Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Ambitious Women

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The following quote is not from the book. To me, it says much of what the world needs right now, yet our priorities are elsewhere. P.S. What if you had a blueprint to make sure everything that matters on 2020 gets done and that you’re blissed out and satisfied as you work your plan? Marie: Just see what happens. And then three and I love, this is so practical, if you can, limit the time that you spend with them, right? Kate: Yes. I learned this from my friend, Teri Cole, if you change your side of the dance, the other person cannot do the same dance. They have to change their dance. It works like almost every time. It’s amazing. While I can’t tell you all of the details yet, I can tell you this: I’ve never felt more excited and on purpose to get something out into the world as I am about this.

We can bend and stretch time by changing our perception of it (we will always have enough time for the things that are important to us), choosing to not rush (stepping out of frazzled, chaotic energy), and fully inhabiting the time (Kairos). We have 4 distinct phases throughout the month (more on what they are in a minute), in fact, and we are not designed to be the same every day. Capitalize on your natural motivation at this time and plan your content for the month. Using a tool like Plann (the one we use) can really help! In 2015 we decided to follow our true desires and that led us to moving cross country fro NY to Cali. I did almost nothing for most of 2015 and 2016. My motto became do more achieve less. In fact, there is a book with that title and the best advice I received was “slow down so the angles of good fortune can catch up to you”What was your biggest insight from today’s episode? Do you have more questions that we didn’t cover? How will you use what you learned in your business and life? Pareto’s Law of the Vital Few: 20 percent of our efforts produce 80 percent of results. I don’t know a coach or business entrepreneur who doesn't teach this, which means it’s super important! Northrup give us the following exercise to help us identify our vital few. I’m so grateful I didn’t just launch another big thing just to get something out there out of fear that I would become irrelevant or disappear. I just kept on keeping on, making things that seemed like they’d be fun to make and useful for other people to receive.

You were designed for peak creativity and incredible ease in your work. All you need to do is follow your flow. Body first, business second: When you tend to your body’s needs first, your brain and hormones are able to function optimally and you get more done in less time. Before you plan your week, identify what your body needs. Kate: It’s so important. I was at this annual convention that I had been going to every year since I was 18, so this is kind of like a family reunion in a way and I remember this feeling so distinctly. My husband and I had worked in our business, we had grown it, it had been a beautiful year, and yet I… and our life was awesome. It was really working and I would say I was really happy and yet I sat there during this awards ceremony with the people crossing the stage and the highlighting the success, which was beautiful. I was thrilled for them but I had this internal feeling of like, I should have done more. What’s wrong with me? I’m a failure. I should be up there. No matter your circumstances, you’ll find productivity strategies here that will help you regain a greater sense of ease, purpose, peace, and control over your time and life. This is a book for working women and mothers who are ready to release the culturally inherited belief that their worth is equal to their productivity, and instead create a personal and professional life that's based on presence, meaning, and joy. As opposed to focusing on fitting it all in, time management, and leaning in, as so many books geared at ambitious women do, this book embraces the notion that through doing less women can have--and be--more.Plan your week with internal and external cycles in mind. Identify the vital few priorities. Eliminate, delegate, and outsource. Luteal (which is the 10-12 days before you get your period and is the same energy as the Waning Moon) This is a book for working women and mothers who are ready to release the culturally inherited belief that their worth is equal to their productivity, and instead create a personal and professional life that's based on presence, meaning, and joy. As opposed to focusing on "fitting it all in," time management, and leaning in, as so many books geared at ambitious women do, this book embraces the notion that through doing less women can have--and be--more. This book gave me the permission and tools to change my relationship with time and enlightened me about the cyclical nature of the feminine. The book offers a series of 14 “experiments,” giving bite-sized steps to try incorporating the Do Less mindset.