Ep. 127 - Why Time Management Doesn’t Work To Create Greater Work-Life Balance

When it comes to the topic of work-life balance, the issue of time management tends to come up. “If I was just better with my time I could get everything done.” We were recently asked in an interview for some tips on time management. While we address this issue on a regular basis, it’s in an indirect way. 

So we want to address this issue directly in this episode. At the end of the day, it’s not about time management but about priority management. Not everything on your to do list needs to or should get done. That’s the problem with work-life balance, we try to do everything and our priorities get pushed to the wayside. Like our relationships. 

Maybe you need to reevaluate where you should prioritize your time and do that. And if the lower priority items don’t get done, it’s ok. So click the play button and find out if you need to re-think time management. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Work-life balance becomes harder to maintain as life goes on because we take on more and more responsibility.

• Our responsibilities grow but the amount of time we have does not.

• Time management infers trying to get everything accomplished on your to do list.

• Time management infers you should do everything on your to do list.

• To achieve greater work-life balance, it’s not about trying to get everything accomplished on your to-do list but determining what’s important.

• You need to determine your priorities and do those first.

• Your top priorities should be your most important relationships.

• The lower priority items can be postponed in the short term or not at all.