Me first : the guilt-free guide to prioritising you / Kate Christie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christie, Kate, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Positive psychology.

Self-realization.

Well-being.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Milton, Queensland : John Wiley and Sons Australia, Ltd, [2020]

Summary:

Recover 30+ hours per month with this working mum's time management handbook You are a clever, savvy, successful woman. You are also a working mum. Which means you have it all! Right? Wrong. Managing the juggle presents an ongoing and unique challenge for working mums, and it's time to take control of your time. Written with humour and honesty, Me First offers personal insights, practical exercises, and time-management solutions for crazy busy, stressed out and guilt-ridden working mums. Me First teaches you how to take control of your time once and for all: •Liberate yourself from imposter syndrome, mother's guilt and the other time-wasting mistakes we make •Start prioritising yourself •Cost out exactly what your poor time habits are costing you •Learn simple, smart and sustainable solutions to find 30+ lost hours a month •Set and smash audacious goals for how to best use your newfound time •Gain insights from successful women from around the world who know exactly how you feel. Me First is for every time-poor working mum who has had enough of the juggle. It's time to start putting yourself first. It's time to be a little less self-less.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Why it's time for Me First

Part I The mistakes we make - what could get in the way?

Our afflictions Where we waste our time

Mistake #1 Imposter syndrome

Solution

Mistake #2 Busy lifestyle syndrome

Mistake #3 Superwoman syndrome

Mistake #4 Yes syndrome

The do's

The don'ts

Mistake #5 Judgement

Solution - judgement

Solution - feedback

Mistake #6 Guilt

Mistake #7 It's easier if I just do it myself

Mistake #8 My kids aren't going to make this easy

Mistake #9 My partner is the problem!

Mistake #10 I was told I could have it all. What happened?

Mistake #11 I don't need help

Mistake #12 I just don't know where to start

Mistake #13 I don't have time for me

Part II The 5 SMART Steps

All about Alice

The 5 SMART Steps: an overview

Step 1: Self-aware

Step 2: Map

Step 3: Analyse

Step 4: Reframe

Step 5: Take Control

The secret 6th step: the power of collaboration

Step 1 Self-aware

Exercise 1: my key time challenges

Exercise 2: how do I feel right now?

Exercise 3: what one thing would I change?

Well, now you know

What I really, really want

Exercise 4: what will I do with 30 extra hours a month?

What floats your boat?

Defining your values

Exercise 1: what's most important to me?

Exercise 2: my top values

Exercise 3: how do I prioritise my values?

Reflection

Step 2 Map

Hello? Hello? Where did you go ... ?

Step 3 Analyse

Break it down, Baby

Exercise 1: Must, Want, Delegate or Reject?

Exercise 2: How much time I can potentially reclaim

The four cost lenses

Exercise 3: What are my costs?.

Exercise 4: Stress test my task categories

Exercise 5: How do I feel?

Exercise 6: My total savings

Step 4 Reframe

Musts

Delegating

Outsourcing

Exercise 1: It's time to outsource

Insourcing

Exercise 2: It's time to insource - let's get manipulative

A final word on delegating: do it the SMART way

Rejecting

Exercise 1: It's time to reject the total rejects

Exercise 2: It's time to reject the partial rejects

Wants

Exercise 1: Wants - I want it, I want it, I want it!

Step 5 Take control

Maintaining momentum

Part III How about a little bonus?

How to set and smash audacious goals

Goal setting with The 5 SMART Steps

Exercise 1: Self-aware

Exercise 2: Map

Exercise 3: Analyse

Exercise 4: Reframe

Exercise 5: Take control

Where to now?

About Kate

Work with Kate

Acknowledgements

Index

End User License Agreement.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780730384014

0730384012

9780730383987

0730383989

OCLC:

1148882431