People spend a lot of time on a million different things every day. But the real question is, do all those things matter? Are we time-blocking stuff on the calendar because they are important? Are doing all of these to stay on track towards our goals? And the answer to all of these is probably a big YES. However, we can't deny that many times we are going around juggling the same thing repeatedly, but not really getting there.

Michelle Pince is a writer and motivational speaker who owns a publishing company. She also works with business owners, leaders, entrepreneurs, founders that helps get people's stories into paper and make a difference. She joins the podcast to talk about how to start getting things done. Specifically, delineating yourself from the concept of busyness and focusing on productivity, and maybe some tips to make some reset.

Juggling

Juggling is not a good thing. But the question is, what do you do when you're juggling? It's like having all the balls are in the air, and you're touching a ball for just a second. Like in your family, career, physical health, and spiritual life, you're all of the different components of your lives, they're all up in the air, and you spend just a tiny bit of time on them. But you don't give it the attention it needs. And will you ever have perfect balance? No, probably not. But you definitely will be able to focus on the most important things right now and take the time rather than just throwing them up in the air and hoping they all get done.

The Wheel of Life

The wheel of life is just a visual representation of who you are, and you're in the center of it. And it's like spokes of the wheel coming out. And each spoke is a part of who you are. So, you have a career life, a personal life, a family life, spiritual life, a physical life, and so on. And what you do is you take a look at that and see a snapshot of where are you right now. And you go around the whole wheel and mark where you are from 1 to 10, honestly, and then connect the dots because what it shows you is a picture of your wheel. And often, people experience ups and downs and a pretty bumpy ride, but that's where you should start.

Priorities & Boundaries

The reality is we all have the same amount of time. But some people are so incredibly productive, and others are wasting it, which boils back down to the priorities. Some are even great believers of time blocking, but unless you know that you should be working on the important things and getting those in your calendar first, it's going to be hard to be fulfilled and happy and productive. Boundaries are also a key. And it could protect you from distractions, but it's also communicating what is important. But often, people are so busy because they don't say no, or they allow people to interrupt their time. It is why it's essential to set your boundaries. And it could be as simple as somebody comes into your office, asking you a quick question or a minute. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with saying, I'm happy to help; however, I'm working on something for the next 30 minutes. Can this wait? But many want to jump to help. And in doing so, yes, you may be helping others, but getting back in the groove of what you're working on will probably take ten times longer than if you focus for the next 30 minutes. And unless someone's bleeding or, you know, it's a huge emergency, most of the time, it can wait. Remember, people will respect you to the exact degree you respect yourself. And that goes with time too! So, if you're responding to emails at one o'clock in the morning, people are going to expect you to do that in the future. If you drop everything for them to answer a question, when you're...