Creating The Path

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is about getting organized for a successful (and joyful) 2022. Last week we talked about planning for the new year, so this week is about getting organized so we can make those goals happen without burning out. I’ll talk about decluttering, auditing systems and processes, and setting up systems that work for you.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [02:05] Decluttering in January
• [03:42] Auditing your routine, systems, and processes
• [07:23] Using digital planners, like Asana and Clickup
• [11:08] Setting up recurring tasks
• [13:30] The 3 things you can do to get more organized 

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“I just want to make sure my life is running as easily as possible.”

“Why make things more difficult than they need to be?”

“I love decluttering in January to set myself up for a good new year.”

“Think of what in your life causes you difficulty, and then figure out how to make that easier or smoother.”

“Do what works for YOU.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is all about annual planning in a way that feels good, easy, and aligned. We start by looking back at this year so we can celebrate and learn before planning for the year to come. Then I’ll share the simple planning method you can use to plan your themes for the year to keep you focused and on track.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [02:45] Year-end review and values exercise
• [05:00] Step #1 of Annual Planning: Braindump
• [05:35] Step #2 of Annual Planning: Categories
• [06:39]  Step #3 of Annual Planning: Compare
• [07:23] Step #4 of Annual Planning: Themes
• [08:10] What your #1 focus for the new year should be on
• [10:02] Not spreading yourself too thin
• [11:02] Extra tip when it comes to annual planning

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“The whole idea of this annual planning process is to come up with your ‘themes’ for the year.”

“You can decide what’s best for you.”

“If you aren’t taking care of yourself, you’re not going to be able to show up in the way that you want to.

“If we aren’t taking care of ourselves, we’re limiting the impact that we can have in other areas of our lives.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is another short one. Another reminder. This time of the year is often called the season of giving, but I also want to remind you that it’s OK to receive. It’s okay to let people help you when you need it. And it’s okay to not help if you don’t have the bandwidth to do so.


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Noteworthy Quotes:

“It’s great to give and help people. But I’d like to remind you that it’s okay to receive help every once in a while.”

“For those of us that are natural nurturers, we often give to the point of causing harm to ourselves. To the point of burnout.”

“It’s okay to not help sometimes.”

“You don’t always have to (give) help. It’s okay to be on the receiving end sometimes.”


Summary of the Podcast:

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.


Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is a short one. It’s really just a reminder to let yourself enjoy life, and focus on the present moment and what feels good to you right now. 

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“I think we spend too much time either ruminating on the past or worrying about the future.”

“The way to really let yourself enjoy life is to try and spend more time focusing on what’s good in the moment.”

“Stay in the present for a while.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing, and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

This is a guided Calming Meditation. You can listen to it anytime you feel like you need a sense of calm and peace.

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Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing, and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is about how to relieve holiday stress. The holidays can be a very fun time of the year, but they can also bring a lot of stress. So today, I’m sharing 5 tips to help you relieve holiday stress and enjoy the holidays.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [01:36] Tip #1: Lightening your schedule
• [02:39] Tip #2: Setting boundering
• [04:36] Tip #3: Things you can do to manage stress and calm yourself down
• [06:27] Tip #4: Breathing exercises and a special tip 
• [07:29] Tip #5: Focus on what feels good about the holidays

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“Look at the things that you’re doing that you can get off of your plate for a while to relieve some of that holiday stress.”

“Put some boundaries in place. Set up the situation to allow yourself to have a good time and not have to worry.”

“Focus on the good things. Realize that there are always going to be things you can’t completely control, but feel good knowing that you’ve done what you can, and that there's plenty to enjoy.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is about burnout and how recovering from burnout has been for me. I was burnt out for 8 years when I was working a 9-5. Eight years. That sounds completely insane when I think about it now. I’m now a year into my recovery, and I’ve learned a lot. So today, I want to share 7 lessons I’ve learned about burnout and what recovering feels like.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [01:15] How I felt burnt out for 8 of the 10 years I was in mty 9-5
• [02:06] What I’ve done to recover from burnout
• [03:58] Resources I recommend if you’re feeling burnt out or recovering from burnout
• [05:30] Lesson #1: Doing mode and letting the recovery happen
• [08:46] Lesson #2: Managing my energy properly
• [11:45] Lesson #3: The burnout recovery process isn’t linear
• [14:20] Lesson #4: Brain fog is real
• [15:50] Lesson #5: I didn’t feel like I was burnt out
• [17:15] Lesson #6: I realized burnout had not changed me permanently
• [18:08] Lesson #7: I can arrange my day anyway that I want to

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“What I needed to do is let the recovery happen.”

