30 - Realistic Time-Management To Decrease Stress and Increase Calm with Kelly Nolan
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“Time management is so personal. People should listen to their preferences and tendencies and have a system that molds to them in their life.” - Kelly Nolan
At its core, time management is a tool to help you to be more present in your life.
One of the biggest hurdles that stops us from taking care of ourselves is the feeling that there’s just not enough time in the day. We want to make time for ourselves or to create healthier habits, but when it comes down to it, it feels like there’s always something more urgent to do.
The good news is you’re not alone. While many of us feel a lot of shame around never getting through our to-do lists, the reality is that even the most accomplished women are not immune to these feelings of being overwhelmed and constantly feeling like they’re running behind. Time management isn’t a skill that comes naturally to most of us. You need a strategy and system that will help you show up in the ways you want to.
Today, I’m excited to share my interview with Kelly Nolan, where we talk about how to shift how we organize ourselves and manage our time to create more space to create the lives we want without guilt or shame.
In this conversation, Kelly and I discuss why so many people are struggling with feeling overwhelmed, where you can start if you’re feeling like you just can't catch your breath, a step-by-step plan to get a better handle on your time, how you can find space for joy and pleasure in your life, and more.
Let's pull joy in together!
ABOUT KELLY NOLAN
Kelly Nolan is an attorney-turned-time management strategist and mom of two. After experiencing overwhelm as a young patent litigator in Boston, Kelly figured out a time management system to help her show up in the ways that she wanted at work and at home – without requiring her brain to somehow magically remember it all. She now empowers other professional working women to manage their personal, family, and career roles with less stress and more calm using her realistic time management system, the Bright Method. The Bright Method has been featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, and Kelly's work has been published in Forbes, Fast Company, Insider, and Parents. More importantly, the Bright Method works for real women, helping them manage it all with more clarity, less stress, and the confidence to hold boundaries at work and at home.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EPISODE
How Kelly’s childhood joy in relationships and reading has translated into her adult life
Kelly’s struggle with being overwhelmed as an attorney and her transition to teaching women about time management
Time management as a tool for being more present in various aspects of life
Recognizing that a strategy is needed to capture everything that’s on your plate
Why so many of us feel chronically behind and overwhelmed
How distractions feed into our inability to manage our time wisely
Setting intentional boundaries around social media use
Five steps to start managing overwhelm and get back on track
The challenges of estimating time realistically and why we need to build in buffer time
Kelly’s comprehensive time management approach, the Bright Method™
What it looks like to match tasks with our natural energy levels and the benefits time matchmaking brings
Being flexible and adapting time management strategies over time
Strategies for scheduling self-care and joy activities based on individual energy levels and personal preferences
Managing and scheduling joint responsibilities in relationships
The impact of visualizing workload to foster appreciation and understanding within relationships
CONNECT WITH KELLY NOLAN
Kelly Nolan’s Website | KellyNolan.com
Kelly Nolan on Instagram @_KellyNolan_
Kelly Nolan’s Free 5-day Program | The Reset & Refresh
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