14. How to Prioritize Your Health & Happiness with a Demanding Schedule

This one is for busy professional women who pour so much into their careers and into other people, but neglect to pour back into themselves.

Studies show that neglecting self-care can lead to challenges in one's physical health, mental health, relationships, mood, productivity, satisfaction in life, and success. Many women report not having enough time for self-care or feeling guilty when they do take time off.

Here are the main points of this episode:

• Your beliefs and boundaries shape your behaviors and how you spend your time.
• Get clear on how you're spending your time with a "Time Audit"
• Get clear on your top 3-5 priorities
• Identify tasks and things that you can Eliminate, Delegate, and Automate

Action items:

• Conduct a Time Audit for 3 - 5 days
• Create a list of tasks that you can Eliminate, Delegate, and Automate
• Download the Stress-Free Success Guide - Click Here - to get ideas of self-care strategies that you can implement into your day
• Book a free (no pressure) call with me - Click here - to get more personalized strategies, guidance, and support.

EDA Framework - What tasks can I Eliminate, Delegate, or Automate?

Eliminate:

1. Excessive social media browsing: Limit the amount of time spent scrolling through social media feeds or consider taking a break from social media altogether.

2. Multitasking: Focus on one task at a time instead of trying to do several things simultaneously, which can lead to inefficiency and stress.

3. Non-essential meetings: Decline invitations to meetings that are not necessary or not directly related to your work responsibilities.

4. Unnecessary email: Reduce the time spent on email by unsubscribing from newsletters and marketing emails that are not useful or relevant.

5. Unproductive commuting: Use commuting time effectively by listening to audiobooks, podcasts or taking advantage of public transportation to read or plan your day.

Delegate:

1. Administrative work: Hire an administrative assistant or outsource administrative tasks such as data entry, scheduling, and email management.

2. Housework: Hire a housekeeper or cleaning service to handle household chores such as cleaning, laundry, and grocery shopping.

3. Childcare: Hire a nanny, babysitter, or enroll children in childcare to take care of childcare responsibilities while you focus on work or self-care.

4. Errands: Hire a personal assistant or use on-demand services such as TaskRabbit to delegate errands such as picking up dry cleaning, grocery shopping, or running other errands.

5. Social media management: Hire a social media manager or outsource social media tasks such as content creation, scheduling, and engagement.

Automate:

1. Email management: Use tools such as filters, rules, and templates to automatically sort and respond to emails, reducing the time spent on email management
2. Appointment scheduling: Use scheduling tools such as Calendly or Doodle to automate appointment scheduling and eliminate the back-and-forth communication involved in scheduling meetings.
3. Personal shopping: Use online shopping services such as Amazon Subscribe & Save or Walmart Grocery Pickup to automate the process of purchasing and receiving groceries, household supplies, and other items, reducing the time spent on shopping and errands.

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