Best Kelly Nolan LLC Podcasts (2025)

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124. How to get more strategic, creative ideas 12:08

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17h ago12:08

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When I went to a curriculum presentation at my 2nd grader's school, I didn't expect for a podcast episode to come out if it. But here we go! ✨ The full Bright Method™️ program If you're ready for a full time management system that's realistic, sustainable, and dare I say… fun, check out the Bright Method program. It's helped hundreds of professiona…

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123. A Lightbulb Moment: Empowerment Without A System Leads to Overcommitment (idea from Eleanor Beaton) 18:20

8d ago18:20

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I recently listened to a podcast episode that blew my mind because it connected dots and made points that resonated so deeply for me – in business and on the time management front. Let's discuss. And here's the episode from Eleanor Beaton. Enjoy! And join me: ✨ The full Bright Method™️ program If you're ready for a full time management system that'…

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122. Your Capacity & Your Capability Are Different Things (Talking About Suzy Reading's Amazing Quote) 10:39

15d ago10:39

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A few weeks ago, someone sent me a quote on Instagram that knocked my socks off. Let's dig into it. Links you might enjoy: 🌿 Free 5-Day Time Management Program Get five short, practical video lessons packed with realistic strategies to help you manage your personal and professional life with more clarity and calm. 📱 Follow me on Instagram Get bite-…

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121. Slow-Rolling Tasks & Shiny Object Syndrome Bosses (or Selves) 17:53

22d ago17:53

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Ever keep rolling the same task week after week? You see it on your list or flagged in your inbox, and every time you look at it, you feel that little wave of guilt. In this episode, I share how slow-rolling tasks—sometimes unintentionally, sometimes on purpose—can actually work in your favor. I share a story from my early law career that taught me…

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120. Time Zones: My Achilles' Heel 14:51

29d ago14:51

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Time zones – they seem like such a simple concept and one that's almost an after-thought, tiny detail when scheduling... and yet, messing them up can have majorly disruptive effects. If you're someone who also struggles with them, this one's for you! Links you might enjoy: 🌿 Free 5-Day Time Management Program Get five short, practical video lessons…

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119. Theme Days: Why I don't do them, but it's a personal call! 21:02

1M ago21:02

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I get asked a few times a year whether I theme my workdays – e.g., Marketing Mondays, Admin Tuesdays, Finances on Wednesdays. While I'm sure this works for some (and keep on keeping on if it works for you!), I'll explain why it hasn't worked for me – and what I do instead. Links you might enjoy: 🌿 Free 5-Day Time Management Program Get five short, …

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118. Why I don't let AI make my time management decisions 24:50

1M ago24:50

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I see more and more people using or discussing using AI to make decisions around how they spend their time. Let's talk about it. Links you might enjoy: 🌿 Free 5-Day Time Management Program Get five short, practical video lessons packed with realistic strategies to help you manage your personal and professional life with more clarity and calm. 📱 Fol…

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117. For my All-or-Nothing Thinkers (🙋🏻‍♀️) 27:22

2M ago27:22

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This one is for my all-or-nothing thinkers. The ones who think, "If I can't do it exactly like I think I should, then what's even the point??" Been there (and still go there sometimes). Let's discuss about how this approach holds us back – and also is incorrect. Links you might enjoy: 🌿 Free 5-Day Time Management Program Get five short, practical v…

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116. Flexibility & Accountability: Owning what we really want our time to look like 15:39

2M ago15:39

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When I used to think about time management, Past Me assumed, on some level, that the goal was to keep work in work hours and personal life in personal hours. But in reality, life is far more nuanced — and that's where the powerful dynamic of flexibility and accountability comes in. In this episode, I share how hearing Jeanelle Teves' (click here fo…

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115. Apple Reminders & Google Tasks: Why I Don't Recommend Managing Tasks with Them 13:46

2M ago13:46

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Today I'm digging into why I don't recommend managing your to-dos inside Google Tasks or Apple Reminders—even though they're handy and even show up in your calendar. The short version: they lock every task into the same tiny time block, which hides how long your work will actually take and muddies your sense of capacity. Google Tasks vs. Apple Remi…

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114. An Example of Saying No When You Want to Say Yes 24:46

2M ago24:46

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Saying no is rarely easy — especially when the opportunity is something you really want to say yes to. In this episode, I share a personal example of when I turned down a big media opportunity that landed right in the middle of my family's annual Colorado trip. On paper, I was technically available. My husband could've watched the kids, my calendar…

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113. Halloween: A great example of mental load & how calendars help 24:33

