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057: Not every minute needs to be optimised

When we think about building a life we love, productivity naturally comes into the equation. Today I’m giving you permission to take your foot off the gas pedal and make time for margin, and how that can HELP you achieve your goals.

 
 
 

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Good morning, daily peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. This week, the theme of the daily pep is really taking the pressure off, and I really wanna add that today by just reminding you that not every minute of your day needs to be optimized. We see so much online about what other people are doing and how other people spend their time, and it is so easy to compare ourselves. We forget that we've all got our own unique challenges and circumstances when it comes to time, energy, fitting everything in, the motivation, our mental health. But all of that goes out of the window, and we just end up down that rabbit hole. And before we know it, we're trying to think of the things we could do to hack our way into a more productive life, and it really is a rabbit hole you can go down. There are so many extreme views on every side of the spectrum that you can end up time blocking every single minute of your day to the point that I think it can become really stressful and unhealthy. As multi passionate women, there are always so many things we want to do, and there never seems to be enough time.


But I just want to remind you today that optimizing every minute of your day is not gonna help you be more productive. If anything, it is gonna stress you the fuck out. It's gonna leave you burnt out and exhausted, and above all, it's just not sustainable. It's so tempting when we've got a new project or a new goal to want everything perfectly lined up from the get go, but we all know intellectually that it just doesn't happen. If you take habits, for example, starting five habits on the same day is bound to be less successful than starting one habit and then stacking them as they become part of your normal routine. But not optimizing every minute of the day isn't just about how productive or successful it does or doesn't make you. So much of the time, it doesn't even occur to us to add margin into our lives. The negative space where we don't have anything planned and we can use as we see fit or we can just sit and take a second.


Now I know depending on your life circumstance, you're gonna have different amounts of margin in your life and you're gonna have different levels of control over how much margin you have. If I can leave you with one thing, it's that over optimizing every minute of your day is a surefire way of getting rid of any chance of having margin in your life in the first place. Contrary to popular opinion, you do not have to be productive every minute of every day. And the idea of being productive every minute of every day is absolute bullshit. And I know I'm not telling you anything new. We all intellectually know this but sometimes we need the reminder. So stop trying to squeeze every single moment out of every single day. If you're anything like me, you're already or too aware and have many existential crises about this idea that we only live once and we've gotta make the best out of it.


So instead of thinking about how you can do more, get smart about how you can do less and how you can find some time for margin too. Have a wonderful rest of your Thursday and I can't wait to see you back here tomorrow.

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The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

 
 

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056: Celebrate your small wins

Today I’m sharing a way to build momentum without burnout! When we think of achieving our goals, we think of the huge things that need to be done, but by focusing on and celebrating our small wins, we’re much more likely to get there.

The Epic Guide To Celebrating The Shit Out of Your Small Wins

 
 
 
 
 

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    055: You matter as much as your work

    We're all scared of failure, but what if true failure is never trying to begin with? Today I'm sharing the one thing that's much more important than creating the greatest thing to have ever been made.

     
     
     
     

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      054: Done is better than perfect

      It's so easy to put things off, wait for the right time and do more research. But what if you stopped chasing perfection? Today I'm sharing my motto of the year!

       
       

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        053: Work with where you're at right now

        So often we delay our dreams for some mythical version of us in the future, but what we neglect is that we already have so much of what we need right now.

         
         
         

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        Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

         

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          052: You can't live completely outside your comfort zone

          We've all been told that the magic happens outside your comfort zone, but today we're diving into the things you actually need in order to chase your dreams.

           
           
           

          Episode transcript:

          Good morning, Daily Peppers, and welcome to the daily pack. Your daily dose of Rebel Rising, encouragement, and motivation to get creatively unstuck, and to create the life you love. So if you've been around the personal development world for even five minutes, you are also probably sick of this idea of living life outside your comfort zone. It's something that I think we can all relate to and can be really helpful at times, but other times, we kind of wish it would just fuck off. So today, I wanna defend a bit the comfort side of the comfort zone through a metaphor. And if you've been around here even a little while, you'll know I love a metaphor. A couple of years ago, I read Wild by Cheryl Strayed, And I think we've all read those books about epic journeys and personal discovery. Now that is clearly about living outside of your comfort zone.

          If we took living outside your comfort zone to its natural conclusion, well, you wouldn't say, fuck it. I'm not bringing a pillow. I'm not bringing a tent, and I'm not bringing a sleeping bag because I've gotta go all in in this experience, and I wanna live so far outside my comfort zone. I don't even recognize what it is. Of course, you wouldn't do that. That would be ridiculous. But that's part of the problem with this advice of living outside your comfort zone. It's this idea that you've gotta go all in and leave every single semblance of comfort behind.