“What I need to do to recover is the same as what I need to do going forward, and that is managing my energy properly.”

“What got me into burnout was poor energy management.”

“The burnout recovery process isn’t linear.”

“Life is not just a smooth line forward. There’s ups and downs. Good days and bad days. That’s just the way life is.”

“Doing all the things is what burns us all out.”

“I can arrange my day anyway that I want to.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is about how to manage your energy and stay productive during the colder, shorter days of winter. I’m sharing 6 tips to stay energized and productive during this season when we usually feel more sluggish and lazy because of the weather.

• [02:09] How your environment affects your energy
• [03:20] Focusing on the things we can control: what we think, feel and do
• [06:26] Tip #1: Get enough sleep
• [07:49] Tip #2: Get outside before 10 am
• [09:42] Tip #3: Finish your shower with a blast of cold water
• [12:20] Extra tip for the evenings
• [12:44] Tip #4: Do something to raise your body temperature
• [13:15] Tip #5: Schedule focus work in the morning
• [16:07] Tip #6: Honor where you’re at

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“Negative emotions will drain your energy, and positive emotions will increase your energy.”

“Once you understand your own energy flow, and what drains or replenishes your energy… Then you can adapt to any changes in your environment.”

“It’s all about finding balance.”

“Sleep is the foundation of our energy and overall health.”

“Schedule 90 min of focused work in the morning.”

“When things in your environment become more draining, don’t just push through.” Make sure you are aware of that and you’re taking the time to take care of yourself.”

“Honor where you’re at and let yourself have a slower pace of life.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is about the very core of this podcast’s mission. I’m talking about the hustle culture, working hard, and how that can be beneficial, or extremely harmful to you, your mindset, your mental health, and ultimately, your business. 

• [01:10] Defining the words “hustle” and “success”
• [03:14] Hustling is not necessary to obtain success
• [04:28] What happens when you hustle to the point of burnout 
• [05:21] The alternative to hustling and working too hard (and eventually burning out)
• [06:02] Why I wasn’t seeing the results I wanted in my business even though I was hustling and working hard
• [08:00] Doing less by focusing on the important work
• [09:50] A question for you

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“Success could be defined simply as achieving a goal. But what makes it different for each of us is that each of us has different goals. So success will look different for everyone.”

“Hustling, i.e working to excess, is not necessary in order to succeed at whatever goals you decide to set for yourself.”

“Hustling can prevent you from succeeding.”

“I believe that doing less is a more effective and faster way to achieve your goals.”

“I was spending way too much time doing things that didn’t matter, and those things were actually keeping me from doing the work that would move me forward.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love.  My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is about how you can create a life you love in 3 steps. These are the 3 steps of my Intentional Energy Framework that I use with my clients - Dream, Discover, and Design.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [02:00] Creating a list of your dreams and goals
• [03:58] Creating a list of your top values 
• [04:40] Asking yourself WHY
• [06:24] Looking at where you are now and where you want to be
• [06:50] Tracking your time and energy
• [08:43] Separating activities into 2 lists according to your energy
• [09:30] Designing the life you love based on your vision, goals and values
• [10:21] Redesigning your day based on your energy tracker 
• [10:41] Daily self-care and why you’re feeling burned out
• [11:14] Designing a joyful daily routine

Free Resources:

• Get your FREE Energy Tracker here!

Noteworthy Quotes:

“The key to creating a life you love is being intentional on how you spend your energy.”

“Keep asking yourself ‘why’ until you get to the heart of why that goal is important to you.”

“It's important to know exactly what tasks and activities you’re doing on a regular basis and how much time you spend doing them because we often think things take less time than they actually do. Which is how we get into this cycle of working too much and never getting through our to-do list.”

“You want to schedule your day to follow your natural energy flow. When your energy is down you’re better off taking a break rather than pushing through to get more work done. That’s just going to burn you out.”

“Stay curious as to what feels good and right for you. That’s what really matters.  Remember that you’re creating your path, your ideal life, not what someone else thinks is ideal.”

Summary of the Podcast: 

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay

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