Work+Life Harmony for Overwhelmed Women Megan Sumrell: Time Management and Productivity Coach

I spend a lot of time talking about how weekly planning improves your day-to-day life but in today's episode, I'm covering the long-term effects of planning.

Through consistent planning, I have seen an increase in repeatable success on long-term goals, improved response to change, and the ability to commit to plans confidently. This has led to a decrease in my anxiety levels and overall, this has given me a sense of control and harmony.

When you start making the small shift in your life of planning the right way in your day-to-day living and doing weekly and monthly planning, you will start to experience the long-term benefits of planning.

In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. Discover the long-term benefits of consistent planning and how it leads to repeatable success on goals.
2. Learn how to plan for change and how it can lower your anxiety levels.
3. Find out how to commit with confidence and ease when you understand how to plan correctly.

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>>> https://www.megansumrell.com/freetraining

Have you ever wondered how to optimize your sleep for maximum energy and productivity? Tanessa Shears joins the podcast today and she is a health consultant and biohacking expert who specializes in helping people optimize their brain and body performance.

She is passionate about helping people increase productivity and reduce overwhelm through high performance sleep and wearable tech. Through this, Tanessa discovered the importance of high performance sleep and that getting the right quantity of deep and dream sleep was essential for physical and mental restoration. She also realized that her sleep patterns and productivity varied depending on her cycle.

Tanessa now uses wearable tech to track her sleep and experiments to figure out how to get the most out of her day. She has learned that sometimes it's not about working more but optimizing how her brain works.

In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. What is biohacking and how can it help optimize the way our brain and body work
2. How can we use wearable tech to get a return on our health investment
3. What are the tips and tricks to getting high-performance sleep

You can connect with Tanessa on Instagram @tanessashears or listen to her podcast The Becoming Limitless at tanessashears.com/podcast.

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Overwhelmed? Frazzled? Tired of your calendar controlling you?
You are in the right place! Sign up for this free, on-demand training and learn how to gain control of your time no matter what life throws at you!
>>> https://www.megansumrell.com/freetraining

This episode is about repeatable systems vs. one-time processes and how that relates to time management. Hang with me here as this may sound a little complicated.

Let's start with an example:
A one-time process to clean out your closet helps you organize your closet once. Setting up a repeatable system for how you take clothes out and put them back helps you consistently stay organized.

How does this apply to productivity and planning? You may have a repeatable system for setting up your calendar for the week but what happens when one of these things happens: something takes longer than planned, an emergency pops up, and new things come at you that you need to squeeze into your week?  Do you have systems for doing this?

Having systems in place to plan and manage our time can help us live a life of harmony where we don't feel constantly overwhelmed, exhausted, and stressed out. We need to account for the realities of life and create systems to adjust when emergencies happen. It will take time and patience to build the systems, but over time they will become habits.

In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. Discover the power of systems to manage your time and calendar.
2. What is the difference between a one-time process vs a repeatable system.
3. Find out why your goals won't be achieved without the right systems in place.

Ready to ditch overwhelm for good? Head to www.theworklifeharmony.com to get my free training and get started today!

Like what you heard here?
I’d be honored and grateful if you would head over to iTunes to leave a review and let other female entrepreneurs know what you learned! While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode.
Overwhelmed? Frazzled? Tired of your calendar controlling you?
You are in the right place! Sign up for this free, on-demand training and learn how to gain control of your time no matter what life throws at you!
>>> https://www.megansumrell.com/freetraining

With the goal of helping moms transition into motherhood with clarity and autonomy, Alyson Caffrey, founder of Operations Agency and Master Maternity Leave, navigates the universal, yet often overlooked, challenge of prepping for maternity leave with humor, grit, and empowering advice.

Alyson Caffrey had been running her own business and prepping for maternity leave when she realized there wasn't much information available for mothers who were in the same position. She decided to take matters into her own hands and create a support system for expecting mothers.

Alyson encourages mothers to be intentional about their maternity leave and to communicate their feelings and needs with their partner and support system. She also encourages them to take care of their physical and mental health by getting enough sleep, drinking enough water, and nourishing their bodies with whole foods. Alyson hopes to create a world where mothers feel supported and empowered during this life-changing time.

In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. Discovering how to plan maternity leave to gain autonomy and creative agency.
2. Understanding how to create clarity and support for expecting employees.
3. Learning how to create a balanced schedule to make the best decisions during maternity leave.

You can connect with Alyson on Instagram @mastermaternityleave and find more information on her website http://mastermaternityleave.com

Like what you heard here?
I’d be honored and grateful if you would head over to iTunes to leave a review and let other female entrepreneurs know what you learned! While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode.
Overwhelmed? Frazzled? Tired of your calendar controlling you?
You are in the right place! Sign up for this free, on-demand training and learn how to gain control of your time no matter what life throws at you!
>>> https://www.megansumrell.com/freetraining

While watching a news segment about the stress and overwhelm many working women face, I cringed at the phrase "work+life balance". What was being sold as a solution to this problem of overwhelm was actually just teaching people to multitask and leading to MORE stress.

In this episode, I focus on shifting you away from work-life balance and talk about how you can create Work + Life Harmony instead. By shifting away from the quest for balance and towards harmony, you will be able to live a life that is more productive and free from so much stress and overwhelm.

In this episode, you will learn:
1. Uncovering why the phrase "work-life balance" is actually doing more harm than good.
2. Understanding why multitasking is not the answer to overwhelm and stress.
3. Exploring how to create a life of harmony, rather than balance, to reduce stress and overwhelm.

Like what you heard here?
I’d be honored and grateful if you would head over to iTunes to leave a review and let other female entrepreneurs know what you learned! While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode.
Overwhelmed? Frazzled? Tired of your calendar controlling you?
You are in the right place! Sign up for this free, on-demand training and learn how to gain control of your time no matter what life throws at you!
>>> https://www.megansumrell.com/freetraining

Our very own Taryn Sowa from The Pink Bee team joins the podcast today to share her journey to Work+Life Harmony. I love bringing you examples of women who have a lot on their plate and sharing how they are ditching overwhelm when it would seem impossible.

Taryn Sowa is a business manager and podcast producer who has been running her business from home for four years. She supports multiple women's businesses while growing and prioritizing her family, and supporting her husband's busy career.

When Taryn joined The Pink Bee team, I also welcomed her in as a student of the TOP Program because we practice what we preach! After joining, Taryn began to tweak her time management and planning processes, creating systems and tools to prioritize tasks across multiple businesses. Through trial and error, she was able to master her time without sacrificing her business or family. Today, she happily shares her wisdom and real-life results from The TOP Program.

In this episode, we discuss:
1. How to manage time and plan effectively while juggling multiple businesses and a family
2. Strategies to make the most of time while in the trenches of motherhood
3. The benefits of combining both paper and digital tools for time management and productivity.

You can follow Taryn on Instagram @taryn.sowa or check out her website at www.tarynsowa.com.

Like what you heard here?
I’d be honored and grateful if you would head over to iTunes to leave a review and let other female entrepreneurs know what you learned! While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode.
Overwhelmed? Frazzled? Tired of your calendar controlling you?
You are in the right place! Sign up for this free, on-demand training and learn how to gain control of your time no matter what life throws at you!
>>> https://www.megansumrell.com/freetraining