Purposeful Impact with Crystal Wagner

Recently, I helped a client create several routines for aspects of her day that felt too chaotic. Having a plan of attack allowed her to reduce decision fatigue and know what to expect next. After our call, I realized that we had worked through a framework for creating routines. In this episode, I'm excited to share that framework with you.

This episode will be a little longer than usual. It's more like a mini-training. If you are not able to pause the episode as you listen so you can work through the steps, you can still listen and ponder your answers throughout the day. You can also come back and listen when you are ready to work through the steps in more detail.

We'll be working through these steps together in a group coaching workshop on January 15 and 18. (Choose the session that works best for you. The content will be the same.) Click here to learn more about the Routines to the Rescue group coaching workshop.

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• Listen to 160: The GAP Process: Three Steps To Overcome Obstacles episode
• Schedule a Strategy Session Coaching Call
• Register for the Routines to the Rescue workshop

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Multiple people have asked what coaching is. The easiest way to explain it is that as a coach, I partner with you to help you achieve your goals and dreams. The coaching relationship looks different for every client because our personalities and situations are all different. What doesn’t change, though, is the process we use during a coaching conversation. In this episode, I'm sharing the three steps we use during a coaching conversation. You can use these steps to coach yourself or in any conversation.

🤿 Want to dive deeper?

• Schedule a free Discovery Call to learn more about coaching
• Schedule a Strategy Session Coaching Call
• Register for the Routines to the Rescue workshop

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I've taken many personality assessments over the years. I'm sure it has something to do with my top talent themes of learner, input, and maximizer. I enjoy learning about different assessments, about myself, and how I can improve based on what I learn. 

Too often though, I've taken an assessment and thought how accurate the results are and then put the report on the shelf. It didn't change any of my behavior or future plans. I've not found this to be true of the CliftonStrengths or Enneagram assessments. I continue to use them on a weekly and sometimes daily basis.

I was talking about the CliftonStrengths report with some coach friends. One asked what she could do with these results. This episode is basically the answer that I gave her. I hope it helps you see how you can use your top talent themes (or what you naturally do well).

🤿 Want to dive deeper?

• Schedule a Strengths-Based Coaching Session. For a limited time, use the coupon code "NEWYOU" for 50% off.

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When I opened my CliftonStrengths report, I was not surprised. What surprised me, though, was that I felt relief. I finally had words to explain why certain things were important to me and why I did what I did. I could give myself permission to approach life the way I do because I better understood how God uniquely wired me. In this episode, I'll share with you how strengths-based thinking has helped me embrace who I am and my God-given calling.

🤿 Want to dive deeper?

• Schedule a Strengths-Based Coaching Session. For a limited time, use the coupon code "NEWYOU" for 50% off.

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As I was preparing a lesson for our Sunday School class this week about when Zechariah was silent during Elizabeth's pregnancy, I was reminded of my own period of semi-silence. I shared some thoughts and lessons I learned during that time with my class and wanted to share them with you, too. In this episode, I'll share four lessons I learned during my time of semi-silence. 

🤿 Want to dive deeper?

• 132: How To Improve Your Relationships With Listening Skills With Christine Miles
• 106: 3 Tips To Help You Listen As If Your Life Depended On It

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It's frustrating when you realize you are dropping balls and can't juggle all of them. It happens to everyone now and then. In this episode, I'll share the three tips I have to remind myself of when I start dropping balls. Plus, I'm sharing about a brand new coaching opportunity that can help you show up more authentically in all of your relationships.

🤿 Want to dive deeper?

• Schedule a Strengths-Based Coaching Session. For a limited time, use the coupon code "NEWYOU" for 50% off.
• Feel like your days are out of control? Take the Take Back Your Days Free 5-day Email Challenge.
• Learn more about the juggling analogy.

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Do you suffer from decision fatigue? Decision fatigue is when you become physically, mentally, and emotionally depleted when you have to make too many decisions. Some sources have suggested we make an average of 35,000 decisions a day. No wonder moms suffer from this condition! Add, on top of the normal decisions we make, our children's unending requests that we have to decide how to respond!

