You're not bad at time management. It's this instead...

You're bad at disappointing people...

...at handling the discomfort of the possibility of disagreement, judgment or criticism about your decisions.

...at creating a solid foundation of confidence in your own judgment and decisiveness.

And that's why the days run away from you.

Why you can't find time to think and plan.

Why you finish the workday feeling like you're not doing anything well.

Why you have to drag your laptop out at 8 p.m. instead of enjoying some couch time with your family.

You know what you should be doing:

- Blocking time for deep work

- Saying no to low-priority requests

- Protecting your priorities

But when the next interruption, request, meeting invite or Teams message comes in...

You cave.

You say yes.

You tell yourself you'll "find time later."

(Later never comes.)

Here's what nobody's talking about when it comes to time management:

It's not a systems problem. It's a boundaries problem.

The reason you can't stick to your schedule isn't because you need a better planner.

It's because you haven't given yourself permission to protect your time.

I've spent years coaching people who are just like you...

And every single one of them starts out thinking they need better time management.

What they actually need? A clear, confident vision that they can hold firm on without guilt and worry.

And the mindset and skillset to stand by that vision.

Spend some time reflecting on exactly what you want to achieve.

Get clear on the vision.

Then start looking at non-essential tasks that won't affect that outcome.

Pick one and eliminate it.

Then do the same next week. Or once each month. Incremental change creates monumental progress.