267: Planning for Uncertainty with Time Management Expert Megan Sumrell
Maximized Minimalist Podcast
Katy Wells
4.8 • 879 Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Hey, busy mamas and multitaskers! Are you ready to ditch the stress and embrace a life filled with joy and balance?
Join me as I chat with the amazing Megan Sumrell, our go-to guru for all things time management. Megan's back, and she's spilling the tea on her super flexible planning approach that’s perfect for us modern-day chaos jugglers. Spoiler alert: You don't need to have your entire life mapped out to get things done!
In this episode, we’re diving into:
- How to mix structure and spontaneity without losing your mind (seriously!)
- The real definition of productivity (hint: it's not about cramming more into your day)
- A super simple trick to figure out how much unpredictability you’re really dealing with each week
- Why blocking time for life’s little surprises is your secret weapon
- The magic of guilt-free downtime and how to score more of it
Megan’s insights will have you planning like a pro and ready to navigate the curveballs life throws your way.
So grab your favorite drink, get comfy, and let’s revolutionize your schedule so you can spend more time on what truly makes you happy.
Click play and let’s start making life a little more awesome, one plan at a time!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist |
| 0:07.4 | podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to |
| 0:13.9 | rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you |
| 0:20.1 | take back your motherhood |
| 0:21.3 | and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:29.5 | Megan Summerl, welcome back to the Maximized Minimalist show. So glad to have you back. |
| 0:34.4 | Oh my goodness. This is like my favorite. So thank you for having me back. |
| 0:37.1 | So one thing I love about your approach of many is that you teach women to have you back. Oh my goodness. This is like my favorite. So thank you for having me back. |
| 0:42.9 | So one thing I love about your approach of many is that you teach women how to plan your weeks in days and maximize productivity really efficiently while still allowing for life, |
| 0:49.3 | while still allowing for uncertainty, flexibility. And that's really what we're going to be |
| 0:53.1 | diving into on today's |
| 0:54.2 | episode. So I think this is your third or fourth time back on the show. So for all my listeners, |
| 0:58.6 | if you're new or even if you have listened to those episodes, go back and listen to those |
| 1:03.3 | who talked about annual planning, you know, really great time management strategies. But we really |
| 1:08.0 | want to tune into the planning with flexibility, which to me kind of sounds |
| 1:11.9 | like a, what's the word oxymoron, right? Yeah, like, wait, planning. Like, planning feels so |
| 1:17.6 | structured and rigid. And then, but there's also uncertainty that comes with life, right? So for those |
| 1:23.6 | who haven't met you yet, please share a little bit more about what you do. |
| 1:28.2 | Yeah. So I am a time management and planning expert for women, which usually begs the |
| 1:33.0 | question, people are like, well, how can you call yourself an expert in something that, like, |
| 1:36.8 | you don't go get a degree in, which is a fantastic question. My background was actually in the |
| 1:41.4 | software IT space for over 20 years, but over the course of my |
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