Episode 71: The 30-Minute Weekly Planning Habit That Will Save Your School Year with Anna Dearmon Kornick

Do you ever feel like you’re busy from the moment you wake up until the moment you go to bed—but still aren’t getting to the things that matter most?

You can be highly organized, have a color-coded calendar and make detailed to-do lists…and still be completely overscheduled.

In this episode, Michelle sits down with time management coach, keynote speaker and It’s About Time podcast host Anna Dearmon Kornick to discuss practical time-management strategies for busy women and working moms. Anna shares the simple 30-minute weekly planning habit that can help you spot scheduling conflicts, reduce your mental load and create a more realistic plan for the week ahead.

You’ll learn why an unfinished to-do list usually isn’t a planner problem, how to distinguish poor organization from genuine overscheduling and why your digital calendar may be one of the best tools for making the school year feel more manageable.

Anna also walks through her four Time Management Personality Types—the Mover and Shaker, Optimist, Firecracker and Architect—and explains why the same productivity system won’t work for everyone.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why feeling overwhelmed isn’t always caused by poor time managementThe difference between being organized and being overscheduledHow to complete a 30-minute weekly planning sessionWhat to include when planning the week aheadHow to identify scheduling conflicts before they become emergenciesWhy drive time, transition time and “forgetting buffers” belong on your calendarHow to plan meals and workouts around the week you’re actually havingWhy sharing calendar events can reduce the mental loadHow time blocking reveals what can realistically fit into your dayThe four Time Management Personality TypesWhy buffer blocks and chaos blocks can keep interruptions from derailing your scheduleHow better planning can protect your sleep, movement, nutrition and other healthy habitsThis conversation is an important reminder that time management isn’t about squeezing more into an already full day. It’s about creating enough clarity and breathing room to make sure the things that matter most—including your health—don’t keep getting whatever time is left over.

About Anna Dearmon Kornick

Anna Dearmon Kornick is a highly sought-after time management coach, keynote speaker, host of the top-ranked It’s About Time podcast and founder of the It’s About Time Academy. She is also the author of Time Management Essentials.

Through her personality-driven approach to time management, Anna helps busy professionals and business owners overcome overwhelm, spend their time on what matters most and create rhythms that work in real life.

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