DAY 10 - Time Management and Ten Lords

Ever found yourself with a coffee in hand, contemplating the cosmic juggle of work, life, and that ever-elusive "me-time"? Terri Kellums sure has, and she's spilling the beans on her personal tussles with time management in today's heart-to-heart chat. 
We're on day 10 of our 12 Days of Christmas series, bringing to light the chaotic ballet of daily schedules, from unforeseen work assignments to those last-minute pleas for a forgotten school project. This episode isn't just about the challenges; it's a treasure trove of actionable strategies, referencing a wealth of over 50,000 books on the topic to help you seize the day and reclaim your hours.

Terri's candid reveal about a planner who's set to revolutionize her year is just the cherry on top. And if you've ever disguised procrastination by deep-cleaning your fridge, you'll feel right at home as we dissect the not-so-obvious forms of dilly-dallying. It's more than just a conversation; it's a masterclass in self-awareness and discipline, underscored by tales of last-minute grocery runs and the pursuit of a morning routine that actually sticks. Tune in for this deep dive into time management, where Terry and Amanda bridge the gap between knowing better and doing better.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
You're listening to the what Women Want Today
podcast.
If you love the idea of beingpart of a community of women who
are looking to thrive, not justsurvive, you're in the right
place.
Join hosts Terry Cullums andAmanda Keeper each week, as they
bring you topics and guests tohelp you improve your
relationships, your health andyour emotional and spiritual

(00:23):
well-being.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
Hello and welcome to today's episode of the what
Women Want Today podcast.
Today is day 10 of our 12 Daysof Christmas series.
Our topic today comes with abit of irony.
For me, today's episode is allabout time management, and I
have struggled on and off mywhole adult life with time

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management.
Before we can even begin to goto solutions, we need to utilize
our own self-awareness as towhy we struggle with it.
My husband and I were havingcoffee yesterday morning.
He's on vacation.
This week he's supposed to beworking at our property and
getting the barn ready forstucco, but that's an entirely

(01:13):
different story.
But as we were talking aboutour day, he asked me what the
topic was for today's episodeand maybe, before I go any
further, I should acknowledgethat yesterday's episode was
extremely rushed.
I really wanted to get theepisode done before I
interviewed the guest.
I had scheduled for a futureepisode, but I was also fasting

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and I wanted to get my workoutin before I ate.
I also had no groceries in thehouse and because I knew my day
was very heavily scheduled, Iwent online to order pickup.
Excuse me, you know how it goeswhen you try to schedule your
day with almost no room forerror.
It's like dominoes when onefalls down, it takes everyone in

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its path with it.
As I was sitting in the carafter getting the groceries, I
stopped and took a deep breathand for a brief moment of
silence and peace, and I wasthinking that the busiest part
of my day was behind me.
And then I realized I only hadthe 15 minute ride home to relax
and breathe and prepare myselffor all the things waiting for

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me at home.
In doing my own self-reflection,I realized I can do better.
I can do a better job ofprioritizing my tasks, but I
also know that external forcesthat we don't always have
control over can cause you torebalance the many plates you
have in the air.
Maybe you can relate in theworkplace when a manager above

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you suddenly delegates one oftheir tasks to you, or your
partner suddenly remembers animportant task that has to be
done, but they get called intowork.
Or maybe your child forgets animportant folder they needed for
an assignment at school andthey tell you they'll get an F
on it if you don't bring it tothem.
I mean, the list is endless.
Right, I'm also guilty ofprocrastination, but on the

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surface it doesn't really looklike procrastination.
Let me tell you what I mean.
Let's just say I'm supposed tobe doing some rewrites for a
chapter in my book that cameback from the editor and I'm
frozen.
I can't get my thoughtstogether, so instead I decide
that I need to tear everythingout of the refrigerator and give
it a good cleaning and toss outall the expired condiments and

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reorganize the entire thing.
I mean on the surface level,isn't that what we've talked
about the other day when we weretalking about clearing out
clutter?
In reality, it could meanseveral things, but it probably
means lack of discipline,overwhelm, bring clutter and
perhaps even a lack of cleardirection from the editor or

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lack of understanding on my part, maybe.
I did a quick Amazon search fortime management and it came back
with over 50,000 books on thetopic.
I scanned the first couple ofpages and I saw a few titles
that I've read over the yearsEat that Frog, which tells us to
do the most important tasksfirst.
Books by Hal Elrod that tell usto establish a morning routine.

