149. 5 Rules That Keep My Week From Falling Apart

An overwhelming workload requires clearer priorities, protected capacity, and a realistic schedule—not simply more hours or faster work.

In this episode of Secrets of the Career Game, Kendall Berg shares five practical workload-management strategies for busy professionals:

How to use a daily Top Three

Why stopping can be better than constantly adding more tasks

How day blocking can work better than traditional time blocking

How to plan your week before work takes over

How to schedule important work around your energy

How to protect your capacity and push back on unrealistic requests

You'll learn how to prioritize tasks at work, reduce mental load, manage competing demands, and recognize when your workload is genuinely impossible.

What's one "corporate game" rule you've learned the hard way?

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About Your Host: That Career Coach, Kendall Berg Kendall Berg is a career coach and creator, helping ambitious professionals master the unspoken rules of corporate life. Through Secrets of the Career Game, she shares honest conversations and practical tools to help you communicate clearly, lead confidently, and navigate work with strategy — not stress.