DiscoverThe Bright Method Podcast: Realistic Time Management and Productivity for Working Women & Working Moms106. Protecting Strategy / Big-Picture Time From the Urgent: A Potentially Novel Way to Do It
106. Protecting Strategy / Big-Picture Time From the Urgent: A Potentially Novel Way to Do It

106. Protecting Strategy / Big-Picture Time From the Urgent: A Potentially Novel Way to Do It

Update: 2025-06-30
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In this episode, let's discuss what to do when everyone wants your time, so you struggle to find time to dig into the strategic, big-picture work that you know is important.

We talk about:

  • Some of my more standard advice—like shutting your door for a focus block or going dark on Slack 

  • What to try if those tactics aren't working for you

  • Why it might make sense to “take a day off” (or 1/2 or 3/4 day off) ... and then not actually take it off & use it for strategic work.

If you’re in a leadership role and feel like you're constantly putting out fires but never getting to that higher-level strategic thinking, I really hope this helps. This episode is designed to help you protect time for that work—so your time use actually matches the leadership role you're in.

Links you might enjoy:

  • 🌿 Free 5-Day Time Management Program Get five short, practical video lessons packed with realistic strategies to help you manage your personal and professional life with more clarity and calm.
  • 📱 Follow me on Instagram Get bite-sized, real-life time management tips for working women—like reminders to set mail holds before travel, anonymous day-in-the-life calendars from other professional women, and behind-the-scenes looks at how I manage my own time.
  • ✨ The full Bright Method™️ program If you're ready for a full time management system that's realistic, sustainable, and dare I say… fun, check out the Bright Method program. It's helped hundreds of professional women take back control of their time—and their peace of mind.
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106. Protecting Strategy / Big-Picture Time From the Urgent: A Potentially Novel Way to Do It

106. Protecting Strategy / Big-Picture Time From the Urgent: A Potentially Novel Way to Do It

Kelly Nolan