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You sit down to work - and get pulled away.
You come back - but you’re not where you left off.
So you restart.
And by the time you do - that work block is gone.
So it gets pushed.
And the next day starts the same way.
Most people think this is a time problem.
Or a discipline problem.
It’s not.
Your day isn’t holding what you’re asking it to.
That’s what this podcast looks at.
Where your time is actually going.
Why your work doesn’t fully land.
What’s breaking underneath your schedule.
If your days don’t quite hold, you’ll see why here.
➡️ If your day keeps filling up - but nothing important gets crossed off - something in it doesn’t belong. The Human Design Time Audit shows you where it’s breaking: https://yourunbusylife.com/human-design-reading/
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You can see what support would look like. You’ve seen other people living it. Having help. Having space. But for you, it still feels… out of reach. So you wait. Until you make more. Until things calm down. Until it makes sense. And nothing changes. Because it’s not just about resources - it’s about what you’ve decided is allowed RIGHT NOW. If help still feels like something for “later,” that decision is already shaping your time. → See what’s actually keeping support out of your day: ht...
You’re trying to take care of yourself… but nothing is actually coming off your plate. So the bath, the walk, the “quick break” - they don’t change anything. Because the issue isn’t self-care. It’s that your time isn’t being freed up. Until something is fully released, your day stays full - no matter how much you “pour back in.” If your schedule still feels tight even when you’re doing all the “right” things, this is where to look. → Find where your time isn’t actually open...
You’re sipping your lukewarm coffee, scrolling through your almost-complete sales page, thinking “yep, finally nailed it.” Hit save, then publish, and you’re off to grab the kids from school…. Then start on the 6 tasks that DIDN’T get done because you focused on that sales copy. (It HAD to get out - you’ve got that digital primer product coming out soon - but the prioritization is killing you.) Does it always have to be like this, dropping one glass ball for another as a working mom?? (You ba...
You check off the final task for your daughter’s spring break trip, double check that the hot dogs for supper are in the fridge (not the freezer), and text your mom that you can drive her to that specialist appointment tomorrow (even though it’s going to play merry hell with your schedule). Your mind blanks out - it’s been a full day at work, plus you’ve been running around taking care of all these OTHER house/family/school tasks, and you really can’t think past cooking supper. Because in abo...
Stuck on high performance habits for solopreneurs? I brought on the funniest neuroscience-and-procrastination coach ever, Robin Emdon, to talk about how to finally finish what you start. Grab a free copy of Robin’s book at https://ReallyUsefulTips.com. You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If your days keep filling up - but the work that actually matters isn’t moving - this isn’t a time problem. Something in your day isn’t holding....
You touched base with all 18 of your clients today, plus ran sessions for 4 of them, but you’re still feeling dissatisfied with your business…. So you pull up Basecamp again, check on everyone’s to-do lists, and make a note to yourself to brainstorm the main tenets of your coaching work (so you could turn them into some sort of evergreen course or hybrid mastermind).... Because that evergreen program pivot is still there in the corner of your brain, taunting you. And if you didn’t have to see...
Have you checked off your invisible to-do list today? You know, the one that reads “serve my clients so well that I get 2 testimonials today, serve a whole-foods supper to the kids tonight, do enough stairs that I lose another pound next week, get a compliment from my husband”?? We don’t even put our most closely held, “what I want out of life” priorities on the task list in the first place. (They just sit there, on the back burner of our brain, pushing us into doing more.) So what happens if...
You’re so #blessed to work from home…. The dishes piled up in the sinkThe kids who pop in when you’re on client callsThe one-off errands right in the middle of your last work block for the dayThe constant distractions of wet laundry, beeping timers, and dogs who need to go outYeah, it’s an amazing life, isn’t it?! Time to take responsibility for the pressure you’re feeling - take back your power around family routines - and set up what YOU need as the CEO mom. You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up ...
