The Intentional Advantage

In this week's mini-episode, I'm sharing a question from listener, Annie in Minnesota. She asks for ways to keep multiple work projects and little tasks organized so that she can work on them at the right times. I'm giving multiple tips for how you can map out your goals and projects using systems, and how to manage the time you allocate to those tasks.

Through these listener questions, you'll learn how to reduce the stress that comes when you're constantly trying to keep our personal, family and work lives organized. Sometimes it's difficult to maintain our productivity systems or to delegate to our kids or coworkers - especially during the busier seasons in our lives. I'm sharing my favorite strategies, productivity tools and how to assess what...

In this week's episode of The Week Ender, I wanted to build off of episode 38 and share one more app that I don't think many know about. Learn about the app you can use just like a walkie-talkie to chat with friends or discuss tasks with coworkers…. No matter where they are.

Become more organized and get your customized systems in place by using technology. Even if you love paper products, like we do, these tech strategies and tips will help boost your productivity at work and at home. I share several app recommendations and ideas you can start using today to manage your time and systems more effectively. What's In This Episode: Creating and sharing a system within Go...

In this mini-episode, I'm talking about delegation and what to do when a delegated task doesn't go the way you hoped. The solution isn't to just delegate the task back to yourself. Instead, I'll give you the three keys to turn the situation around and get the task completed in a positive way.

Learn why delegating to your team at work or home is an integral part of being productive and keeping up with your customized systems. I'm discussing the various barriers that keep people from delegating and how to persevere through those perceptions and assumptions. After listening to this episode, you'll understand the steps you can take to easily delegate to your team, allowing yourself to work...

It's common to feel overwhelmed or unsure where to begin when setting goals and trying to get started on tasks. Set yourself up for success by creating springboards for your personalized systems. The best part? There are many different kinds of springboards that you can learn about and implement today. Your processes will now work more effectively and you'll stay on track with your priorities, goa...

Learn how to use automations as a system that will help you with tasks that need to be done very week or every month. We're continuing our topic for this season all about personalized systems by discussing how automations can help you take the thinking out of it, as you break down and easily manage tasks, allowing you to complete any goal and project on time and without stress. What's In This Epis...

How do we create and implement systems so that they are personalized and actually work for our environment? I'm answering listener questions about keeping up with systems when life happens or urgent items get in the way. In today's episode, you'll be able to relate to these real-life questions and examples of how you can maintain your customized systems with good habits through using actionable st...

Learn why the traditional to-do list is working against you. I'm showing you how to use a new system - the Priority List. This will allow to actually work toward the important items on your list, like your personal goals, instead of getting bogged down by Insignificant tasks. After this episode, you'll be inspired and ready to start tomorrow morning off with your new and personalized list that pro...

Author and speaker, Gretchen Rubin discusses how we can live happier lives by creating good habits through knowing ourselves. We often think it's too difficult not only to create good habits, but to keep up with them as well. By using Gretchen's quiz on The Four Tendencies and being aware of loopholes you may use, you'll be able to cultivate systems and habits that work for you and your lifestyle....

Cultivating good habits doesn't happen magically or right away. It's not about disciplining yourself so that you're forcing routines into your life, and that's what so many of us try to do. Today, you'll learn the easy but effective formula for creating habits AND sticking to them. I'm also giving you steps to changing those bad habits you've been wanting to break for so long so that you have more...

Discover why "eating the frog," or getting your most dreaded or biggest task done first thing in the morning, is actually a bad idea and a device for procrastination. Instead, I'm sharing ways you can keep moving forward on goals you set, no matter how big. After listening to today's episode, you'll feel empowered to create a plan for yourself, instead of mindlessly completing insignificant tasks...

Start saving yourself time and work smarter through batching your tasks. Today, I'm discussing how you can categorize tasks so you can implement a simple strategy to help you stay focused and work with intention. After today's episode, you'll be ready to begin producing higher quality work in less time.   What's In This Episode: • Why you need to work with intention - the natural way your brain WA...

Perfectionism can take over when we're trying complete tasks - from small projects to our biggest goals. Today I'm discussing the signs we should look out for to know whether or not we really may be perfectionists and how that cycle can be broken. With these 5 actionable strategies, you'll be able to let go and walk away from your perfectionist mindset once and for all. What's In This Episode: • W...

How do you accomplish your big goals and tasks? Start by eating the elephant! Using systems, like this and others will positively affect productivity, relationships and overall goals. In today's episode, learn exactly what systems are and how to personalize them for you and your environment. What's In This Episode: • Discover how to be more proactive instead of reactive with your systems. • How to...

Do you get to Sunday night and wonder where the weekend went? We just need to streamline your Saturdays and Sundays for success so you can actually enjoy your time. We often feel the need to work throughout our weekend, but in today's episode I'm giving 5 tips on how to combat working on the weekend. I'll also share research on why it's important to take this time off so you can maximize your prod...

Eliminate end-of-the-week burnout and make every Friday your most successful and rewarding day of the week. Using streamlining strategies for planning your tasks, obligations and projects will allow you to ease into the weekend. Friday no longer has to be the most unproductive day of the week - let's make it successful, productive AND relaxing! What's In This Episode: Learn how to set up Friday fo...

Many times our priorities and the tasks that are truly important to us get pushed aside. The urgent tasks call out to us and we end up prioritizing those instead of our goals. By using my priority levels system, you will achieve more because you'll schedule in those personal priorities - both big and small.   What's In This Episode:   • Learn how Calee Lee used two unplanned hours in her day to cr...

Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It, shares her strategies from her research on how women who have a career and family make time for both. We're discussing how tracking your time and managing it is key to living the best, healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Learn about the "scripts" we tell ourselves when it comes to how we manage time.   What's In This Episode: Laura discu...

We spend time like it's endless, when really it's a finite commodity. If you start treating your time, like you do your bank account, you'll find that there are ways we can find pockets of time in our daily schedules. Use these 5 actionable tactics to banking up your time and start getting more time for yourself and your priorities.    What's In This Episode: Understand banking your time is just a...

Should you streamline the amount of sleep you get each night. How much sleep do you really require? There are a few factors that go into answering this question and today's episode is all about sleep and how it will help you to reach peak productivity. Through researching the brain and sleep myths & facts, I'll give you the best strategies to help you understand and create good sleep habits.    Wh...

What's the ideal amount of time to work each week? Is Elon Musk right that we should be working 80+ hour weeks or is Tim Ferriss correct in thinking you only should work four? I'm discussing these questions along with some streamlining and time management tips so you can figure out the amount of hours that work for you. Learn how people see their work differently and how that will affect the way y...

The first Productivity Paradox listener Q&A is here! I'm answering your questions on finding your peak productivity through time management, beating the feeling of overwhelm and more. Sometimes your career responsibilities, home life and personal needs can be a lot to handle, and I want to help you find harmony with every compartment of your life by answering these real-life questions. What's In T...

Sometimes life can be unexpected, and the only way we can prepare for that is by creating and building in cushions to our time so that we can slow down and do our best. In today's episode, I'll go over how and why we need to stop underestimating our time and instead adjust to it. Once we have these cushions, or buffers, in place we will stop wasting time and money and start giving ourselves the sp...