When you're scrambling to hit deadlines, it's smart to take a step back and ask, "Where are all of these deadlines coming from?" Many deadlines come from us, which is great news because anything in our control is easier to fix. Let's talk about how to give ourselves more breathing space at work.

A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and then select the episode.

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One of the most effective time management strategies is working with – and not fighting against – your energy patterns. Let's dig into more on it and talk about how to do it.

Referenced episodes:

• Ep. 9: Strategies to get more ease in your life
• Ep. 17: Why white space is actually NOT helping you get more breathing space
• Ep. 19: Know a hard work seasons is coming up? Let's make Future You's life easier (including building in recovery time) 

A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and then select the episode.

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If you're like most of the women I work with, your relationships, including your friendships, are the most important parts of your life – more important than work or home logistics. So, let's talk about how to use your calendar to help you show up as the friend you want to be. 

A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and select the episode.

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Whether you want to decide some long-term plans now or NOT, this episode is for you. 

You can download the accompanying guide (including more examples than I shared in the episode) here. 

I also mention: 

• Episode 25 of this podcast, "Current reality first – and then add in the aspirational change,"
• Podcast episodes from Goli's Lessons from a Quitter podcast:
  • "Picking Your One Goal" (Apple; Spotify)
  • "Replay: Side Effect of Going After Your Goal" (Apple; Spotify)
• Bonus tool (not mentioned in episode) for long-term planning: this blog article

Enjoy!

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I do NOT break out my calendar every time I get an idea of something I need/want to do and find the perfect home for it in there. That's just not realistic for me – or, likely, you. Let's talk about what to do instead. 

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I'm thrilled to have Jodi Flynn on the podcast. Jodi is the CEO and Founder of Women Taking the Lead, a leadership development company that works with individuals, allies, and organizations, to close the gender parity gap by attracting, developing and successfully promoting more women into senior levels of leadership. She helps organizations realize these benefits through coaching, consulting, leadership development programs and keynotes. Featured in Entrepreneur and Forbes magazines Jodi is the host of the nationally recognized Women Taking the Lead podcast, and an Amazon bestselling author with her book, Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing.

Jodi is a Co-Founder of The Maine Women’s Conference and has spoken at the Massachusetts Conference for Women, the Women in Banking Conference, Emerging Leaders Conference, and Podcast Movement.

Take the leadership inventory Jodi discusses on the podcast here: https://womentakingthelead.com/leadership-abilities-inventory/

You can find out more about Jodi at WomenTakingTheLead.com

You can also connect with Jodi on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiflynn

Ah, the people who swing by your office or call for a "quick word"... that's still going on 20 minutes later. Let's talk about ways you can convey that you're not available for a chat and/or, once a chat starts, how to extract yourself from it. 

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To learn more about and sign up for the Bright Method 8-week program, click here: https://kellynolan.com/the-bright-method-time-management-course-with-kelly-nolan.

I also share actionable bite-sized time management strategies on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/_kellynolan_/. Come hang out with me there!

When juggling work and home, lightening the load at home can be game-changing for giving you overall breathing space. 

Let's talk about:

• Valuing time over money; 
• How to decide what to outsource; and
• Examples of things you could outsource.

Resources mentioned:

Time Smart by Ashley Whillans

We Should All Be Millionaries by Rachel Rodgers

Busy season episode: Episode 19 of this podcast

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To take my free 5-day program, the Reset and Refresh, click here: https://kellynolan.com/reset-refresh.

For more about the Bright Method and Kelly Nolan, please visit https://kellynolan.com/.

To learn more about and sign up for the Bright Method 8-week program, click here: https://kellynolan.com/the-bright-method-time-management-course-with-kelly-nolan.

I also share actionable bite-sized time management strategies on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/_kellynolan_/. Come hang out with me there!

A woman wrote in with this:

"I love the podcast and the free course, and hope to someday be able to take your full course! In the meantime, I was hoping you might have some advice about (or could do a podcast episode about...) what to do when the majority of your work relies on feedback from people who can’t boss around (partners, clients, etc.). I’m a corporate attorney and that’s everything I do! It makes it so hard to plan when you don’t know when you’re going to get something back, but once you do you have to turn it immediately."

Oof, do I get it. This episode contains three strategies you can use in this situation. Enjoy!

Other episodes referenced: Ep. 16 - Curveballs & Fires.

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Germ season is coming (slash, is already here – I recorded this and, right after, 3 out of 4 of my family went down with a virus ha). Let's talk about how to handle a sick kid at home when you're trying to work.

This is Part 2 and focuses on what we can do once kids are sick at home. Part 1 covered things we can do beforehand to prep for kids inevitably being sick at home this season.

Here's the full article these two episodes are based on.

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