September 17, 2024

114. Balancing Business & Personal Life Through Planning

36 minutes

In this episode, Brittnie sits down with Alysha, a photographer and mom of a toddler who manages multiple businesses, including a rental studio. They discuss their personal and professional experiences, touching on everything from ADHD struggles to managing multiple ventures with the help of the Capture Chaos Planner. Together, they explore practical tips for staying organized, planning content, and balancing life’s demands.

Key Takeaways:

Before and After Using the Capture Chaos Planner

Alysha describes her shift from using basic planners from Marshalls to adopting the Capture Chaos Planner. She highlights how having everything—tasks, notes, and schedules—in one place has been a game-changer for her productivity and focus.

Planner Challenges & Solutions

Alysha shares the challenges she faced with time-blocking and how she’s adapted by incorporating theme days to stay organized. Brittnie empathizes with her struggles and offers encouragement, acknowledging that time-blocking can be difficult, especially as a mom.

Managing Multiple Businesses & Projects

They discuss the challenge of juggling multiple business ventures. Alysha shares how Brittnie’s suggestion to use the monthly content grid for each project has helped streamline her workflow. They also explore strategies for managing multiple social media channels for different businesses.

Prioritizing Daily Tasks

Both Brittnie and Alysha emphasize the importance of setting top priorities each day. Alysha explains how this helps her maintain balance and feel accomplished by the end of the week, while Brittnie highlights how focusing on fewer tasks can reduce stress, especially during busy or difficult seasons.

Content Planning & Marketing Focus

Alysha discusses how the planner helps her stay accountable with her content planning and marketing strategy. They both stress the importance of having a clear marketing focus while also being flexible enough to manage the present and immediate future.

The Planner as a Tool for Balance

Alysha reflects on how the planner has supported her through personal challenges, including the passing of her father. Brittnie and Alysha agree that the planner not only helps them stay organized but also serves as a tool for managing life’s ups and downs without letting business take over.

Self-Care and Weekly Planning

The importance of taking things week by week, prioritizing self-care, and how planners can help manage both personal and professional tasks. Alysha opens up about navigating grief, and Brittnie reminds listeners of the importance of connecting and sharing their experiences.

Connect with Alysha

Alysha is multi-passionate mompreneur, living life with inattentive ADHD. She runs a photography business, creative studio rental business and is working to relaunch her mompreneur focused podcast/brand to encourage and serve other mamas who find themselves in the thick of those messy, early years. She does it all mostly from home while raising her busy toddler and trying to keep up with all things life.

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