Your Time, Your Way

Quick Fixes for Busy Professionals: Managing Your Time When You Have None.

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you find a solution to your time management and productivity problems if you have no time to stop and find those solutions? That’s what we ar...

From Chaos to Control: How Your Calendar Can Help You.

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you use your calendar? Is it just a place for your appointments or a powerful way to manage your daily activities? You can subscribe to this po...

One Thing You Could Change That Will Elevate Your Productivity.

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered what one thing you could change that would have a significant impact on your productivity and time management? In this episode,...

How To Be More Efficiently Productive.

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, what’s holding you back from becoming better at managing your time and ultimately being more productive? You can subscribe to this podcas...

How To Manage The Unknowns.

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is all about managing the unknown “urgencies” that will come up each day. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | A...

Time Management Strategies: From Chaos to Control.

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I’m answering a question about the fundamentals and why it’s important to master the basics before worrying about everything else.  Yo...

THe Art Of Getting Stuff Done. (And Not Procrastinating)

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you planning, playing and fiddling, or are you doing? That’s what I am looking at in this week’s episode.  You can subscribe to this podcast ...

Calendar Events -V- Tasks (And why tasks do NOT belong on your calendar)

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When does a task become an event, and when does an event become a task? That’s the question I am answering this week.  You can subscribe to this po...

How To Get Your Big Projects Completed.

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have any big tasks or projects that just need a few days of focused work to get completed but you keep putting off? Yep, I think we all have so...

Some Uncommon Ways I Save Time Each Week.

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I am sharing a few ideas you can use to get some time back for the things you want time for. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean ...

Why You Want To Be Building Processes, Not Projects.

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you still creating projects out of the work you regularly do? If so, you might be causing yourself more work than you really need. You can subscri...

Why Is It So Confusing?

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you confused with all the time management and productivity advice floating around? I know I was, and all this information can and does cause inact...

STOP! How To Remove Overwhelm.

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you feel overwhelmed by all the things you have to do? Well, this week’s podcast is just for you. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean |...

What Not To Put In Your Task Manager.

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 285 This week, it’s all about what should and should not go on your To-Do list. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcas...

Not Doing A Weekly Planning Session? This For You.

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is what you want to get accomplished this week realistic, or are you setting yourself up for disappointment? That’s what we are looking at this week...

The Life Changing Tip David Allen Gave Me.

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is all about what is important in your time management and productivity system.  You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean...

Managing The Demands Of Others.

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, what can you do when the demands of others prevent you from doing your work. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts...

Breaking Tasks Down And Timing Tasks

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is all about breaking tasks down into manageable chunks and how to organise your academic studies. You can subscribe to this po...

How To Stay Motivated.

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, how do you motivate yourself when you are just not in the mood to do any work? You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcas...

What Happens When You Do Master Your Time? (It’s not pleasant)

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 279 In this week’s episode, I share with you what happens when everything begins to work as it should. Be prepared; this episode is scary. ...

HowTo Take Control Of Your To-Do List

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you the master or slave of your task manager? In this week’s episode, I’m going to show you how to take control of your tasks.    You can su...

Why Use Three Tools When One Could Do It All?

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, how do your task manager, calendar and notes fit together in a time management and productivity system? You can subscribe to this podcast o...

How To Establish What Your Core Work Is? (Leadership Edition)

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re looking at how to define your core work and how that translates into what you do each day.  You can subscribe to this podcast on: ...

How To Set Some Rules To Make Your Life A Lot Easier

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s podcast, I answer a question about setting some rules of engagement for yourself. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | App...

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Calendar.

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode is all about getting on top of your calendar so you remain in control of your most valuable asset.   You can subscribe to this ...

Managing Email and All The Other Forms of Communication.

30 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is all about managing your communications and ensuring you have enough time to deal with it every day.  You can subscribe to t...

Do You Really Need All Those Projects?

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re exploring the need for projects and why the way a project has been defined is causing most of your task management problems.    Yo...

Is Pen And Paper Better Than Digital?

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are the old ways still the best ways? That’s what I explore in this week’s podcast.  You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcas...

Balancing Your Life’s Responsibilities.

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 270 Do you feel you have balance in your day? If not, this episode is for you. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts ...

Why You Need To Do Your Weekly Planning

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why bother with a weekly plan when a single crisis can destroy the whole week? That’s what I’ll be answering this week.   You can subscribe to th...

How To Complete Your Personal Projects.

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How confident are you setting up a project and delivering it on time every time? If you struggle in this areas, then this podcast is for you.    You...

Mindset, Goal Setting and Project Planning With Former UK Special Forces Soldier, Simon Jeffries

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I have a very special guest. Former UK Special Forces soldier Simon Jeffries. Simon talks about mindset, self, discipline, goal setting and...