You finished wireframing your 2nd client’s “work with me” page an hour early - yay! But now you have to decide what to do with all this free time. Should you grab the laundry basket and your earbuds and fold something?Work your way through your overfull LinkedIn DMs?Go down a Reddit rabbit hole on the latest period tracking app?Research financial aid options for your high school senior?Answer a couple of podcast questions (to get a head start on your next “ask me anything” episode)?Dust the b...
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business.... You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If your days keep filling up - but the work that actually matters isn’t moving - this isn’t a time problem. Something in your day isn’t holding. And it will keep happening until you see where. That’s what this is for. This FREE Human Design Time Audit shows you: where your day is breakingwhy what you’re doing isn’t holdingwhat’s actuall...
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business.... You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If your days keep filling up - but the work that actually matters isn’t moving - this isn’t a time problem. Something in your day isn’t holding. And it will keep happening until you see where. That’s what this is for. This FREE Human Design Time Audit shows you: where your day is breakingwhy what you’re doing isn’t holdingwhat’s actuall...
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business.... You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If your days keep filling up - but the work that actually matters isn’t moving - this isn’t a time problem. Something in your day isn’t holding. And it will keep happening until you see where. That’s what this is for. This FREE Human Design Time Audit shows you: where your day is breakingwhy what you’re doing isn’t holdingwhat’s actuall...
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business.... You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If your days keep filling up - but the work that actually matters isn’t moving - this isn’t a time problem. Something in your day isn’t holding. And it will keep happening until you see where. That’s what this is for. This FREE Human Design Time Audit shows you: where your day is breakingwhy what you’re doing isn’t holdingwhat’s actuall...
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business.... You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If your days keep filling up - but the work that actually matters isn’t moving - this isn’t a time problem. Something in your day isn’t holding. And it will keep happening until you see where. That’s what this is for. This FREE Human Design Time Audit shows you: where your day is breakingwhy what you’re doing isn’t holdingwhat’s actuall...
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business.... You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If your days keep filling up - but the work that actually matters isn’t moving - this isn’t a time problem. Something in your day isn’t holding. And it will keep happening until you see where. That’s what this is for. This FREE Human Design Time Audit shows you: where your day is breakingwhy what you’re doing isn’t holdingwhat’s actuall...
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business.... You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If your days keep filling up - but the work that actually matters isn’t moving - this isn’t a time problem. Something in your day isn’t holding. And it will keep happening until you see where. That’s what this is for. This FREE Human Design Time Audit shows you: where your day is breakingwhy what you’re doing isn’t holdingwhat’s actuall...
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business.... You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If your days keep filling up - but the work that actually matters isn’t moving - this isn’t a time problem. Something in your day isn’t holding. And it will keep happening until you see where. That’s what this is for. This FREE Human Design Time Audit shows you: where your day is breakingwhy what you’re doing isn’t holdingwhat’s actuall...
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business.... You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If your days keep filling up - but the work that actually matters isn’t moving - this isn’t a time problem. Something in your day isn’t holding. And it will keep happening until you see where. That’s what this is for. This FREE Human Design Time Audit shows you: where your day is breakingwhy what you’re doing isn’t holdingwhat’s actuall...
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business.... You’ve got this! Alyssa Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/ If your days keep filling up - but the work that actually matters isn’t moving - this isn’t a time problem. Something in your day isn’t holding. And it will keep happening until you see where. That’s what this is for. This FREE Human Design Time Audit shows you: where your day is breakingwhy what you’re doing isn’t holdingwhat’s actuall...
You pry your eyes open, hit the “off” button, roll out of bed…. Wellness professional or not, you KNOW you aren’t getting enough sleep (or protein, for that matter). There’s just too much going on. Softball practice, away games, those riding lessons your mom is paying for…. No one’s making time for YOU, so you suck it up and push your way through the day (again). Even though you know better. Even though you know that if you keep on doing this, you’re going to end up wi...
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