Episode 14: Chaos and Time Management Strategies

Guest Bio 

I’m a Time Management Coach who helps busy people master time management so they can stop feeling overwhelmed and start spending time on what matters most.

Driven by the belief that stress and success don’t have to go hand in hand, I refuse buy into the notion that “busy” is a badge of honor. Let’s dive into what’s really important – personally, professionally or organizationally – and start spending time where it counts.

As a Time Management Coach and sought-after speaker, I apply my experience as a crisis-communications problem solver into actionable strategies and tactics for my clients.

How can I serve you?

Time Management Coaching – We’ll dig into your biggest time management struggles, and you’ll walk away with a customized action plan for organizing your time, managing your responsibilities and showing up with energy for the activities that matter most in your life and work.

Speaking – If your schedule isn’t based on purpose, personal mission and core values, then you’re just wasting your time. We’ve only got one life to live, don’t you want to life it well? I’d love to talk time, productivity and living a life of no regrets with your team or organization in a keynote, breakout session, retreat, or workshop.

Recap & Takeaways

• [00:11 – 02:58] Anna Kornick and how she became a time management coach
• [02:58 – 04:45] Anna’s first job out of college as a scheduler in D.C.
• [04:45 – 06:14] Moving home to Louisiana and working in crisis communications and government affairs
• [06:17 – 08:47] Hitting a breaking point and creating an LLC focused on time management
• [08:50 – 09:33] Living in chaos, managing chaos
• [09:33 – 11:33] What engagement looked like with new customers when Anna started
• [11:35 – 12:40] Spending time with people, finding quality time
• [12:42 – 14:31] Helping female professionals and business owners find more time
• [14:32 – 15:57] The mental, emotional, and physical task workload women often bear
• [15:59 – 17:36] A holistic approach to time management solutions
• [17:41 – 20:24] Slipping out of practices, working out, hydrating
• [20:27 – 22:32] Reinforcing good habits and progress at check-ins
• [22:33 – 24:06] Old-fashioned habit reinforcement and tracking
• [24:05 – 25:43] Myers-Briggs and finding your own time management preferences
• [25:44 – 28:29] Preferences for how you take in information
• [29:29 – 33:26] Information diets and dealing with distractions to focus on our values
• [33:27 – 36:06] Creativity, spontaneity, and “infinite browsing mode”
• [36:08 – 39:21] Deploying strategies that reinforce vision, values, goals, and accountability
• [39:23 – 40:41] Shuffling meetings, especially across timezones
• [40:41 – 42:58] An asynchronous listening tour, and accommodating community in different timezones
• [43:13 – 47:17] The importance of rest, recharge, and being intentional with relationships
• [47:20 – 49:20] Recap and connecting with Anna