3M ago24:33

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Halloween is such a great example of how something that sounds like one event/evening of events has a broader scope than we often realize and a lot of mental load. Let's tease that out – and talk about how this goes beyond just Halloween, too. For the full holiday guide (including Halloween) to take us through the end of 2025, click here. For just …

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112. Three work challenges: getting interrupted on in office days, too ambitious when planning, long commutes that feel like wasted time 27:28

3M ago27:28

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Women on Instagram shared their biggest work time management pain points with me. Let's cover three of them today! Links you might enjoy: 🌿 Free 5-Day Time Management Program Get five short, practical video lessons packed with realistic strategies to help you manage your personal and professional life with more clarity and calm. 📱 Follow me on Inst…

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111. Getting Less Stress In Your Life Isn't Always Efficient – And We Need To Own That 15:06

3M ago15:06

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When US society talks about time management, the conversation often assumes the goals of productivity and efficiency. Do more in less time. Move faster. Cram it all in. But here's the truth I want to unpack today: I believe our real goal for time management (at least for people similar to me) is more peace of mind and clarity and less stress, and l…

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110. Career Shifts with Your Whole Person in Mind with Career Coach Sarah Wagoner 47:41

4M ago47:41

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Career transitions aren't just about the potential new job — they ripple into every part of your life. In this episode, I sit down with Sarah Wagoner, a certified leadership and transformation coach, to talk about navigating career changes while also accounting for the realities of your whole life — from raising young kids to caring for aging paren…

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109. "Brain thinks I need an hour chunk to start. Such a loss." 20:38

4M ago20:38

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On Instagram, someone shared that their biggest work time management painpoint was this: "Hard time focusing during short periods. Brain thinks I need an hour chunk to start. Such a loss." I very much get this feeling. Let's talk about three things that might help. Also: my full Bright Method program opens for enrollment on September 10 at 10am CST…

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108. Business Owner Finances with Shanna Skimore 53:08

4M ago53:08

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This episode is geared toward the business owner (e.g., attorneys running their own firms, physicians or therapists running their own practices, architects or interior designers running their own businesses) – though I suspect everyone can get something out of it. As business owners, how we spend our time has an impact on how much revenue and profi…

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107. Making Back-to-School Less Scramble-y & Enjoying the Rest of Summer 21:27

5M ago21:27

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Click here to get the free back-to-school guide! Note: The Bright Method is not just for moms, and I try to have most episodes of this podcast apply to everyone – regardless of whether they have kids. But sometimes, the time management challenges associated with kids need to be addressed, so this is one of those episodes. If you are kid-free, feel …

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106. Protecting Strategy / Big-Picture Time From the Urgent: A Potentially Novel Way to Do It 20:48

5M ago20:48

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In this episode, let's discuss what to do when everyone wants your time, so you struggle to find time to dig into the strategic, big-picture work that you know is important. We talk about: Some of my more standard advice—like shutting your door for a focus block or going dark on Slack What to try if those tactics aren't working for you Why it might…

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105. The Diderot Effect of Time Management 12:21

6M ago12:21

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Ever say yes to something—like a board role, a volunteer opportunity, or a work project—only to find yourself totally overrun with email, meetings, travel, and curveballs that just keep on coming? Today, I'm talking about how something called the "Diderot Effect" can help us understand time management challenges like this. Originally coined in the …

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104. Checking the "Success" Boxes & Still Feeling Unfulfilled? Finding Yourself & Joy with Heather Hubbard about What to Do. 38:42

6M ago38:42

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In this episode, I'm talking with Heather Hubbard, a former Big Law partner who now leads transformational retreats to help women hear and reconnect with themselves. Heather works with women who've done all the "right" things—built successful careers, checked all the personal boxes—and yet still feel unfulfilled or surprised by how they're feeling.…

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103. Finding the "Living Up to Your Potential" Concept Troubling 20:09

7M ago20:09

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Today's episode is a little different. I've been turning over the idea of "living up to your potential" for years, and I'm finally putting words to why it bothers me so much. If that phrase has ever driven your decision-making—or weighed on you in a way you couldn't quite articulate—I think it's worth examining and challenging it. I'm not saying yo…

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102. Improving Sleep with Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown, triple board-certified sleep physician 27:07

7M ago27:07

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Let's talk about sleep. If you've listened to this podcast for a while, you know I'm pretty obsessed with sleep. I talked about it during my Year of Ease episode (ep. 9) and in the health episode (ep. 82) about how to realistically make time for your health—and I shared how, in my totally inexpert opinion, if you don't know where to start, I'd star…

