[EP129] The Real Reason You Can't Seem To Get Anything Done
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Balance It Method Podcast | Routines, Organization and Time Management for Busy Working Moms
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Why do working moms feel stuck even when they start the day motivated?
Today we're going to be digging into something that is a constant frustration with working moms inside of our community, and that is why we can never get finished what we start. You wake up early, you've got your list made, you're motivated, you're ready to go, but then By noon you somehow have been derailed seventeen times and everything is still unfinished, but you have been busy all day. Does that sound familiar? Well let's figure out what's going on. Welcome to the Balance It Method Podcast. If you're a working mom juggling a career, kids, housework, a social life, and endless piles of laundry, then you are in the right place, my friend. I'm Tamara, a mom, business owner, and your balanced living bestie.
Each week we will discuss simple, practical ways to better manage your time and energy so you can get things checked off that to-do list without burning yourself out in the process. If you're ready, to take off that busy badge of honor and finally take control over life's chaos, then let's take this journey together as we learn how to balance it. Hello my friends and welcome back to another episode of the Balance It Method podcast. I'm your host, Tamara, and if this is your first time tuning into the show, welcome my friends. This is the place where real moms, working moms, we're coming together, we're talking about the things that we're struggling with and we figure out ways to do them a little easier so that we can get them done without burning ourselves out in the process.
And today we're digging into a very common problem, and that is being motivated, being ready to go, but not being able to complete our list of things that we wanted to do, or getting started on things, but not being able to get them finished. So in this episode, we are going to figure out what's going wrong and I'm gonna give you a few ideas of how to deal with it. So here's I'm gonna give you three different reasons why this might be happening. So the first reason that this might be showing up for you. So when you sit down to make your to-do list, and I know you make that list because you're the kind of person who wants to get things done. You're writing down everything that you want to accomplish.
How does an overloaded to‑do list keep you from finishing anything?
like you're starting with a blank slate every day. But you're not. You never are. You're a mom. You've got things already baked into your daily schedule. You have a job that you have to go to. You have kids you have to take care of. You have lunches that need made. You have dinners that need made you have rides. You have emotional support that needs to be offered. You have approximately 4,000 requests for snacks and questions that need to be answered. and commitments and meals to make and a house that doesn't clean itself and your day is already full before you even write a single thing on that list. So when you sit down and you write 10 things that you want to get done that day, your day only actually has room for maybe three of those things, right?
And that doesn't mean that you're failing at anything or you're bad at it. You're just busy. And the problem isn't you, the problem is your list itself. The fix isn't to do more or hustle harder. That's never ever the answer, by the way, around here. It's because you're before you add a single thing to your day, you need to know what's actually already going on in it. Inside the balance it method, I teach my students as they come through that when we write our to-do list, well, we don't write to-do lists, first of all.
What is a “priority funnel” and how does it replace a traditional to‑do list?
We write priority funnels. And when we write our priority funnels, we are making sure that in each day of our week we have a little segment of that day dedicated to one. of those tasks on the priority funnel. Just one. Okay. So that giant list of ten things that you wanted to get done after work. Not really very realistic now, is it? Okay, part two, the reason why nothing is getting done in this one is Really sneaky, but really familiar. You're in the middle of something, you're actually doing the thing that you were said you were gonna do, and then someone needs you, right?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why do working moms feel stuck even when they start the day motivated?
0:00–2:16
2
How does an overloaded to‑do list keep you from finishing anything?
2:16–3:33
3
What is a “priority funnel” and how does it replace a traditional to‑do list?
3:33–4:55
4
Why does constant task‑switching drain my energy and stop progress?
4:55–6:32
5
How can I protect my focus time from interruptions and phone notifications?
6:32–8:17
6
What simple email‑processing system can prevent inbox overload?
8:17–9:55
7
How does a repeatable meal‑planning system eliminate decision fatigue?
9:55–11:20
8
What are the three core reasons I’m not finishing tasks and how can I fix them?
11:20–13:02
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