Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

Eps 211: Finding the joy in missing out with Tonya Dalton

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Today’s guest is Tonya Dalton. Tonya is a productivity expert, writer, speaker and founder of Inkwell Press Productivity Company, a company centered around productivity tools and training. she released her book The Joy of Missing Out on October 1, she's going to share a little bit about her book with us. Tanya is also the mother of two teenagers and really knows what it means to be the leader of a family. Join us!

 

" I love that it feels like a permission slip. Like I feel like I have permission to just stop chasing my tail.”

“We're filling our calendars, but we're not really filling our souls.”

“it's really about mindful living. It's really about living with intention.”

“Productivity is not about doing more. It's about doing what is most important.”

“Life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured.”

“None of us truly have it all together all of the time.”

“Balance is a myth.”

 

What you’ll hear in this episode:

  • The glorification of busy
  • The obligation and pressure to be busy 
  • How not being busy makes us feel about ourselves 
  • How being busy keeps us from nurturing ourselves and others 
  • Quality over quantity 
  • Embracing imperfection
  • Releasing the need to be busy 
  • “Shoulding” on ourselves and why that’s not helpful 
  • Living mindfully with intention
  • Prioritizing activities instead of trying to do all the things
  • Letting go of “Some Day” Syndrome
  • The stories we tell ourselves and unreasonably high expectations
  • Getting curious about our responses to life 
  • Examining our comfort zones and if they are serving us
  • How releasing perfectionism supports connection
  • Letting people lift you up as a gift to them
  • Family as a team
  • Sunday planning as a ritual
  • Division of labor based on team member needs and supporting each other
  • Belonging and significance and filling each other’s buckets
  • Encouraging ownership and buy in with your kids
  • Letting go of balance
  • Finding flexibility in the mess

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