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101. Meal Planning & Prep Tips with Prep Dish founder Allison Schaaf 29:25

7M ago29:25

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Meal planning and meal prep come up again and again as one of the top time management challenges professional working women face on the personal side of life—and it makes sense. Between picking recipes, building grocery lists, shopping, and then actually making the meals, it's a lot—and it happens every single week. In this episode, I'm joined by A…

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100(!). The 100th episode: A message I have not said enough – you can do this. 22:39

7M ago22:39

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In this 100th episode of the Bright Method podcast, I'm sharing something I haven't said enough: I believe you can do this. Yes, time management is hard. That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you. In fact, the reason it feels hard is usually because your life got more complicated—and the system you were using just can't keep up. But even th…

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99. Career Changes with Career Coach Julia Lynch (of @smarterinasec) 27:04

7M ago27:04

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Today, we're talking about career transitions and job searches—and I'm excited to bring on a guest to help us with it: career coach Julia Lynch. Inside the Bright Method, women gain clarity around where their time is going. And once some see it all laid out in front of them, they realize that it's not just a "them" issue, it's that their industry o…

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98. Your Boss Has No Idea What's on Your Plate Today – and 5 Things that Means 28:00

8M ago28:00

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In this episode of the Bright Method Podcast, I dig into something I wish I'd fully appreciated earlier in my career: your boss likely has no idea what's actually on your plate. That's true whether you work for multiple people or just one—and it matters when it comes to managing your workload in a realistic and less overwhelming way. We'll cover: W…

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97. People Pleasing with Michelle Gauthier 40:39

8M ago40:39

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In this episode of the Bright Method Podcast, I'm joined by professional life coach Michelle Gauthier to explore a topic that deeply affects how we spend our time—people pleasing. If you've ever said yes when you wanted to say no, or agreed to something before even thinking it through, this episode is for you. We break down: What people pleasing re…

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96. Part 2: The Heavy-Before / Lighter-After Adulting Stuff (Wills & Trusts, Healthcare Proxies, House Furniture Inventory, etc.) 29:27

8M ago29:27

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>> Click here for the list. Recently, I shared on Instagram that I re-did our wills, trusts, etc. in Minnesota. We'd done it in California, where we lived when our first daughter was born, and we amended there when our second was born. And then we needed to re-do them here. When I shared, I got a lot of "ah I need to do that too" messages and quest…

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95. The Heavy-Before / Lighter-After Adulting Stuff (Wills & Trusts, Healthcare Proxies, House Furniture Inventory, etc.) 34:57

8M ago34:57

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>> Click here for the list. Recently, I shared on Instagram that I re-did our wills, trusts, etc. in Minnesota. We'd done it in California, where we lived when our first daughter was born, and we amended there when our second was born. And then we needed to re-do them here. When I shared, I got a lot of "ah I need to do that too" messages and quest…

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94. Newborn Life & Time Management 33:21

9M ago33:21

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I've had a few people ask me recently about time management during the newborn baby phase. Here are my random tips – take them or leave them! A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and then select the episode. -- To take my free 5-day program, the Reset and…

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93. Finances & Calendars with Emilie Dayan Hill 35:47

9M ago35:47

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Finances can be so tricky. I anticipate more conversations around budgeting, etc. (just like time, how we spend money matters just as much as what we make/have), and this is a wonderful kick off episode with Emilie Dayan Hill. To learn more from Emilie: Click here to get the guide mentioned in the episode, and Click here to follow her on Instagram.…

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92. Why plan when nothing goes to plan?! 16:11

9M ago16:11

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Coming out of January and February, months when lots of curveballs hit, it's hard to motivate to plan after likely weeks of plans getting derailed. Let's talk about that frustration – AND why it's still worth planning (even when those plans later get derailed). Ep. 8 gives you a high-level overview of my weekly planning session if you're curious. A…

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91. The Good News about Realizing You're Choking Yourself Up with Deadlines 22:32

9M ago22:32

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Sometimes, we realize we're the ones giving ourselves too-tight deadlines – either out of a desire to show how eager we are or because the sense of urgency makes us react too frantically. Instead of beating ourselves up for that tendency, let's talk about why this can actually be a great thing to realize – and what to do about it! A full transcript…

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90. How to Handle Scheduled Kid Days Off (e.g., Holidays, Teacher Professional Development Days) 21:46

