5: Why Your To Do List Is Burning You Out

Are you a working mom who doesn't feel like you have enough time in your day to reach your dreams and goals? I've spent years learning how our brains work and what holds us back from having the courage to achieve our dreams. Each week I'll be sharing practical strategies to help you to find more time in your day, build your confidence, fight back against mom guilt, and reach your goals. Learn to thrive from home and at work with The Bold Life.

This week on The Bold Life podcast, I'm talking about why your giant to-do list might actually be burning you out. I also share how to make a to-do list that works, and why having a shorter list can actually make you more productive.

To-do lists are great for:

Keeping our brains on track
Tracking productivity
Realizing how much work we have completed in our day
Making our day productive and not just “busy”
Getting us closer to our goals

Listen in to find out why to-do lists can have a downside, how big lists can make us feel frustrated with not getting enough done, and why holding ourselves to super high standards can lead to high stress. Learn how to recognize the first signs of burnout, and how to focus your to-do list to get the things done that actually make a difference in your day.

Show Highlights

[01:04] Why to-do lists are great, until they’re not

[05:04] Physical signs of stress and burnout from having a giant to-do list.

[08:19] Being busy doesn’t mean you’re being productive.

[11:05] How to laser focus your to-do list to feel less stressed and more productive.

[18:10] Not everything is going to get done on our to-do list and that’s OK.

[21:38] Our bodies are going to burn out from the stress of always being busy if we don’t take control!

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