Work + Life Harmony | Time Management, Organization and Planning for Overwhelmed Women
Work + Life Harmony | Time Management, Organization and Planning for Overwhelmed Women
Megan Sumrell: Time Management and Productivity Coach
You wake up with a plan. By 10 AM, it's completely off the rails. By bedtime, you're mentally running through everything you didn't get to and wondering how tomorrow will be any different.Work + Life Harmony is the weekly podcast that teaches women a completely different approach to time management, weekly planning, and productivity.Hosted by Megan Sumrell, a time management expert with 20+ years in systems and planning, this show will change the way you think about your calendar, your to-do list, and how you spend your time.Megan covers everything from weekly planning strategies and daily routines to goal setting, organization, and how to handle the curveballs that throw your whole week off. Her approach was built specifically for women managing work, family, and the million things in between, not recycled advice from productivity systems designed for someone else's life.If you've been stuck in the cycle of overwhelm, guilt, and never-ending to-do lists, start here. New episodes every week.
Planning Will Finally Work for Your Life After You Do This First
Today's topic is not sexy. It is not glamorous. But I promise you this... if you do this one thing, it is going to be what makes any planning strategy you want to implement actually work. The chances are you have been avoiding this one thing because you misunderstand the intent of it. And once you understand why you're doing it, everything changes. In this episode, I'm breaking down the one foundational step I have every single person start with inside the TOP Program, and why it is the thing...
Apr 14
17 min
The Difference Between Planning and Decision Making on Big Projects
You've got a big project on your plate, maybe more than one, and the stress is already building before you've even taken the first step. You're researching, overthinking, trying to map out every possible outcome and contingency plan. And the more you try to figure it all out upfront, the more paralyzed you feel. What if the reason you're so stressed isn't the project itself? What if it's because you're treating planning and decision making as the same thing, when they're actually two complete...
Apr 7
27 min
How I Use My Paper Planner and Digital Calendar Together
If you use a paper planner and a digital calendar, you've probably had that moment where you wonder if you're doing something wrong. You're writing things down in two places, and everything in our tech-obsessed world is telling you to just pick one and streamline. Maybe you've even thought about giving up your planner altogether because it feels like you're wasting time. I used to wrestle with this too, and I actually got made fun of for using a paper planner at a coffee shop not that long ag...
Mar 31
23 min
What to Do When Your Values and Boundaries Collide with Mindi Huebner
You've got a boundary you've worked hard to protect, and then life throws something at you that matters just as much. So now what? This is something that's been coming up again and again in our community, and honestly, it came up in my own life recently too. I brought back one of my favorite returning guests, Mindi Huebner, subconscious identity coach, to walk us through a concept called seasonal core values. It is such a practical, no-guilt way to get clear on what actually matters right now...
Mar 24
41 min
Your Calendar Is Lying to You
If you've ever looked at your calendar, seen a wide open afternoon, and thought "finally, I'm going to get so much done today" only to reach dinner time wondering where it all went, I recorded this one specifically for that feeling. There's a very good chance your calendar is only showing you a fraction of what your time is actually committed to, and once you see the three ways this is happening, you won't be able to unsee it. In This Episode, I'll Cover: Why your appointments are hiding thei...
Mar 17
16 min
The Mental Load of Motherhood With Paige Connell
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn't show up on any to-do list. It lives in the back of your brain at all hours, tracking what's running low in the pantry, remembering which kid has a permission slip due, mentally filing away that the chicken recipe failed so you never make it again. It is relentless, it is invisible, and for most women, it is entirely theirs to carry. I am joined by Paige Connell, a working mother of four who has spent years putting language to something mil...
Mar 10
36 min
Where AI Actually Helps With Planning + Where It Doesn't
Your inbox is probably full of the same messages mine is right now. Every tech company and AI tool out there is promising to save you time, eliminate decision fatigue, and basically fix all your productivity problems. And the underlying message? If you're not using AI, you're falling behind. I'm someone who loves tech. I test new tools constantly. I teach time management and planning for a living. And I'm here to tell you this...I have yet to find an AI tool that can create a realistic weekly...
Mar 3
21 min
The Real ROI of Good Systems: CALM
Everyone talks about systems like they're the key to doing more. Scale your business. Get more done at home. Be more productive. But here's what no one is telling you about why you actually need good systems, whether you're running a business or managing a household...The real benefit isn't about capacity or growth. It's about calm. When you have solid systems in place, you get to step away without everything falling apart. You get to go on vacation and actually enjoy it. You stop being...
Feb 24
21 min
How to Set Boundaries That Actually Stick at Work and Home with Kendall Berg
You know the boundaries you've set a hundred times before? The ones that work great for about three days until someone asks you to take on one more thing, stay late one more time, or handle one more crisis? We've all been there. Setting boundaries is the easy part. It's the keeping them that feels impossible when someone is standing in front of you asking for more. In this episode, I'm sitting down with Kendall Berg, a career coach who learned about boundaries the hard way. After being told s...
Feb 17
37 min
The Critical Difference Between Self-Care and Personal Time
You're doing all the self-care things. The skincare routine, the supplements, the bubble baths. You've invested in the products and carved out the time. But something still feels off. That's because there's a critical difference between self-care and personal time that most women don't understand. And if you're only focusing on one, you're going to keep feeling empty no matter how many wellness routines you add to your day. Tune in as I'm breaking down the difference between self-care and per...
Feb 10
21 min
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