Instead of Cramming More Into Your Schedule...


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Are you ending your workdays feeling drained despite what you accomplish...somehow feeling like you're still not doing enough?

I recently coached Naomi Lerman, a trauma-informed mindset coach and a high-achieving mom, and she hit on a truth I see often with clients: we may seem successful outwardly, but if our schedule is fueling a feeling of internal failure, we are sabotaging ourselves and headed toward burnout.

Naomi, like so many I know, had too much to do and too little time, leading to decision fatigue and a constant cycle of self-doubt. The solution wasn't a new app or even a more efficient productivity approach. It was a deep, strategic shift of mindset and calendar that moves beyond the 24-hour day.

If you want to shift from feeling scattered to supported, consider these elements from our session:

  1. Your season of life determines your capacity. So many people try to schedule like they’re living in a different season — a quieter one, a simpler one, a less demanding one. Productivity becomes far more compassionate and sustainable when you acknowledge where you are right now and plan with it, not against it.
  2. Your strengths and values can simplify everything. When you design your schedule around what you naturally do well and what truly matters, clarity increases and resistance drops. The right system shouldn’t require you to become a different person — it should help you be more of who you already are.
  3. Every task has a beginning and an end. One of the biggest stressors is underestimating what’s required. Adding prep and processing time (bookends) to each task reduces context switching, protects your focus, and gives you a sense of completion instead of constantly feeling behind.
  4. Your calendar is only one part of your capacity. Your energy, commitments, health, environment, and emotional load all matter just as much as what’s on the page. Broadening how you measure capacity gives you a far more realistic and forgiving picture of what’s possible.
  5. Closing your day intentionally restores your worthiness. A simple end-of-day closeout routine — even 2–5 minutes — can shift your nervous system, reduce mental clutter, and remind you that your worth was never tied to how many boxes you checked.

These insights aren’t just strategies; they’re supportive reminders that productivity is ultimately about showing up for your life with clarity, confidence, and care… not hustling your way into exhaustion.

Don't you wish you could have heard this session? Surprise! You can listen in because this coaching session was recorded! Check out the links:

>> Listen to the podcast here
>> Read the blog post here

If you’re in a season that feels heavy or chaotic, you deserve systems that honor your humanity, support your energy, and remind you of your worth every single day.

I'm here to share how and to cheer you on through it all.

Lisa


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