Productivity Tip:

Align Your Daily Tasks to Bigger Goals

It’s easy to get caught up in daily distractions—you know, those pesky low-priority tasks that don’t move you closer to your goals yet somehow eat up your whole day. Time to scratch them off your to-do list! 

In Bex Brame’s routine below, she talks about sitting down each morning to consciously check that her task list aligns with her goals. We love this because it’s a simple practice with high rewards: it keeps you focused on what matters and helps you achieve your short and long-term goals.

To make this easier, try breaking your long-term goals into smaller milestones and assigning them specific deadlines. This makes them tangible and less overwhelming.

Tools like Panda Planner can also help you stay accountable. It’s specifically designed to help you structure your day and align tasks with goals. Why not give it a try?

Routine Breakdown

Bex Brame, Health and Wellbeing Life Coach

How a Life Coach & Mom Stays Productive

Life Coach Bex Brame jokes that she’s one of those “irritating morning people” who loves jumping straight into some early exercise. Here’s her routine.

The Routine:

• Does a workout, so she starts the day feeling like she’s already achieved something. “I workout at home and rotate between something strength-based, a run or yoga, depending on my mood, the time of the month, and how my body is feeling.” This early ‘me-time’ energizes her before her two young children wake up.
• Spends an hour or two of quality time with her daughters before taking them to nursery and preschool. “We play together, they help me with some simple chores like sorting out the washing, and we eat breakfast together. This is my favourite time of the day, and I really value the quality time together without screens or work interruptions. It keeps me productive later in the day by alleviating the Mum-guilt I might otherwise feel about putting them both into daycare.”
• After the school run, spends the first 30 mins checking her to-do list and making sure her tasks align with her goals. “I’m a big fan of setting 90-day goals, and checking in on them regularly helps me to ensure I’m always taking action that moves me closer to achieving them.”

Why it works:

• Adapting your workout to suit your mood, energy levels, and how your body feels (including menstrual cycle fluctuations for women) not only helps prevent injury but ensures you find an activity you feel good about so you actually get your workout done! 
• Quality time with kids not only boosts their well-being—it also keeps parents connected and strengthens family bonds. 
• As we said above, linking your to-do list back to your goals ensures you focus on what truly matters!

What are your big goals for the next three months? And what tasks do you have lined up for today that will help you advance toward them?