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Sep 14, 2026
Sarah RusbatchHOST
Like, we, we can start to be in the driving seat.
Sarah RusbatchHOST
And I was just thinking as you were talking, so we're talking about some of these low-gear breaks, but from a practical perspective, during a busy day that's often in middle gear, do you recommend, like, time blocking? Do you recommend kinda sitting down at the start of the day and really looking at what tasks you can lump together so you're doing similar type task? I guess being a bit more intentional in that way would help with, with less task switching.
Tommy WoodGUEST
When you look at the literature on how your work may affect your risk of things like depression and dementia later in life, one thing that you see is that something that is associated with worse sort of cognitive and mental health outcomes is a high burden of work that you feel like you don't have much agency or control over.
Tommy WoodGUEST
So you can have a high burden of work, but if you feel like you have control, that's actually beneficial.
Tommy WoodGUEST
It's challenging, stimulating, all these things that, that can be good for the brain and good for brain function.
Tommy WoodGUEST
But it's that loss of feeling of control that's sort of like the primary underlying problem.
Tommy WoodGUEST
So as much as you can, regaining control through time blocking is one of the best ways to do that.
Tommy WoodGUEST
So the, the, the main problem comes is, is by the time you get to that day, or if I'm like, "Oh, hey, you should time block tomorrow," you're like, "Well, tomorrow is already out the window.
Valerie FeghaliHOST
So batching content can be a huge value.
Valerie FeghaliHOST
If you need to make social media content and promotions for your next live event or go ahead and make sure that your camera is set up you've got your you know again maybe you do your hair and makeup whatever it is that you're doing but you are ready to go and batching that content all at once rather than making one reel a day which is going to take you so much more time so time blocking creating those top three things that you need to get done that are the needle movers that not your little to-do list that you are checking off as many things as you can throughout the day.
Valerie FeghaliHOST
You are looking at those big three and you're batching your content.
Valerie FeghaliHOST
That's going to make a massive difference in your productivity.
Jared KwaiserGUEST
You know, I'm structuring my day.
Jared KwaiserGUEST
I'm time blocking my day.
Jared KwaiserGUEST
This is gonna be my focus areas.
Jared KwaiserGUEST
This is the areas where I need to have 150% of my mental focus and physical, physical focus so that I can-
Dayna AbrahamGUEST
I felt like that when I just finished the last book.
Dayna AbrahamGUEST
Like when I turned in the manuscript, it was like, what do I do? I had time blocking, but I didn't have to do to-do list and my big three for the day.
Dayna AbrahamGUEST
And I didn't have to like prioritize because it was clear.
Dayna AbrahamGUEST
It was like, write this chapter.
Dayna AbrahamGUEST
And so you get really clear on what's going to move the needle the most.
Dayna AbrahamGUEST
And you take that one step forward.
Dayna AbrahamGUEST
And I think that I was actually going to suggest this when you said the thing about leaving work and then going right out into the family room with all the kids is I was going to suggest the time blocking.
Dayna AbrahamGUEST
I think creating an ideal day, an ideal week is so helpful.
Gareth HoyleGUEST
It has to be, otherwise it doesn't work.
Gareth HoyleGUEST
And I believe in time blocking to get stuff done.
Gareth HoyleGUEST
I also believe in Pomodoro, which is like work 25 minutes, five minutes off.
Gareth HoyleGUEST
Work 25 minutes, five minutes off.
Dan LokSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What we could manage is priority.
Dan LokSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What do you focus on? What do you put your energy towards? So one of the things that I've done over the years, it's a very simple technique, but has made me way more effective as an entrepreneur, and that is time blocking.
Dan LokSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Now what is time blocking? Time blocking is nothing more than basically making an appointment with yourself.
Dan LokSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Meaning, you're gonna block all your time and say, so let's say you have an appointment.
Dan LokSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In this case, I'm on an appointment, I'm gonna go to lunch, I'll block out that time for an hour, then I block out a third minute of driving time, then go into the interview, the talk show, which is about, I think, an hour and a half.
Michael KeelerHOST
My friend, I'll maybe just pick up on that and keep running it.
Michael KeelerHOST
Cause What that technique also evolves into as you start to scale it up is what is often referred to as time blocking, which means actually organizing your day in blocks of time where those blocks of time represent like activities.
Michael KeelerHOST
The activities you do during a set hour of your day require the same thing of you.
Michael KeelerHOST
So you're not having to do so much switching of one way of thinking over another.
Mark FisherCORRESPONDENT
And they don't have external deadlines, even though they're very important for us to get done if we're going to meet our most important goals.
Mark FisherCORRESPONDENT
So you might have heard of time blocking before, right? It's a very simple tool, very simple system.
Mark FisherCORRESPONDENT
It's really not any more complicated than creating a schedule for yourself where you identify time that you're committed to doing your highest priorities.
Mark FisherCORRESPONDENT
Now, of course, we're taking for granted that we're making good decisions about what to work on.
Mark FisherCORRESPONDENT
I know how hard that can be.
Mark FisherCORRESPONDENT
But at the end of the day, if we are not.
Mark FisherCORRESPONDENT
showing integrity, if we are not prioritizing the most important non-urgent items that will move us to build a gym and a life we love, it's unlikely to happen of its own happenstance, right? We have to take that initiative and commit to time blocking, commit to getting the most important things done.
Mark FisherCORRESPONDENT
That's it for today's Fitness at Business Power Play.
Zara KingHOST
So that's number two.
Zara KingHOST
And number three is time blocking.
Zara KingHOST
So I love time blocking.
Zara KingHOST
If you know me, you know by now that I love scheduling and time blocking and looking at my week at a glance so that I can see where I'm spending most of my time.
Zara KingHOST
Because if you color code your time blocks as well into things like, well, now I'm working on the business.
Zara KingHOST
This is marketing time.
Zara KingHOST
Therefore, that's probably why I'm not happy in my business with the clients because I feel like I'm chasing things.
Zara KingHOST
I feel like I'm still trying to get new clients all the time because I haven't got it down to a T, it's not systemized.
SarahHOST
So we do need to plant those seeds and get that out there.
SarahHOST
But last and not least, I would love to hear about from Gina about your time blocking perspective.
GinaHOST
Yes.
GinaHOST
Time blocking is so crucial when it comes to setting yourself up to accomplish goals.
GinaHOST
whatever it is that you need to for the day.
GinaHOST
So if it's prospecting or trying to generate leads, set time for yourself.
GinaHOST
And the importance is because then you are doing the same type of task over and over and it's prospecting and reaching out and trying to build up a lead list of contacts.
GinaHOST
so if it's not on your calendar it's something that's going to be pushed off i'll prospect prospect later after these calls after i send out these doc designs after i go to lunch but if it's not there how are you actually going to hold yourself accountable to doing it and we talk a lot about asking for referrals these i love you calls the cross-selling that's all still part of prospecting so setting that time up for yourself is so important to make sure you actually do it.
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