Get realistic about what you can do in a day.

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, are you being realistic about what you can get done each day? Most people are not.      You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | ...

How To Plan Your Week In Less Time.

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 265 This week, why not consistently doing a weekly planning session is destroying your productivity. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Pod...

The Analogue Time Sector System

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 264 This week, The question is all about implementing the Time Sector System using a paper-based method. You can subscribe to this podcast on:...

How To Get Back To Basics With Your Task manager.

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 263. This week, we are looking at the humble task manager and at how to get the most out of it by getting back to basics.   You can subscribe...

Why You Must Become Boring To Succeed.

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is all about building success into your life and why to do it, you need to become boring.  You can subscribe to this podcast o...

How To Manage Your Calendar.

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is all about getting the most out of your calendar. The most powerful tool in your productivity toolbox, yet surprisingly the l...

A Few Of My Favourite Productive Habits.

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is about all those little secrets I’ve discovered over the years that make getting work done on time, every time, easy.  You...

How To Keep Your Daily List of Tasks Manageable

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is on how to reduce the number of tasks in your task manager.  You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts ...

How Get Started With A Solid Morning Routine

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, it’s all about building a morning routine that leaves you focused and energised.   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple...

Building Productivity Into Your Team.

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our final episode of the year, we’re looking at how to improve the productivity of a team. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple ...

The End Of Year Clean Up

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, what could you change about your system to get it ready for 2023?   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitc...

Why You Need To Take Projects Out Of Your Task Manager

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 256 This week, we’re looking at the overwhelming number of so-called “projects” people create and why it’s these that contribute to ov...

How To PlanThe New Year.

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re looking at new year goals and what we can do to improve our chances of success. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | App...

The 3 Unsexy Productivity Essentials.

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re looking at the unsexy part of becoming more productive and better with our time management. You can subscribe to this podcast on: P...

How to Bring Real Balance Into Your Life.

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re looking at building balance into our lives, and I explain why we look at the whole idea of balance the wrong way. You can subscribe...

How To Stop Overthinking and Overcomplicating.

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re looking at how to stop overthinking and over-complicating our lives. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts...

How To Manage Your Digital Files

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How best to organise all your files, documents and articles? That’s what we’re looking at this week.  You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbe...

How To Fit Goals Into An Already Busy Schedule

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s podcast answers the question: where do goals fit into a task manager? You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | S...

To Multi-Task or Not To Multi-Task?

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, it’s all about multiple projects and tasks—all in one day.   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher...

You’re Not Going To Complete All Your Tasks, And That’s Okay.

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re looking at why you don’t need to worry if you cannot complete your planned tasks each day.  You can subscribe to this podcast on...

The Essentials of Personal Productivity.

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What elements do you need to have productive days consistently? That’s the question I’m exploring this week.   You can subscribe to this podcast ...

How To Develop Your Productivity System For Success.

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So, you’ve created a fantastic system for keeping yourself organised and on top of everything being thrown at you, and you’re happy with the apps ...

What to Pay Attention To After A Promotion.

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do you need to pay attention to if you are to build yourself a solid, sustainable productivity system? You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podb...

How To Teach Productivity And Time Management To Your Colleagues.

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 244 Becoming more productive and being better at managing your time is not about the hustle culture or squeezing every spare minute out of the...

The Secret To Productivity Greatness.

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the easiest way to become more productive and better manage your time? That’s what we are considering this week. You can subscribe to this ...

When is Enough, Enough When It Comes To Apps?

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How complex is your system? How complex do you need it to be? That’s what we’ll be looking at today.    You can subscribe to this podcast on: Po...

What Does Doing Look Like?

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re looking at David Allen’s quote: “what does doing look like?”   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcast...

Too Many Tasks Not Enough Time.

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you find you frequently run our of time but rarely run out of tasks? That’s what we’ll be looking at in this week’s episode. You can subscrib...

How To Live A disciplined Life.

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how living a disciplined life brings an abundance of benefits. This week’s question was inspired by just tha...

Why Bother Setting goals?

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why set goals? After all, most people fail to achieve them and for those lucky few that do, what then? What do you do after you’ve achieved your goa...

How To Optimise Your Productivity System

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is your time management and productivity system optimised so you are always focused on doing the right things? That’s what we’ll be looking at tod...

Getting Back To Productivity Basics

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the question is all about how to simplify your system so there’s less maintenance and more doing. You can subscribe to this podcast on: P...

What Do I do With This email?

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do I do with this email? That’s what we’ll be looking at in this week’s episode. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podc...

How To Productively Conduct A Job Search

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why does doing your work feel overwhelming and so hard? That’s what we are looking at this week. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | App...

