Ask Me Anything: How Do You Get More Done In A Day & Still Have Balance In Your Life
In this new series called, “Ask Me Anything”, I’m answering specific questions from women in our community while also using it as an opportunity to highlight our incredible listeners.
In this episode, I’m answering a question related to how I get more done in a day and how to make sure there’s still balance in my day. This is a fun question for me to answer because as someone who has major ADD I have to be super diligent about my time management and the constraints I create to protect my fluidity as a woman, mom, and entrepreneur.
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01:03 I just got off a coaching call with our Launch Like A Queen clients and a virtual implementation mastermind for our Female Founders Board clients.
01:35 This is the second, Ask Me Anything series
01:52 I did a Facebook poll in our Category Queen Community based on literally the specific questions that you have.
02:11 The intent is also to highlight you because I want to bring more eyeballs to you. So the benefit of this podcast isn't for you to just learn but also we'd love to showcase you.
02:30 This question is from Jen Franklin. Jen is a client of ours and is a health coach.
02:38 She works with women after they have gone through cancer treatment.
03:18 So Jen asked, “How do you fit a multitude of tasks into your day when working towards a deadline and still have balance in your day and downtime?”
03:32 I am severely ADHD, more ADD. It's hard for me to get things done if the pressure or the passion isn't there.
04:24 As my team grows and my company grows, there are more people relying on me and so the deadlines have been a big thing.
04:50 For ADD people's brains like mine, I have to be really careful about context switching.
05:15 For a while, I thought it was the system that wasn't working.
05:23 I realized the problem was me. I was not following through on the system.
05:53 So when we think about completing tasks or working toward a deadline, we have to build the space for that.
06:26 You can easily start to believe in things that it's important or it's a priority but everything is not a priority.
07:00 I'm thinking of completing three big tasks a day, and that's all I have ever put the capacity for my brain.
07:12 First of all, what I have to be committed to doing is having a plan for each day knowing what my tasks are and what my priorities are.
07:47 When I’m on working time, I have gotten better at turning it on focus. Removing the notifications off my phone and my computer. I even tell my team when I’m on working time.
09:43 But what happens is, we continuously open loops and we expend a lot of energy as we move from thing to thing.
10:30 What I find most people like me is it's never really about having more time. It's about being committed and disciplined in the time that you have.
11:23 That's the level of discipline that I have to have in order for that to work.
11:38 Even if your business isn't the size of mine but it's life. There's always something in life that's going to be pulling you.
12:07 But that's the intention you need to create. That is ultimately what's going to help you create more and complete those deadlines.
12:21 So balancing your day and downtime is the same concept.
13:15 There's still an element where I like to have a little bit of that flexibility but unfortunately, it became a habit.
13:38 Then downtime was over-scheduled. So we're protecting these elements with commitment and intention.
13:51 But the first thing that goes on my schedule, is my family time.
14:00 And so just like I schedule my work time, I have to be intentional with the thought because it helps me mentally prepare, that I'm transitioning now.
14:30 And following those rules because nobody else is going to make you follow them. That's the discipline you have to build.
15:28 At the moment, I'm leveraging on that high-octane season, but still creating that time in the day when I'm like going for a walk.
15:50 Where I thrive the most is within the confinement of what I know I need to be doing, and the boundaries around it.
16:48 I'm so grateful because I have a team. It feels good to have a company that is growing without needing a ton of me.
17:07 And so I want you to ask yourself, what is balancing my day look like?
17:37 Your schedule is not going to be like anybody else's. You get to define that your schedule might look different than mine.
18:00 Some seasons I'm working a little bit more intentionally. In other seasons, I'm kind of backing off a little bit as the balance shifts.
18:15 I want you to experiment and again it's not the system. Are you following through with your system?
18:35 Often times we break our own rules, we cannot do that.
18:50 You have to have those boundaries, and intentionally design your personalized time management system.
19:18 Create that internal pressure to complete something because if nobody else is waiting, you will take all of your time, and you will procrastinate as long as possible.
19:36 Just following through on your word. That it's self-trust, it's that commitment, and it's the discipline.
About the Host
Kinsey Machos, a Marketing Strategist, is also a recovering people pleaser, self-sabotager, and corporate hustler. She helps entrepreneurs create and execute magnetic marketing and build expert brands so that they can get known, seen, and heard online.
She believes that creating a business that’s 100% in alignment with SELF is one of the most important things that we can do as women — because there’s an inner magic that we all have if we commit to an infinite pursuit of discovering (and re-discovering) that.
As a wife and a mom of three, the family takes priority. And having a business that’s run AROUND her lifestyle is a daily intention of hers.
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