It's About Time | Time Management & Productivity for Work Life & Balance
Anna Dearmon Kornick
Welcome to It's About Time, a podcast about work, life and balance. Around here, we believe that busy is *not* a badge of honor, and that success and stress don't have to go hand in hand.
Each week, host Anna Dearmon Kornick shares time management tips, productivity strategies and real-life advice to help YOU make the most of your time.
From setting goals and staying focused, to making time for your family and self-care, Anna answers your toughest questions so you can stop spinning your wheels and start getting things done. Life is messy, so Anna doesn't hold back from sharing stories of personal struggle alongside the successes.
In addition to deep-dive how-to episodes with valuable takeaways that you can start implementing today, Anna interviews other go-getters to find out how they juggle careers, businesses, family, personal development, travel and more.
If you're ready to step away from the overwhelm and spend your time on what matters most, you're in the right place.
Each week, host Anna Dearmon Kornick shares time management tips, productivity strategies and real-life advice to help YOU make the most of your time.
From setting goals and staying focused, to making time for your family and self-care, Anna answers your toughest questions so you can stop spinning your wheels and start getting things done. Life is messy, so Anna doesn't hold back from sharing stories of personal struggle alongside the successes.
In addition to deep-dive how-to episodes with valuable takeaways that you can start implementing today, Anna interviews other go-getters to find out how they juggle careers, businesses, family, personal development, travel and more.
If you're ready to step away from the overwhelm and spend your time on what matters most, you're in the right place.
Episodes
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Mar 23, 2026 • 21min
Is an Opening Shift Routine the Secret to Better Mornings?
A practical take on creating an Opening Shift morning routine to begin days with intention. Short, repeatable steps for preparing your environment and resetting your body. Quick methods to review priorities and choose a mindset that shapes how you respond. Tips for customizing and practicing a routine that fits real life.
Mar 16, 2026 • 43min
Why You Can't Slow Down: The Truth About High Functioning Anxiety ft. Tati Garcia, LPC
Tati Garcia, psychotherapist and coach who helps high-achieving professionals with anxiety and burnout, shares her take on high-functioning anxiety. She describes daily routines, mindfulness and somatic signs. She explains why anxious behaviors persist, offers simple awareness practices, and highlights compassion and balanced planning as anchors.
Mar 9, 2026 • 22min
How to Make Delegating Easier (and Way Less Awkward)
They dig into why handing off tasks feels awkward and emotional rather than just practical. Personality differences and how much direction someone needs get center stage. Practical tools like SOPs, clarifying outcomes, and expecting progress over perfection come up. Home life gets special attention, with ideas to shift blame into shared responsibility and preserve dignity while delegating.
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Mar 2, 2026 • 46min
How to Be More Intentional When You're Busy, Ambitious, and Tired ft. Alyssa Towns
Alyssa Towns, a freelance writer and communications specialist who runs the Time Intentional newsletter, talks about living and working with intention. She explains why chasing perfect productivity fails. She shares simple systems, the role of boundaries and accountability, how to define enough between time and money, and why small, imperfect choices matter when life feels short.
Feb 23, 2026 • 23min
The Surprising Excuses That are Secretly Stealing Your Time
The conversation examines how self-labels like perfectionist, people pleaser, Type A, or multitasker quietly shape your schedule. It traces where those patterns came from and why they once served you. Practical micro-challenges are offered to interrupt those habits, create margin, and rethink how identity drives time.
Feb 16, 2026 • 43min
Time Management for Women Who are Tired of Hustling featuring Laura Lindahl
Laura Lindahl, host of Strong After Birth and founder of True Strength Collective, is a certified pre- and postnatal coach who helps women rebuild strength after childbirth. She discusses trading hustle for grace. Short routines, evening prep, and defining what’s enough make room for rest. She shares a softer approach to goals, values-driven task choices, and sustainable postpartum training.
Feb 9, 2026 • 17min
Why Your Growth Makes Other People Uncomfortable
They explore why personal growth can make family, friends, or coworkers uncomfortable. Stories show how ambition and changing habits disrupt group roles and shared identities. The conversation covers how growth can feel like rejection, how people project their own discomfort, and practical reminders for holding boundaries and staying steady while you change.
Feb 2, 2026 • 41min
The Magic of Awareness in How You Spend Your Time featuring Bonnie Lippincott
Bonnie Lippincott, author, entrepreneur, and podcast host who blends creativity with intuition. She explores awareness over automation, how energy and life seasons shape time choices, and using chakras as lenses to audit where time goes. Short scenes cover boundaries, creative flow, presence, and practical shifts toward family-forward work and intentional days.
Jan 26, 2026 • 22min
How To Manage Your Time During Stressful Times Without Burnout
A practical guide to protecting attention during chaotic times. Tips for limiting news and emotional overload from others. Ways to create a simple daily grounding ritual for steadiness. Suggestions for making room for small joys alongside heavy feelings. Quick weekly prompts to choose support, pick one priority, and anchor your nervous system.
Jan 19, 2026 • 18min
Always Busy? Here's Why You Never Have Time for What Matters
Feeling perpetually busy but never making progress? Discover why maintenance tasks like laundry and emails can consume your time without moving you forward. Learn about Parkinson's Law and how it relates to daily routines. Anna offers four transformative shifts to free up space for growth and joy, starting with observing your habits. Get tips on batching chores and reframing your mindset to prioritize what truly matters. Plus, experiment with scheduling meaningful activities to escape the cycle of maintenance mode.