How To Beat Procrastination.

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is on defeating the habit of procrastination (and I have some rather brutal truths to reveal).   You can subscribe to this pod...

How To Be Consistent.

05 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What is your philosophy for life and work? That’s the question we are exploring this week.   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple ...

How To Prioritise Your Work With The Eisenhower Matrix

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re diving deep into prioritisation and learning how to use the Eisenhower Matrix to make it easy. You can subscribe to this podcast on...

How To Get Good At Capturing Digitally

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 230 This week, we’re looking at how to collect more efficiently and, more importantly, more consistently You can subscribe to this podcast o...

How to Love What You Do

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 229 This week’s question is: what does “Love what you do” really mean? You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | ...

How To Manage Email (and Other Messages) With Francis Wade

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 228 This week, I have a very special episode for you. It’s all about managing email with Francis Wade.    The guilty article: Clear Your E...

Once You’ve got Yourself Organised, How Do You Stay Organised?

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re focusing on doing the work instead of organising the work.    You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | St...

How To Make Your Productivity System Work

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is on the subject of optimisation and process. Two parts of the productivity mix that rarely get talked about.   You can subsc...

What’s Important Here?

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re looking at how to identify your most important thing.   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher ...

Why The Backend Work Matters

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, why must we do the so-called backend work if we want to be more productive. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts ...

How To Plan Out Projects

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do you plan out your projects? Not just your professional ones, but your personal ones too. That’s what we will be exploring in this week’s ep...

How To Time Block Efectively

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is about time blocking effectively.    You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | ...

How To Find Your Purpose

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s podcast is about identifying your purpose—possibly the most difficult area of focus to define. You can subscribe to this podcast on: P...

’I’m Just Not a Productive kind Of Person’

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re entering into the realm of personal identity and how successful and productive people think and I explain why this is important.  ...

How To Be Motivated Every Day

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 219 This week’s question is about the tyranny of the to-do list. Something I’m confident we’ve all felt at times.   You can subscribe t...

Work/Life Balance -V- Work/Life Integration

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is about how to balance your work life with your professional life.   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Po...

Why I Switched from Getting Things Done

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode is a question that came about because of my recently updated Time Sector System course. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Po...

Do This To Be More Productive

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is about deciding what to work on and prioritising   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher...

How To Discover New And Exciting Goals

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s question is about finding new goals when you have achieved many of your life’s gals already.   You can subscribe to this podcast on: ...

How To Get Better At Making Decisions

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, it’s all about how to stop overthinking and just get on with the work.   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts ...

The Best Productivity And Time Management Habits

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 213 This week’s question is about habits and more specifically the best habits to have for greater productivity and time management.   You ...

How To Practice The Art Of Elimination

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 212 This week’s question is all about getting your task manager clean and tight and ultimately more functional.    You can subscribe to th...

How To Do An End Of Year Productivity Clean Up

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are cleaning up our productivity systems and getting ready for the new year. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podca...

What Are The Best Productivity Apps Today?

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, why your system or process is more important than the apps you use.   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Sti...

How To Turn Plans Into Goals

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, as we begin the final month of the year, it’s time to lay down your plans for 2022 and to set yourself up for a very successful year.   ...

What‘s The Difference Between A Project And A Goal?

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the difference between a project and a goal? That’s the question I am addressing this week. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean |...

How Does It All Fit Together?

14 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 207 This week, I have a question about how everything should be working together and why when you do bring everything together, your daily lif...

When You‘re Stress Out And Overwhelmed

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 206  This week’s question is about managing overwhelm and stress.   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitc...

Goal Planning The NLP Way With Damon Cart [Part 2]

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 205 / Interview with Damon Cart This week is the second part of my chat with NLP Expert Damon Cart and in this part, we dive a little deeper i...

Goal Planning The NLP Way With Damon Cart [Part 1]

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, NLP Expert Damon Cart joins me to talk about how to create long-term goals that inspire you and ultimately brings you fulfilment and happin...

How Do I Stop Feeling Busy All The Time?

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 203 This week, I have a question about how to stop feeling busy all the time   You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts...

Start Planning 2022 Now!

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 202 As we enter the final three months of the year, now’s the time to start planning next year and I have a special way of doing this, and t...

Talking iOS15 & Apps with Mark Ellis [Part 2]

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode is the second part of my interview with Mark Ellis of Mark Ellis Reviews. Mark is a prolific writer and YouTuber and I wanted to...

Geeking Out On Workflows and Apps With Mark Ellis

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode is part one of an interview I did with Mark Ellis of Mark Ellis Reviews. Mark is a prolific writer and YouTuber and I wanted to ...