Even if you weren't familiar with the term "decision fatigue," I bet you have experienced it. Common symptoms include:

• Procrastinating because you don't know what to do next.
• Not knowing how to respond to someone when they ask what you want.
• Not knowing how to respond when your child asks for something or to do something.
• Feeling brain dead or having brain fog.
• You could even have physical symptoms such as headaches, eye twitches, and nausea. 

What can we do to overcome decision fatigue? In this episode, we'll discuss how to use an SOP to reduce your decision fatigue.

Related episodes and resources mentioned:

• Schedule a 45-minute strategy session to create an SOP with me
• 149: A Time Management Strategy That Actually Works For Moms
• 148: Create More Time In Your Day By Using A Responsibilities & Privileges List
• 135: The Four C’s Of Obedience: How To Make Learning To Obey Fun
• 98: 7 Barriers To Effective Time Management And How To Overcome Them
• 8 Signs of Decision Fatigue and How To Cope
• Nightly Five Parenting Toolkit
• Send me a message
• Schedule a free Discovery Call
• Connect with me through Voxer (profile: crystalwagner)
• Sign up for the workshop waiting list

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I don't know about you, but if my physical space is cluttered, I can't think clearly. And if you have children, chances are you have clutter. Their stuff seems to multiply like rabbits! I've heard from many of you that you have difficulty staying on top of keeping your house tidy. In this episode, I want to share my strategy for dealing with the never-ending influx of papers, toys, laundry, dishes, and more.

Related episodes and resources mentioned:

• 37: Household Management Tips
• 35: Help! I can't get it all done!
• How To Organize A Home Library In 5 Simple Steps
• Send me a message
• Schedule a free Discovery Call

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Sometimes, parenting feels like we're trapped in the movie Groundhog Day. 🤪 We say the same thing over and over, and we wonder if anything is sinking in. 

Repeatedly in our 19 years of parenting, God has reminded me that my role is to plant seeds. Sometimes, I have the privilege of watering them and watching them bloom. Other times, my role was simply to prepare the ground and plant the seed. Regardless of how much of the growth process I am involved in, the first step of preparing the ground and planting the seed is an important one!

Even though I know how important it is, it can still be frustrating when I don't see progress or someone else gets credit for the progress. This is normal, and it's okay to experience this emotion. I choose not to stay there, though. I remind myself that I planted the seed and watered it, and God allowed someone else or some other event to be the prompting for understanding to take hold. God has been gracious to provide encouragement for me to keep going.

In this episode, I want to share some encouragement to help you hang in there when it feels like you are not making any progress.

Related episodes and resources mentioned:

• 148: Create More Time In Your Day By Using A Responsibilities & Privileges List
• 136: Passing the Baton: Learning To Turn Over Responsibility To Your Children Gracefully
• 114: Create An Atmosphere Where Children Thrive Workshop
• 101: How to effectively delegate to your children
• 61: How To Teach Life Skills In Your Homeschool
• Send me a message
• Schedule a free Discovery Call

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Do you have a vision of what you want the tone or atmosphere of your home to be, but you're having trouble implementing it because you are too tired and lack the energy to carry it out? I get it! As a mom, there will be days you are too tired to deal with sibling bickering, pre-teen and teen hormonal swings, and all of the other challenges that threaten to send you over the edge. Some days, it's all you can do to keep everyone fed and alive. It's normal. I have had many of these days. It's frustrating, but there is a technique you can use to help you set the tone even when you are exhausted, burned out, and ready to throw in the towel. In this episode, we'll discuss how to implement this technique without adding more stress to your day.

Related episodes and resources mentioned:

• Download the Thermostat Approach Toolkit graphics
• 117: How I Retrained My Thoughts To Be A Thermostat Instead Of A Thermometer
• 116: 4 Common Mistakes Preventing You From Cultivating A Thriving Home Atmosphere
• 114: Create An Atmosphere Where Children Thrive Workshop
• Send me a message 
• Schedule a free Discovery Call

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