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Books that tell us to journaland meditate to help with that
brain clutter and decisionfatigue.
But, as you probably alreadyknow, knowledge is not power,
it's the application ofknowledge is where the true
power lies.
I'm definitely planning to puttime management into my goal
planning for the year.
In fact, I went on Facebookyesterday and did a post asking

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for suggestions on planners thatpeople love, and a friend sent
me one that she just orderedfrom Amazon.
It was exactly what I waslooking for.
I was so excited.
All right, so let's start tosummarize and pull all this
together.
People may struggle with timemanagement for various reasons,
and it often stems from acombination of internal and

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external factors.
Some common reasons includelack of prioritization we
struggle with time managementwhen we fail to prioritize our
tasks effectively.
Without a clear understandingof what needs to be done first,
we might spend too much time onless important activities, ie

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cleaning out the refrigerator.
Procrastination I believe thisis a common challenge.
People may delay tasks due to alack of motivation, fear,
failure, a tendency to avoidunpleasant or difficult tasks,
inability to say no.
Some people find it difficultto decline additional

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responsibilities or commitments,leading to an overloaded
schedule that can result in alack of time for the more
important tasks.
Poor planning Without properplanning, we may not allocate
enough time for each task,ending up with that domino
effect right, that feeling ofbeing overwhelmed and rushed.

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Perfectionism A desire forperfection, can hinder effective
time management.
People can spend excessive timeon a task, striving for
perfection, which can lead todelays in completing other
important tasks.
Lack of awareness Some peoplemay not have a clear
understanding of how they spendtheir time.
Without awareness of timewasting habits, it's challenging

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to make meaningful changes toimprove our time management.
External distractions I thinkeveryone is probably guilty of
this Social media, emails,interruptions from our
colleagues, our family.
They disrupt the workflow andthey impede effective time
management.
Ineffective work habits so ourpoor work habits, such as

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multitasking, constantlyswitching between tasks, can
reduce productivity and hindereffective time management.
Over commitment Taking on toomany commitments or projects
they can overwhelm us, making itdifficult to manage time
effectively.
How about lack of boundaries?
Feeling to establish clearboundaries between work and

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personal life can result in timebeing consumed by one at the
expense of the other.
Addressing time managementchallenges often involves a
combination of self awareness,goal setting, prioritization,
effective planning and thedevelopment of healthy habits.
Strategy such as creating to-dolists, setting realistic goals

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and learning to delegate taskscan help us improve our time
management skills.
Okay, there's a lot to considerin today's episode.
I invite you to head over toour Facebook community.
You can find the link in theshow notes.
I want you to share yourchallenges or your tips that you
found helpful in your timemanagement journey.
But before we end today, I wantto share the meaning of 10

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Lords of Leaping.
The Lords of Leaping cansymbolize taking bold leaps and
embracing change.
So today I encourage you toreflect on the courage you need
to pursue your passions and makesignificant life changes.
That's all I have for you today.
I look forward to seeing youtomorrow.

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Take care, amanda.
I don't know if this everhappens to you, but I sometimes
will learn something really coolon a podcast, on a YouTube
video, audiobook, whatever.
I think I'm going to rememberit and then I forget.
Does that ever happen to you?

Speaker 3 (08:43):
Yeah, I call it brain after 40 all the time.

Speaker 2 (08:47):
That's what we'll officially call it, but we've
come up with something.
Do you want to introduce it?

Speaker 3 (08:52):
Sure, it's from an app called Quick Jim Quick, and
it's an acronym called FAST.

Speaker 2 (08:58):
Yeah, and the F stands for Facebook.
So we're inviting youofficially right now to come
over and join us on Facebook.
Get involved with the community, share your favorite episodes
with your friends on Facebook.

Speaker 3 (09:08):
Yeah, the A is go ahead and take an action, so you
can't remember anything if youdon't act.

Speaker 2 (09:15):
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Make sure you're subscribed toour YouTube channel.

Speaker 3 (09:19):
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Teach what you've learned tosomebody else.
Share the love.

Speaker 2 (09:23):
All right, we hope that works for you.
Thank you for joining us.
We'll see you next week.

Speaker 3 (09:27):
Bye, bye.