The Peace and Productivity Podcast

Having the right tools when it comes to planning and consistency is important. But creating the routines and the habits that solidify and activate those plans is invaluable!

Listen in to create your own planning routine, that will help you to feel confident and clear as you head into each new week.

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Are you curious about how to successfully balance your personal and professional life? In this episode, Sarah interviews Lindsay, a balance and freedom business coach. They discuss productivity tips and Lindsay's journey in coaching and balancing her business with her personal life.

It is tough to maintain balance in life. From competing priorities in our work and personal lives, it is easy for things to pile up. Lindsay shares an important tip on listening to yourself and your needs. Everyone’s life is different. So one person’s needs are not going to be another person’s needs. Balance is about productivity, peace and knowing when to prioritize each.

1 | Number One Key to Balance

Balancing your personal and professional life includes managing your time well. It is best to be strict with your day, where you are giving enough time to your job and your family. If you are a business owner, you need to ensure you are giving enough of yourself to your clients so they don’t feel neglected. Discipline is key in keeping productive because it is easy to become overwhelmed and overworked.

2 | Tips to Staying Focused

Lindsay suggests a few tips to keeping a good balance and staying focused. One tip is to have a list to focus on. Choose a few things to focus on throughout the day or link days of the week with specific topics. For example, Lindsay uses Mondays to focus on the admin side of her business, where she works on metrics and money. Tuesdays are all about social media. With this, it allows you to work on a few things at a time and at the end of the day, you have accomplished something.

3 | Beware of Comparison

It is so easy to fall victim to comparison, especially in a social media age. When you have a business, it is so important to sit down and think about how you want to run it and what your goals are. Everyone’s goals may be different and the reason someone has a business might differ from another. Listen to your intuition and do what works for you!

Lindsay also speaks to how wasting time is a business killer. Don’t spend time focusing on things that can be done later on. If it doesn't add value to you at that moment or needs to be done within the next couple of days, give yourself more time back and leave that task to when it needs to be complete. Another time waster is fear of rejection. You will not accomplish anything if fear of rejection is keeping you stagnant. Get out there and make mistakes because that will lead you to success down the road.

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3:20 The importance of listening to oneself

9:38 Lindsay's disciplined approach to managing her time

11:45 Advice on staying focused for a period of time

26:05 Tips for reconnecting with intuition

30:06 Common time wasters

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This was one of those conversations that I kept thinking about days after we recorded! I love the mixture of mindset and strategy that Dr. Kate offers in this conversation as we talk about helping our kids (and ourselves) to build resilience in every area of life!

Dr. Lund is a licensed clinical psychologist of 17 years, peak performance coach, best-selling author and TEDx speaker. Her specialized training in medical psychology includes world-renowned Shriners Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, all of which are affiliated with Harvard Medical School. She uses a strengths-based approach to help her clients improve their confidence in school, sports and life while helping them to become more resilient and reach their full potential at all levels.

In this episode:

• What is resilience and why is it important?
• What does it look like to take a stregths-based approach to building reilience?
• Practical ways that we can model resilience for your kids.

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Do you want to learn more about organizing your space and your life? In this podcast episode, Sarah introduces Jenny Layton, a leading organization expert and mindset coach. They discuss Jenny's approach to organization, which encompasses mindset, space, time, and calendar management.

Jenny talks about how important organization is in people’s lives. Organization does not only apply to labeling bins and organizing physical items, but it is about the ways people take care of themselves and their families. Jenny refers to this as “home base”. A home base is an area in your home that when it is clean, you can think clearly, but when it is messy, you get overwhelmed or edgy. For many, this could be the kitchen or the bedroom.

It is important to ensure organization serves you. Jenny shares how many clients feel like they don't have their lives together because they see others on social media with clean homes, an organized calendar and a “perfect life”. This image of organization is going to look different for everyone. You need to find a method that serves you so you don't feel like it is not a target you can reach.

Jenny shares a simple tool people can use when they are overwhelmed and feeling all tasks are becoming a priority. This involves getting all the thoughts in your head out on paper. There is both tangible and intangible clutter. This involves physical clutter and clutter in one’s head, such as thoughts and actions. Write a list of all the tangible clutter in your home and all of the “clutter” in your head and categorize them (ie. errands, cleaning, meals, etc.)

