Protecting Your Time: Time Management Strategies to Help You Be Productive in a Good Way

In this episode of Becoming Burnout Proof, host Meg Bingham, a certified stress management specialist and marketing strategist, discusses strategies for improving our relationship with time to avoid burnout, especially in the context of upcoming summer when routines often change. She introduces her course, the Balanced Business Blueprint, as a resource to help women entrepreneurs better protect their time. The episode covers common struggles with time scarcity mindset, the solution of doing fewer things well, and practical tips like conducting a time audit, learning to say no, prioritizing efficiently, and scheduling non-negotiables for self-care. Meg emphasizes the importance of intentionality in how we spend our time to foster productivity, joy, connection, and rest without succumbing to chaos.

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• The Balanced Business Blueprint

00:00 Welcome to Becoming Burnout Proof

00:34 The Time Management Dilemma

02:19 Understanding and Overcoming Scarcity Mindset

05:42 Practical Tips for Better Time Management

09:53 Closing Thoughts and What's Next