130. Why working parents need to stop managing days and start managing months
I’m not afraid to say that I have a complicated relationship with time, from when I was working in corporate, to mat leave, to running my own businesses. Time is something that I’m always finding new ways to make the most of. In this episode, I’m sharing the calendar reset I’m committing to taking a long overdue family vacation. This doesn’t mean that I’ll have a rigid system, or a perfect solution, it’s just an honest look at what’s not working and a realistic plan to fix it.
In this episode, we cover:
(00:00) Intro
(03:29) Andrea's history with time
(03:57) High school and university years
(04:51) The advertising era
(07:26) COVID and finding rhythm
(09:24) Returning to corporate after mat leave
(11:37) The moment something had to give
(13:18) Why she left corporate
(16:14) Life now: two kids, three business areas
(17:10) Being your own worst boss
(19:28) The shadow side of entrepreneurial freedom
(21:39) Why time blocking fails working parents
(23:38) Creating a calendar on your own terms
(24:45) Syncing your calendar with your cycle
(28:16) The Sunday calendar reset
(29:51) Zooming out to 4–6 weeks
(30:31) Andrea's Q2 plan
(32:12) Where to find Andrea + special request
KEY TAKEAWAY
You don't need a perfect system — you need to zoom out, protect your non-negotiables, and let everything else fall into place around them.
RELATED EPISODE