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The Jesse Mecham Show

Throw Away Your To-Do List: Tanya Dalton On Purpose

The Jesse Mecham Show

YNAB

Kids & Family, Education

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Tanya Dalton is passionate about helping women take charge of their schedules and get more done. But it's not just about checking things off the list, she says, it's about giving your tasks priorities and allocating your time to the most important things. And just because something is urgent, doesn't necessarily mean it's important! Tanya Dalton shares strategies from her book "On Purpose" for getting more done, and feeling more in charge of your life.

 

Tanya Dalton "On Purpose"

https://tanyadalton.com

 

The Intentional Advantage Podcast

https://tanyadalton.com/podcast

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, one ever. My name is Jesse Mekim, and this is another YNAB podcast where we teach

0:09.2

you four rules to help you stop living paycheck to paycheck, get out of debt, and save more

0:14.0

money. Today, we are welcoming Tonya Dalton to the podcast to talk about one of our favorite

0:19.7

topics here at YNAB Priorities. Tonya is a nationally recognized productivity expert,

0:25.4

best-selling author and speaker, and the CEO of Inquil Press. It's a company that

0:30.0

equips people with tools to do less while achieving success. Tonya's podcast, Productivity Paradox,

0:36.6

is ranked among the top 50 on iTunes. She is also a regular contributor for Entrepreneur

0:41.1

and has been featured in some of the world's leading publications, including Forbes, Inc,

0:45.7

Fast Company, and Real Simple. During this interview, we talk about Tadulis versus

0:50.2

Priority Lists, and the difference between urgent and important. This interview is filled

0:54.6

with productivity advice, but also tips to help you identify the things that matter

0:58.7

the most to you. Tonya also gives us a look into our new book on purpose, which has just

1:03.8

hit shelves this October. Please join me in welcoming Tonya Dalton to the YNAB podcast.

1:12.7

Tonya Dalton, welcome to the YNAB podcast. Thanks so much for having me. I'm excited

1:17.6

for us to chat today. Absolutely. So, introduce yourself. Just briefly

1:21.3

tell everyone what you do, who you're trying to help.

1:25.0

Yeah. So, my name is Tonya Dalton, and I am an entrepreneur. I'm a wife. I'm a mother.

1:31.1

I'm all those different things, speaker, author. So, I keep myself pretty active, pretty

1:37.0

engaged. And I love speaking to women, especially about productivity and really getting them

1:43.4

to understand. I like to say that I'm redefining productivity. So, people can understand that

1:48.1

it's not about doing more. It's doing what is most important, really prioritizing your

1:52.8

time. So, I have products that I sell, planners, daily planners, weekly planners, things like

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