How To Be More Intentional About The Time You Already Have
Whether you’d like to be more intentional with your family life, work life, creative projects or just taking better care of yourself, we want you to truly enjoy the time you have.
Today we’re going to help you bring intention back into your schedule!
And it’s all about moving forward!
We’re here to help you slowly remove any excuses you have when it comes to how you feel about your time. “There’s never enough time.” or “I don’t know how to do this.” or “I don’t have time for this.”
You deserve to be more intentional with the time you do have so you’re not letting your lack of time or how you’re using that time stop you from creating, growing, learning, sharing and truly enjoying the time you have!
Here are 4 Simple Questions To Help You Be More Intentional With Your Time:
WHAT does intentional living mean to you?
WHERE would you like to be more intentional with your time?
WHY do you want to be more intentional with your time?
HOW can you start being more intentional with your time?
Let’s go over each one in detail!
WHAT does intentional living mean to you?
First, you want to find out what intentional living means to you. What does it look like and feel like?
Come up with your own definition of intentional living. You can learn how to do this in Ep. 125 Intentional Living.
Think of words or phrases that help you get very clear on what it means to you to be living with intention. Here are some examples:
Intentionally choosing how I’m using my time
Fully experiencing the day
Planning ahead of time
Living in the present moment
It might seem silly to take the time to write out your own definition, but we promise that if you take the time to get very clear on what it means to you - the more likely you’ll experience intentional living & be able to make the choices that help you get you there.
2. WHERE would you like to be more intentional with your time?
So now that you know what intentional living means to you, it’s time to find where you’d like to be more intentional with your time & then FOCUS on that area.
It could be a specific area of your life:
Creative project
Marriage
Spirituality
“Present mom time”
Something else…
Or it could be a specific time of day or part of your schedule:
Right when kids wake up
The first 20 minutes of your work time
While your waiting to pick kids up
Right before dinner
After kids go to bed, etc.
*If you feel like you could be more intentional with every area of your life, just pick ONE and go from there. You could also check out this post: Need a Life Overhaul? Start Anywhere.
3. WHY do you want to be more intentional with your time?
So now’s the time to find out WHY. What’s the real reason for WHY you want to be more intentional with your time.
Remember it could be a specific area of your life or a specific time of day or part of your schedule. Helping you find out your why, will help you make any change last.
I’d love to be more intentional with ___________ because________.
I’d like to be more intentional during _________ because_______.
A few ways to help you remember your why:
Maybe you write your “why” in your planner or on your to do list
Use it while you’re setting your intention for the day
Ask God to help you incorporate it into your day
4. HOW can you start being more intentional with your time?
How could you actually make this happen? How could that look? How are you going to do that?
Our favorite ways to take action:
Start with tiny things you know how to do!
It could be just a mindset shift or something practical that you do or change.
Coming up with a new mantra
Going to be earlier so you can wake up earlier
Communicating more clearly with your family & setting up some boundaries
Putting your phone on do not disturb
Be sure to revisit your definition of intentional living and make sure it matches the action you want to take.
Quick Recap
Just a quick recap. Here are the 4 questions to help you be more intentional with your time
WHAT does intentional living mean to you?
WHERE would you like to be more intentional with your time?
WHY do you want to be more intentional with your time?
HOW can you start being more intentional with your time?
There is so much power in clearly defining what it is you want & how you’re going to get it. We know you can be more intentional with the time you already have. You deserve this! Best of luck!
Laura + Kristin
Ready to make more time for what you love?
Grab our FREE time management toolkit HERE that includes 4 great resources to get you started.
Listen to our conversation!
Click below or on apple podcasts & choose episode 155.
You can also search The Progress Project on any podcast app including Spotify!
Episode #155 How To Be More Intentional With The Time You Do Have
In this episode we’re talking about how to be intentional with the time you ALREADY have available. You’ll learn:
4 simple questions to ask yourself to pinpoint where you want your time to improve
How to decide which specific area of life or time of day needs your attention
How to find a really good reason WHY you want to improve this area (beyond just wanting to stop feeling guilty!)
The power of being specific and concrete in defining what you want and how you’ll get it
Links Mentioned
FREE Time Management Toolkit -The perfect place to start for free!
Time Management Class $5 - Designed to help you create your ideal schedule from scratch & make plenty of time for your creative work! (During March + April)
*This class is no longer in session but can still be found in our vault when you join our VIP level.
Time Management for Creative Moms Ebook $47- Your guide to finding more time! You’ll find our best practical strategies and mindset tools in this beautiful, easy to read guide. Start enjoying plenty of guilt-free time for your creative projects!
No drama. No extra fluff. Just goodness for your creative self!
If you liked this topic, you’ll also love these!
Ep. 154 How To Do A Time Management Reset
Ep. 110 Time Management For Moms
