How to Prioritize Personal Time by Setting Boundaries

Whether you’re working for someone else or yourself, personal time is essential for maintaining mental and physical well-being, preventing burnout, and boosting your productivity and performance. It’s something we know we need to prioritize, but it can feel so challenging to make the time for it. This week, episode 232 of the Positively LivingⓇ Podcast is about how to prioritize personal time by setting boundaries!

In this episode of the Positively LivingⓇ Podcast, I’m sharing the common challenges that multi-passionate entrepreneurs, caregivers, and people pleasers face when setting boundaries around their time, and I offer you actionable steps to take right now to start prioritizing your personal time. 

I cover the following topics:

• Six reasons why it’s essential to prioritize our personal time. 
• Why it can be such a challenge to take personal time (even when we acknowledge the benefits). 
• Three steps to take when you’re ready to break free and create your own boundaries (and protect them). 

Prioritizing personal time isn't selfish; it’s essential. It's about filling your own cup so you can show up as your best self for the people and passions you care about. 

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Manage Stress through Rest and Play with Gary Ware (buzzsprout.com)

How Overplanning Actually Hinders You From Doing More (buzzsprout.com)

Why Bringing Nature Inside Will Help You Focus Better with Kasey Riley (buzzsprout.com)

How to Balance Your Life through Wholeness Pillars with Nicole Mixdorf (buzzsprout.com)

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• 0:00 How to Prioritize Personal Time by Setting Boundaries
• 2:51 Six benefits to taking personal time.
• 9:22 The difficulty of prioritizing oneself, especially for caregivers who feel a strong sense of duty and guilt.
• 11:44 Three steps to prioritize personal time: deciding, determining, and designating.
• 14:34 Making space for self-care by scheduling it and then protecting that schedule.
• 18:21 Find people who understand your challenges and can offer advice and support.
• 19:53 Prioritizing personal time is essential, not selfish, and helps individuals show up as their best selves for others.