Your One Wild & Precious Life

Mary Oliver's poem, The Summer Day, does not appear in this episode but my thinking is inspired by her question: since this is the only life we have, what will you do with yorus? 

How will you spend your days?

Leaders in higher ed often don't feel in control of their days. We have so much to respond to, and so many people we're accountable to. It seems right to spend our days attending to all those things, and letting them all shape our priorities. 

But that can easily turn into a life where instead of accomplishing what you care about most, you've just reacted to, and for, others. 

There is a better way. 

It's not productivity hacks - although that's part of it. It's not purely self-care and boundary-setting - although that's part of it. It's not strategy and planning -- although that's part of it. 

It's taking the time to articulate what you care most about, and then organizing your day to make space for you to focus on those things. It's integrating your family and personal life into your one big picture of how you spend your time. It's understanding which activities will bring you closer to your dreams. And it's letting go of everything else. 

Today I talk through my approach to organizing my days (and life) this way, and invite you to join me. I've put together a FREE PLANNER that will guide you through this, AND I'm offering a FREE WORKSHOP so we can work through the planner together. 

Download the planner here, and then join me on Friday June 2 at 11 am central for a FREE WORKSHOP to design the days of your dreams. 🧡

Readings and resources

Oliver Burkeman: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

Mary Oliver: Devotions

Rebecca Pope-Ruark: Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning & Renewal

Other episodes you might enjoy

Episode 42: Checking In With Your Goals

Episode 32: Lessons From My Year of Yes

Episode 30: The Grounded Academic Leader: Annual Plan 2023

Episode 17: A New Kind o

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