This week we are digging into the Girl Stop Apologizing Book Study that we are currently doing over on Facebook in the Power Project Community. We cover chapters
1. That's Not What Other Women Do
2. I'm Not a Goal Oriented Person
3. I Don't Have the Time

This is not a regurgitation of Ms. Rachel Hollis's words but instead is my take on the chapters and how you can apply them to your life.

I cover how I was raised to want to get married and have babies but always had lofty career goals of my own. I also share how to become a goal oriented person and how to manage your time.

How to set goals and crush them:
1. List Your Goals
Whether you are detail oriented or prefer to enter all the details into Excel or youre more of a free thinker, put your goal setting cap on. List every goal you want to accomplish this year. From the stretch goals to the easily attained goals, put them all down.

2. Prioritize Your Goals
This is where focus comes into play. What goals are the most important for you to accomplish. If you’re a high achiever, you most likely want to accomplish all the things right now! But, if you don't give them priority, we can’t give them the attention and focus they need.

3. Sort Your Goals
Separate your stretch goals from your small goals. Small goals give you small victories along the way to achieving your strtetch goals.

4. Set deadlines
A goal without a deadline is a dream. Break down how you will reach that deadline. If you're writing a book in the next twelve months and you plan to write 60,000 words, do the math. 60,000/12=5000. You'll need to write 5000 words per month in order to achieve your goal by your deadline.

5. Take ACTION
This is where most people stop pursuing their goals. A goal without action is like a vehicle without fuel. What can you do each day to achieve those goals? If you want to lose 50 lbs in a year, that's 4 lbs per month and one lb per week. So, create a daily diet and excercise plan to achieve that goal. What action can I take today to achieve my weekly, monthly, and annual goals?



Chapter 3: "I Don't Have Time"

A few things to know: Time is an illusion. We all have the same 24 hours in a day but it's what we do with them that makes a difference. You don’t have a lack of time, you have an ownership problem. You haven’t owned your schedule, your months, weeks, hours, minutes.
It’s simply a time management problem.

Here are the ways I manage my schedule:
1. On Sundays, I look at my week. What does it look like? What is on the schedule? I follow up with the appointments I have scheduled to confirm that we are still on. I check to see if the kids' schedules have changed and new appointments need to be added.


2. During my work hours that are scheduled, I put my phone and computer in Do Not Disturb mode so that I can focus on work. I do not fill the space with household chores or conversations. This is simply work time.

3. I maximize the times that I am most productive. Have you heard of Owl vs. Lark? An Owl is a person that is more productive at night and a Lark is someone that is more productive in the morning. Realize your most productive and most creative times. Schedule appropriate work during those times.

4. I plan my week with my family. Everyone plays a part here. My husband and I share an ical that keeps all of the family appointments shared between us so that we both have a heads' up of what is going on. I use different email addresses for different schedules: Family (ALL the things), Kids, Beauty Business, & The Power Project. This way I can clearly see where my time is being spent.

Trust me when I say, I was not always this organized with my time. It has taken practice and effort to get here, but it has made a world of difference.

You can join next week's book study live over at https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerprojectcommunity/?ref=share

Have you written a review yet? PLEASE! Stop what you're doing right now and go do that! I'll love you forever!

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