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Getting Clear About How You Process To-Do’s & Ideas

Listen on Apple or Spotify Are you clear about what you do with every to-do or idea that comes your way?  Not how you actually do the thing or use the idea – just how you process it? i.e., Do you have a system that helps you take in that to-do/idea, process it, and then bring it to […]

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Listen on Apple or Spotify Regardless of when your next performance review happens, let’s talk about things you can do now to make writing your self-evaluation easier – and then how to use this gathered information to make your self-eval more effective.  This episode is based off of this article if you also want to see it written out. A […]

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Listen on Apple or Spotify While I love the Bright Method’s ability to help you plan long term (e.g., calendaring when to start your passport renewal process in three years), one thing missing from the Bright Method is a high-level snapshot of your long-term planning. Enter Kelsey Wharton’s “The Years are Short” spreadsheet. Here’s my written article about […]

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Listen on Apple or Spotify Around now is when the holiday logistics overwhelm can kick in. Let’s talk about it! —To take my free 5-day program, the Reset and Refresh, click here: https://kellynolan.com/reset-refresh. To learn more about and sign up for the Bright Method 8-week program, click here: https://kellynolan.com/the-bright-method-time-management-course-with-kelly-nolan. I also share actionable bite-sized time management strategies on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/_kellynolan_/. […]

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Listen on Apple or Spotify While there are many great approaches for sharing the load at home with a partner, like Fair Play, for those of us with partners who aren’t around consistently (e.g., some physicians, travel, military), those approaches don’t really work. A partner can’t own, e.g., taking out the trash or cleaning up the kitchen or […]

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Listen on Apple or Spotify Today, I’m joined my Woody Taylor, someone with far more knowledge about AI than me, to discuss AI applications at work and in our personal lives. I find all of this new and fascinating, and this discussion dove into a lot of topics that I think you’ll find thought-provoking and practical. Let me […]

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Listen on Apple or Spotify This time of year reminds me of a post I wrote two years ago about doing or not doing things we want to do take care of ourselves and make us happy – because of what others will think of us. Let’s dig into it. —To take my free 5-day program, the Reset […]

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Listen on Apple or Spotify A few weeks ago, when I asked people on Instagram what to record a podcast episode about next, three people asked me to share about my time management journey. So, here goes!  In addition, a heads up that: Thanks for being here! A full transcript will appear here within two weeks of the […]

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Listen on Apple or Spotify I’m been a fan of Dr. Christine Koh and her podcast, Edit Your Life, for a long time. It’s an honor to have her on the podcast today to discuss topics like decluttering (in a doable and exciting way), handling the holidays, and radical rest. Enjoy – and check out her podcast, Edit […]

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Listen on Apple or Spotify During a presentation, someone once asked me a question: “Presentations take me too long to prep for. What do I do about that?” Let’s talk about ways to do things faster – and also a more empowered approach to take when it comes to managing your time.  —To take my free 5-day program, […]

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