I have been doing a lot of thinking lately on productivity and how to be productive, mostly because

right now I have very limited amounts of time that I can devote to projects. As a breastfeeding

mama, my windows of time are very limited. They're limited when I need to feed the baby next. So

in a lot of ways, it forces me to think strategically about my time.

As I manage a household with four little kids and a lot of stuff, as well as my online

business, I've realized there are two parts to productivity.

And those are also the two places I tend to get hung up.

But when I get them right, they are key.

So hopefully today's episode will unlock some insight for you two

and will give you some helpful tips on how to be truly productive.

You're listening to Work and Play with Nancy Ray, episode 150.

Much of our daily lives can be divided into two categories, work and play.

Simply put, that is where our life and our legacy take place.

This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well,

which leads to a healthy soul and a fulfilling life.

Here we go.

All right, we are going to talk about how to be truly productive.

I'm going to start by reading the definition of productivity, which is the state or quality of producing

something. So I mentioned there are two parts to productivity. And those two parts are one, you make a plan,

and two, you execute the plan. That's basically being productive in a nutshell. Seems simple, right? Wrong. I have been

thinking so deeply about this lately because in my own life, I just get this simple equation

messed up and I'll tell you how I get it messed up. First, I just tend to start doing stuff

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