![]() Thankfully, my husband and I both knew that this season had a finish line, both literally and figuratively □ so we were committed to seeing the goals through. Unfortunately, for me this meant I sacrificed time with my husband, friends, and personal tasks. Next, accept that other things will will get sacrificed. If you have running goals, you’ll need to prioritize running, sleep and nutrition. For example, if you have income goals, you’ll need to prioritize strategy, income producing tasks and growth activities. List the top three things you’ll need to do to reach your goals. If you’re going for big goals, you’ll need to be ruthless about prioritizing the things you must do to reach them. ![]() Be ruthless with your prioritize and prepare to sacrifice So, make sure your goals are outlined and clear, and that there’s a plan to follow. There’s no point in setting yourself up for something that isn’t achievable or that you cannot make work, no matter how much you want to. In 2019, I knew my goals were to (1) leave my corporate job and (2) run a PR at Boston. I had to really figure out if it would be feasible and what my life would look like to do it, week after week. That meant making sure I really had the capacity to work 80 hour weeks while working with a running coach and training hard. What you’re defining will vary depending on your goals but put some numbers behind them. Think about how much time everything takes (work, getting ready, eating, grocery shopping), sleep, driving, when you plan to reach the goals, etc. You need to look at your life and see if you really have time to do all of the things you’re trying to do. Set defined and measurable goals (can you hear my corporate side talking?). When your schedule is too busy, be clear about your goals. Finding the ideal schedule can take some trial and error (especially since what’s ideal will change as life circumstances change), but it’s well worth the effort. Managing your schedule will help you feel so much more efficient and productive, which in turn, will help you feel less scatterbrained and anxious. ![]() There are a few things that help me manage a busy schedule, even as the definition of that changes over time, and that’s what I’m sharing today. Learning to manage your time and your schedule well will help you enjoy a full life without feeling like you have too much going on, all the time. These days, I think everyone feels like their schedules are too busy, but busy does NOT always equal productive. And since having Thomas, I am learning how to navigate a different kind of busy schedule. I had to work really hard to create habits, especially in that 80-hours-a-week season, to keep my head above water. However, in retrospect, I wish I had been stricter at prioritizing my schedule because there were days of pure misery in there, not to mention panic attacks. My goal was to leave Corporate America, and I knew I just had to get through the hard season. Looking back, I think I was able to do it because I knew there was a finish line – both professionally and athletically. To say that was a busy time is one massive understatement. Before then, I was working 80 hours a week AND training for the Boston Marathon. Unsubscribe from Running In The Cold QSGĪ too-busy schedule was the name of the game in my life up until 2019 when I left my Corporate America job to pursue blogging full-time.Rookie Runner Program + Athletic Mom Bundle.Interested in becoming a Beautycounter Consultant?.What to wear running + my favorite picks!.My skincare & makeup routine with Beautycounter products, Tarte, Ilia and more.Beautycounter Consultant Interest – August.
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