In collaboration with this physical list is the three D mind dump that Jenny shares. These stand for delete, delegate and delay. “Delete” are items that do not need to be done today and can be completed at another time. “Delegate” are tasks that can be put on another individual. This could be picking up groceries for dinner or getting the laundry together. Ask others in your household to help so you feel supported. “Delay” are things that cannot be done today, but will be pushed to the near future such as tomorrow or next week. You can plan time in the calendar for these tasks so you have time to focus on them.

Having a busy life with many moving parts can lead to issues with perfection. Jenny shares the mantra of: “Done is better than perfect”. This can really create a mindset shift for people who struggle with perfectionism. Realistically, no one has the time to do every single task perfectly, especially with so little time. It is important to remember to focus on getting tasks done and not focusing on perfecting them.

If you are really struggling with keeping something in your home organized, start small and work your way up. Maybe focus on re-organizing your kitchen cabinet, your spice drawer or cleaning supplies. Give yourself more time in the calendar to commit to this small project to ensure it gets completed. Think about things you no longer use or need and think about where the items would be better suited in your kitchen. Design your space in a way that works well for you!

➡️ Listen in to learn more!

6:09 How organizing our physical space can have a direct impact

7:41 Introducing the concept of "home base".

10:52 Understanding that organization should serve you

19:54 The three Ds

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Are you a working mom who struggles with ADHD and needs some tips to help stay on top of your day? In this podcast episode, Sarah interviews Patricia Sung, host of the Motherhood in ADHD podcast, who talks about time management and productivity for moms with ADHD.

Self care is something many people do not prioritize, especially if you lead a hectic life. Patricia shares the importance of taking time, even if it is a few minutes to just slow down and take a breath.

Whether it is 2 minutes or 20 minutes, whatever time you are able to take is important. It might be helpful to proactively schedule self care into your day so that way you are less likely to move it around. Pencil in time in your week for a facial, massage or a walk around the block.

Patricia spends time coaching moms who have ADHD. She helps moms figure out what works for them and how to create routines and systems. As someone who has ADHD and realized there were very little resources available to help moms, Patricia brings that experience and knowledge to other people. There is no one size fits all structure of living life and Patricia brings that lens to her work.

Living with ADHD can come with feelings of guilt and shame. Whether it be not being present in a conversation, forgetting what someone told you or struggling to maintain your composure, many feel like something is wrong with them. Patricia speaks to the need to understand that ADHD is a theme of how the brain functions and no one is at fault. There are shifts in the mind that need to occur to move away from these feelings.

Everyone is different and will do things in a way that works for them and their mind. For moms with ADHD, it might help to understand how to work best for you and you alone. Think about how you function and how you get your tasks done throughout the day. It might be good to think about the triggers that affect ADHD and how to mitigate them. Do you need some time outside of the home when things go crazy? Think about adding “time outside” to your calendar to help with this.

ADHD does come with a few superpowers that can be utilized, especially for working moms who suffer from it. There is a problem solving aspect that comes with ADHD. Patricia shares about being able to see things from a different perspective and finding the answers to problems no one can solve. Many who have ADHD can read people, understand the emotions and needs of others and work well under pressure. Though individuals with ADHD understand the emotions of others, it is important to set boundaries and know when you have had enough. Patricia mentions how moms need to understand what their limit is and when to draw a line. It is important to know yourself and what matters to you.

Patricia also speaks to how moms with ADHD can create systems and routines that work for them. Many people with ADHD struggle with being on time. It is crucial to create systems and routines that work for your brain and the way you do things. For time management, it might be best to consider ways to organize the day in a flow as opposed to rigid schedules that have to be followed to the minute. Take the decision making out of tasks and weave it into the day so it flows nicely. This also helps in saving energy for other things that matter most.

Take a listen to learn more!

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6:18 How scheduling self-care on the calendar helps to prioritize it

9:08 Patricia’s approach to helping moms with ADHD

20:29 The guilt and shame experienced by mothers

31:52 Creative problem-solving skills that come with ADHD

47:47 How moms with ADHD can create systems and routines

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