ways to socialize more in real life, or tips for maintaining long-distance friendships, we got you! (This is the...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Goals, whether they are small like drinking more water or big like going back to school, require a little bit of planning! We talk about how to fit in goal setting when you are a busy mom with lots of other thi...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: If you have difficulty saying "no", if you suffer from major "FOMO", then this is the episode for you. We talk about the importance of setting and maintaining your personal boundaries to sav...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: If you dread Mondays, then you'll LOVE our latest podcast episode. Studies show that PLANNING reduces stress and anxiety which is why both of us have a habit of taking 5-10 minutes on Sunday to plan our wee...

**If you are relistening, skip to 1:15 time mark to get right into the planning prompts. ABOUT THIS EPISODE We designed this 15-minute "pomodoro" session to help guide our students through planning their weeks. By fixing a time and day to do this as an appointment in your planner (we like Sunday afternoon) you are much more likely to get it done! So grab your planner and start the podcas...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Burnout is defined as a state of mental, emotional, or physical exhaustion due to continued exposure to stress. Fifty-nine percent of Americans report being burned out and 66% of parents. One study calls it an...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Studies have shown that the difference between doing NO exercise and a LITTLE exercise is HUGE. However, going from a LITTLE to a LOT, the health benefits aren't so great. We're talking as little as sev...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: We believe that planning makes ANYTHING easier, but this is especially true for meals because there are so many things to consider such as schedules and budgets. On this episode we talk about our approaches to...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: We like to say that "self-care is healthcare", but where to start? Here! Start here. We'll give you three easy tips to start making self-care -- and yourself -- a priority by doing it in only a mi...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: When you become a parent or caregiver, there are so many things you have to do to keep your charge alive, that it becomes a habit to put their needs first. However, at some point, your kiddo becomes more self-s...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Self-knowledge is a critical component of life design. You can't build the life of your dreams if you don't know what you want. Ikigai is a Japanese word that translates as "a reason for being&quot...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: We believe that doing event post-mortems is a great way to capture any learning you received in a timely manner. If you don't think about what worked, what didn't work, what you'd do more of, what y...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: We believe that a paper planner is a POWERFUL (dare we say essential?) tool for living a life by design. In this podcast, Natascha and Alegre walk you through the steps for setting up your planner so that it is...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: We believe that a paper planner is a POWERFUL (dare we say essential?) tool for living a life by design. In this podcast Alegre gives three tips for picking a planner that works for you and your life, and ways...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: We believe that the first step to designing the year you desire is to review the one that's just passed. You can get our template for this at TinyURL.com/BYWDAnnualReview By the way, we have officially chan...

(This is the audio only portion of our Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream. Subscribe to our Google calendar for reminders tinyURL.com/BYWDcalendar) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: We love the last week of the year as an opportunity to tie-off the year that is almost ending and preparing for the one to come. Here are the three things Alegre does during this week as well as ideas for how to come...

(This is the audio only portion of our Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream, although it happened on Wednesday this week because of travel.) ABOUT THIS EPISODE: FOOD. FOOD. FOOD! There can be a lot of food during the holiday season, and with a little planning, you can even make sure that the leftovers feel festive and fun. -------------------------------------- You can watch our live...

(This is the audio only portion of our Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream) Even when you have a plan, sometimes you have to adjust! We have a couple of tips to help you when it's time to adjust on the fly. You can also watch our live chats on FB, IG, or YouTube. Our website: BYWDreams.com Our paperbacks: TinyURL.com/BYWDbooks

(This is the audio only portion of our Thursday 9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET weekly live stream) As we often say, "Everything is easier with planning", especially the holidays! By being strategic you can save yourself a lot of time and even make "chores" enjoyable. Listen to some of our favorite tips for getting decorations up, party menus prepped, and holiday cards in the mail. You c...

(This is the audio only portion of our weekly live stream) As we often say, "Everything is easier with planning", including gift giving. Setting expectations and spacing out the purchasing makes things less stressful and more affordable. In this conversation, we talk about the strategies that work for us during the gift giving season. ***Note, there appears to be an audio issue we aren&#...

Planning makes everything easier...including the holidays! A special 20-ish-minute audio only podcast workshop based on our short-read workbook "Rock Your Holidays: three simple steps to having fun while getting things done!" Find the book version here (makes a great gift!) Download the worksheet for this workshop here Enjoyed what you heard? Sign-up for our two-day life design course &q...

This is a rebroadcast of my most popular show ever, from three years ago. Stay tuned to the end for the URL for our annual review template. The best way to plan for your new year is to first review the one that’s concluding. For info about our January workshops, visit BYWDreams.com. We’ll teach you how to prioritize yourself, save time, and accomplish your goals.

Happy All-Your-Days! On this podcast we talk about: 1) Thriving during the holidays: Don't survive this holiday season, THRIVE this holiday season! We'll give you a simply way to help you cut down on the stress and enjoy more! 2) Build a Better Brain on Purpose : We discuss an article Alegre read. 3) Annual Review: You can't plan your new year without reflecting on the one that's ending. We'll tal...

Every month we lead our alumni group in a monthly course correct. This is based on a concept that we teach in our Harness the Power of Planning course because even when you know where you are going and you have a plan to get there, you need to course correct. The Apollo space missions had course corrections built into their schedules, which is why we do it to. The end of every month we reflect, re...