Ep 104 Organize Your Time

Posted October 21, 2020

Episode Notes:

Today I want to talk to you about a new way to organize your time – it’s a twist on what I’ve talked about in the past to have complete control on your schedule. I found a new app to incorporate – but more importantly I want to talk about the mindset you must have around scheduling. Listen today to learn more about this – a recent set back I had and how to double your time enjoying life so you can do more of what you want, without the stress and overwhelm – AND still be successful at work.

In this episode:

Planning your week
Calendar priorities
24 hours in advance
Reverting to default thinking
Results based on your choices
Things App
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Episode Transcript:

Hello hello hello

Welcome back to the podcast friends

If it’s your first time finding us – we are thrilled to have you

Oh listen – I want to share an app with you which I recently started using

I’m loving it

It’s called Things

And I started incorporating it into my schedule planning

So I figured I’d give you the 411 on it

And how I am using it I’m case it’s helps you

On Sundays I like to take time to plan as much as I can for the week

That way I have priorities set

And I am way more efficient

So I first

I take time to make a list of everything I need to do

And then I ask what else

What else

Get it all out of my brain

Because you guys

Our brains are not meant to be used for storage

They are meant to be used for processing

So with the Things app there is a section called Inbox and I just type all of it out there

I also use the inbox section during the week if something comes up or

If I forgot something

As soon as I know I have to do it I put it there

And that way I don’t keep thinking

Oh – I can’t forget to do xyz

It just get in the app and is there safe and sound for me to get to later

There is also a section called Anytime

So in that area I put some of the things I do either daily

Or weekly

For example –

Morning routine

And I have a checklist of what I do each morning

Coffee

Dog

Swiffer

Read

Workout

Journal

And I have weekend things like

Weekly House blessings

Which means cleaning lol

But sounds so much more fun calling it weekly House blessings right?

And there are project sections

Something like my sisters baby shower and all the time dos

And an area for

Someday projects

Buy A beach house

Now –

I take that list

And I put the consistent things

Priorities

Like morning routine

On the calendar

Remember

We don’t just do to do lists here

We put things in specific spots

And listen

There are things you can put on the calendar and stick to it

Your brain may want to tell you you are not sure

Not sure how long it will take

Not sure when you can do it

That is default thinking

Totally human

But this work is seeing how it’s all your time

And you are in control

But

I also get that sometimes we don’t know our schedule until the day before

So on Sundays I put the big priorities on

And then each night I take a quick look at what might be left in the inbox

And where on the calendar I can put it for the next 24 hours

And then – when I complete it

I can mark it off the Things app

And it shows up in my log book

Which is super fun to go back at the end of the day

Or week

And really see how much you got done

Offer some opportunities to learn

Where perhaps you can tweak some of the planning

To be even more efficient

Now

Don’t be confused here

The app is amazing

But it’s the thought process

Your thinking about time

That will is the key for you taking control of all of it

I mean

I know when I started doing my calendar like this

I was like – what do you mean take time to plan time

I already have any time

Lol

What is the upside of constantly telling yourself

you don’t have any time?

It feels terrible

And is a lie

You have the same amount of time as we all do

24 hours

Every single day

It’s your time

And when you clean up your brain

You will be amazed at what you can do

You guys know I am usually pretty transparent here

And share the work I do

So I will tell you

I recently had 2 days

Where I was in the OR way later than expected

Like a 4 hour delay

One of those days where you think

Anything that could go wrong did

And I could soooo see my thoughts at one point

Kinda revert back to the way I used to always think

Things like

I can’t believe this

I’m going to miss my call with my parents

This is dreadful

Please just shoot me

I can’t even

Could you all just move over and I’ll take care of it?

lol..

Isn’t it so funny what we tell ourselves

But here is the thing

I used to believe thoughts like these

And felt like such a victim

And then

I would come home and be pissed off

That I didn’t get to do what I wanted to do

Which then takes away from the time we have to

Actually enjoy our personal life right?

Now I see these thoughts

And I kinda chuckle

They are absolutely still options

But they are not useful

That’s a question I always like to ask

Myself and my clients

Is that thought useful?

Are you getting the results you want in your life?

And for me

The answer is

Hell no

So instead

Now

I notice them

And then decide on purpose what I want to think instead

So in this example

I found thoughts like

This patient is going to benefit so much from this

We could actually be changing her life

I am very fortunate

Those thoughts

Create way different feelings

And when I get home after 11:00 on Friday night

I get in the door with a way different attitude

Marc made some soup for dinner

So I had some of that

Super appreciative

He might know a thing or two about my levels of hangry right? Lol

And I just could enjoy the rest of the weekend

You guys

It is sooo different

It really changes your life

Knowing It’s your time

And taking control of all of it

Its interesting

I was in a locker room recently

And I overheard part of a conversation

One of the nurses said

Something to the effect

I’m not staying late

I have an appointment

And a colleague said

Yeah – it’s your time

You know that’s what caught my ear right? Lol

Wait – do you listen? lol..

But aside from that

It was the energy that caught my attention

It was more of a defiance

I think that would be the word

Maybe resistance

Like – you show them kinda

And what I want to suggest

Is it doesn’t ever have to be

Victim vs villain

It’s always the story you make of it

Make sure it’s a good one right?

It means everything

That’s why

I created the It’s Your Time course

And coaching program

It is totally set up for you to be able to double your time enjoying life

So that you can do more of what you want

Without the stress and overwhelm

AND

I will not accept you don’t have time as the response

Because I created it with you exactly in mind

So it’s a 12 week online module course

All short bite tools and concepts for you to learn

And take action on in your daily life

So you get results

At your pace

AND

We have an online group community

Where you can ask questions, network, have fun

that’s 24/7 friends

AND

We have group coaching calls

Every other weekend

Which will be recorded so you can always watch later if you can’t make

I am offering private 1:1 coaching

Via Voxer

Which is a super easy app to use

And that

Is 24/7 access

I get back to you in 24 hours

So anytime

It is set up for you to succeed

No matter what your schedule is now

So you can have full control over all of it

It is a total no brainer

It will change your life

Head to

www.michellebourqcoaching.com/course

For all the info

That’s what I have for you today

Let’s circle back next week

But for now

Say healthy

I hope to see you in the group

And

Make it a great day

Take care!

Ep 104 Organize Your Time

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