Surviving Maycember: How to Protect Your Time Before the Chaos Peaks

About this episode

Anna shares strategies to manage time effectively during the chaotic month of May, also known as Maycember.

Does May feel less like a month and more like a second December? There's actually a name for this: Maycember. And Anna is sharing four things to do right now before the chaos peaks. You'll learn how to protect your calendar from unnecessary extras, get a bird's-eye view of the month before it derails you, why skipping your weekly planning session in busy seasons is basically an invitation to wing it, and how to get your summer schedule ready before the whiplash hits. Apply for a free time management coaching session: freetimecall.com Full shownotes: abouttimepodcast.com/320

People in this episode

Host: Anna Dearmon Kornick

Topics covered

• time management
• productivity
• work-life balance
• planning
• chaos management

Keywords

• Maycember
• time management
• calendar protection
• weekly planning
• summer schedule

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: freetimecall.com, abouttimepodcast.com

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