10M ago21:46

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We've talked about how to handle sick kids at home (resources on that below), but what about all of the scheduled days off of school. Someone asked me to discuss those days, so let's do it! Sick kid resources: Eps. 26 and 27 of this podcast (though missing some updated info in the article) This article - tip 1 contains the updated information Other…

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89. When You Feel Resistance to Calendaring Your Activities, Projects, etc. 24:52

10M ago24:52

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Often, women I work with or talk to online share that, while they want to use the Bright Method, they resist implementation because of, what I can see, two buckets of very understandable reasons: They want to understand what the end result looks like before they start and they can't see it right now, and/or They know on some level that they have to…

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88. An Example of a Work Flow: Personal Travel 27:09

10M ago27:09

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So often, we calendar a deadline or an event and think either there's not much that goes into it or we'll just remember what do to for it. But when you actually write down everything that goes into it, it's a surprising lot of stuff, takes up more time than we realize, and the sheer volume of things explains why we forget to do some of it every tim…

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87. The Power of the Long-Term Play (vs. Getting Hung Up On Short-Term Timelines) 22:05

10M ago22:05

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This is definitely not my most articulate, succinct podcast, but I think there's something here that's worth sharing – and it'll continue to evolve. The older I get, the more I see the value of shirking American culture's "quick results now"/focus on short-term time horizons and focusing on the long game. Let's talk about it, and I'd love to hear w…

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86. How to Handle Surprise 15-Min Windows at Work – And Time Management Tips of Physicians 15:25

11M ago15:25

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So often, when we get free 15-minute windows we didn't anticipate during work hours, we spend too much time deciding what to do and/or fritter them away on stuff that doesn't matter (cough*social media*cough). But these small windows of time add up, and using them effectively can help you leave work earlier and feel more accomplished. Let's talk ab…

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85. Home Organization: Making Time for & How to Do It with Laura Kinsella of Urban OrgaNYze 42:18

11M ago42:18

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Decluttering and home organization projects can be a major time management painpoint for people on the home front. To help with that, I'm thrilled to have Laura Kinsella on the podcast to help us hear about how to manage our time around it, how to do it, how to get support doing it, and more. Follow Laura on Instagram here: http://www.instagram.com…

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84. When Email/Slack/Teams Interrupt Your Focus Time 20:23

11M ago20:23

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Email and/or Slack/Teams can often interrupt the time we've set aside and protected for focused, heads-down work. Let's dig into some strategies to help us get the focused time during work hours that we crave. A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and then…

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83. When You Have No Energy After Work For "Productive" Things 13:21

11M ago13:21

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I hear from many women that they have no energy after work to do "productive" things. Let's talk about what to do about that. A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and then select the episode. -- To take my free 5-day program, the Reset and Refresh, click …

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82. Protecting Time for Your Health 25:37

11M ago25:37

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One of the most common time management pain points many women experience is trying to find time (and energy) for their own health, whether that's working out, eating how they want, sleeping, and even medical appointments. Let's discuss. Referenced episodes: Ep. 33. Long-Term Planning: How to feel like YOU & create long-term plans Ep. 29. Outsourcin…

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81. Too Many Meetings! Time Management Tips When You Meetings Prevent You From Doing Your Work 27:24

12M ago27:24

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One of the most common time management challenges working women have is that their work hours are dominated by meetings, pushing heads-down work into nights and weekends. Let's talk about what to do if this is your work life. Referenced episodes: Ep. 43. Five Strategies to Improve Your Meetings Ep. 4. How to Prioritize in a Way that Actually Works …

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80. Getting Clear About How You Process To-Do's & Ideas 31:03

12M ago31:03

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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 life? It's a basic question perhaps, but one that I don't think we always get clear on. And cla…

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79. Self-Evaluations: How to Make Your Next Performance Review A Lot Easier 14:01

12M ago14:01

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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 full transcript of this episode is avai…

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78. The "Years are Short" Spreadsheet: Long-Term Planning Snapshot 15:54

1y ago15:54

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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 it, too. Here's an…

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77. Logistically overwhelmed by the holidays? Let's talk about it. 20:49

1y ago20:49

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Around now is when the holiday logistics overwhelm can kick in. Let's talk about it! A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and then select the episode. -- To take my free 5-day program, the Reset and Refresh, click here: https://kellynolan.com/reset-refres…

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76. When your partner is gone a lot: How to share the home labor 29:13

1y ago29:13

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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 staying on top of what groceries …

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75. Acting (or Not Acting) Because of What Others Think (Wear the Mittens) 11:16

1y ago11:16

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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. A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and then…