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Take Back Your Time

October 31, 2019 By Andrea Fortenberry

31 Oct

If you’ve followed me for a while, you have probably figured out a few things about me:

  • I love books.
  • I love time management books.
  • I love giving away books.

In today’s post, I’m combining all three of these things!

First off, I want to say that the reason I love time management books is because I consistently need help with time management. There are days/weeks/seasons where I feel I do well with managing my time and there are days/weeks/seasons when I don’t.

As busy women, wives and moms, our time is spent on so many things. Whenever I survey my readers about their biggest struggle, time management is the most common response. We often feel like we never have enough time because our time is often determined by what’s happening in our schedule or our family’s activities, not necessarily our desires, purposes or priorities.

Or another area we struggle with is knowing where to focus. There is so much to do that I often don’t know where to start and end up wasting time because I’m paralyzed by what the best use of my time is.

Enter Take Back Your Time* by Morgan Tyree. It’s the book all busy women need.

I love Morgan’s practical tips and personal stories. She is relatable and real. She not only gives a strategic system to help us be intentional with our time, but she reminds of why: because time is a gift from God.  

Morgan’s system for time management includes so many important things, like:

  • Identifying our purposes and priorities.
  • Doing a time audit to see where we’re spending our time. You can even download a free printable weekly schedule to help you do that.
  • Identifying and scheduling your time zones: This is my favorite part!
  • Green: Focus Time
  • Yellow: Flex Time
  • Red: Fill Time
  • We need all the time zones in our schedule to be effective, but often, I find that I’m living in the Yellow Time Zone of flex or multi-tasking time. I don’t spend enough time in Green Time, focusing without distractions. And I often put the Red Time Zone of fill time, or refueling time, on the back burner.
  • Identifying our design and unique strengths and analyzing how they relate to our time management.
  • Calendar Ideas
  • Goal Setting

Morgan helps readers identify our purposes and priorities and reminds us to schedule our time accordingly. I underlined so much of the book. I’ll leave you one quote I particularly want to remember:

“Time is always with you, walking alongside you on your journey and very much a part of your every experience. Whether in mundane moments, the cherished memories, the obligatory daily duties, or the unwelcome trials—your time is a responsibility, a privilege, and a gift.”

Take Back Your Time, Pages 15-16

Such a great reminder! This is a book I’ll refer to and recommend over and over again. To connect with Morgan, go to her website morganizewithme.com.

You can buy a copy of Take Back Your Time here.*

Want to win a copy? Revell, the publisher of Take Back Your Time generously provided me with a copy of the book to review and a copy to give away.

To enter, simply comment below with your answer to this question:

What is your biggest time management struggle?

Everyone who answers by Thursday November 7th will be entered in the drawing. Winner to be announced next Friday. Good luck!

*This post contains affiliate links, which mean I may receive a small fee for your purchase, at absolutely no cost to you. I only recommend products I personally use or think you will enjoy.

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  1. Jessica Adams says

    November 4, 2019 at 3:20 am

    Biggest time management struggle is 100% social media. The thought of “deleting” the apps from my phone, or life gives me FOMO! My friends and family from childhood live out of state and as a SAHM, I feel it’s my only outlet to the world besides my kids. 🙁

  2. Ashlea Nelson says

    November 4, 2019 at 7:58 pm

    Social media. I tell myself only look for a few minutes while taking a break from housework and before I know it 5 minutes turns out to be 30 minutes.

  3. mandy johnson says

    November 6, 2019 at 9:03 pm

    my biggest time management struggle is probably social media 🙁

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