          But the reality is you have to have some comfort in order to do anything outside your comfort zone. Otherwise, it would just be unbearable, unsustainable, and you simply wouldn't do it. You couldn't do it. So today, I just wanna roll against this idea of living completely outside your comfort zone. And just to remind you that if you've got things in your life that make you feel comfortable and make you feel safe, they are not in any way holding back your personal development or your growth. If you want to sustainably live a life where you push yourself and where you grow, you are gonna need that base to come back to. All or nothing thinking can be so dangerous because there are already so many valid reasons to not do something that scares you or not give something a try. So take that out of the equation.

          You do not need to be fearless. You wouldn't go on some massive trek and not take a tent. So whatever you're doing in your life that feels scary, bring some comfort along for the ride too. That's the only way you're gonna be able to get through it. Make it sustainable, make it bearable, and be able to even contemplate doing scary things again. So here's to taking what works for you and leaving what doesn't. Have a fabulous Thursday, and I'll see you back here tomorrow morning.

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          The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

          If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

          Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

           
           

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          051: Carve your own path

          Carving your own path can be the one of the most scary things you can do, but you need to write your own rules to get there.

           
           
           
           
           

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          The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own dreamshitter, this is the podcast for you.

          Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

           

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            050: It doesn't have to be the Sistine Chapel

            We're all scared of failure, but what if true failure is never trying to begin with? Today I'm sharing the one thing that's much more important than creating the greatest thing to have ever been made.

             
             
             
             

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            The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you. Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

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              049: A not-so rigid approach to building habits

              Habits, structure and routine are something we all struggle with, but what if there was a more compassionate way of building them that's actually in tune with how you work and live?

               
               

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              A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

              The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you. Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

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                048: Finding time vs making time

                Today I'm sharing a really powerful shift I learned from Seanwes to help you use your creativity to find answers to things you're struggling with!

                Seanwes Podcast 399: Finding time and energy

                 
                 
                 

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                Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

                 

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                  047: What are you resisting?

                  Being told to follow your passions can be really overwhelming. Today I'm sharing a different perspective to help you uncover what you really want to do.

                   
                   
                   

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                  If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

                  Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

                   

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                    046: Procrastination isn't always the enemy

                    Procrastination is something we all struggle with but is it really the enemy? Today I'm sharing with you 3 types of procrastination and the one that's invaluable for creatives!

                     
                     
                     
                     
                     

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                    The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own dreamshitter, this is the podcast for you.

                    Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

                     

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                      045: Living life in seasons

                      I first heard of the concept of living life in seasons from Lisa Pascoe and it changed my life! Today I'm sharing how it works and how it a help to make you more present and in tune with yourself.

                      The Couragemakers Podcast Ep 101: Seasons, Cycles & Sanity with Lisa Pascoe

                       
                       
                       
                       

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                      The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you. Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

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                        044: You are not superwoman

                        We like to think we have endless supplies of time and energy if only we knew the right productivity hacks. The first time someone told me I had limits, I was pretty annoyed. It turns out, it's pretty liberating. That's what we're diving into today!

                         
                         

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                          043: Rediscover the things you used to love

                          Have you ever started a project or working on a new idea you were excited about and your inner critic becomes deafening? We're diving into why in today's episode!

                           
                           
                           

                          Episode transcript:

                          Good morning. It is Friday. It's nearly the weekend, and we made it. So today, I wanna start this episode with a story. When I started school, I was obsessed with reading. I remember doing my reading homework with my mom every night, going way past the page I needed to read because I just needed to know what happened next. From memory, I vaguely remember a series about Meg the Hen, but I definitely know I was an overachiever. And then I remember every Saturday as a teenager taking a massive pile of books back to the library in town where the librarians knew me by name.

                          I was a proud nerd. But as I got older, I stopped reading so much. There were always more pressing things to do, and more importantly, I simply forgot how much I loved it. Because when we get older, our brains get bogged down with all the adult things we need to do. Time operates in a completely different way, and there's no one telling us to do the fun things or to make time for the things that we love. There's no one there making sure that they don't fall off the radar, and there's no one there to help you rediscover the things you once loved. There is no reading homework, and it is just so easy to simply stop doing the things that we were once obsessed with. So for today's episode, I want to be that person.

                          Take this as your friendly nudge, your reminder, and your homework to do the things that you love. This weekend, take some time to do the things that you don't make enough time for. Take some time to remember what you used to do and things that you forgot that you love doing that just don't happen anymore. Go read a book. Go get your paints out. Spend some time doodling or making books or whatever it is that you couldn't get enough of as a child. As adults, we simply don't play enough. We forget that play is so important until somebody reminds us.

                          So this is your reminder, and this is your permission slip. Go have fun. Go rediscover things that you just simply can't make time for or haven't made time for. And do it without guilt. Yes. You might have lots of things to do, but when don't you? The fact of the matter is as we started this week talking about to do lists, and our to do lists are very rarely empty. So you have to carve the time. So carve that time this weekend, go have fun, and I cannot wait to see you on Monday.

                          Have a fabulous weekend. Make time for you, and know that that definitely isn't selfish. Take care.

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                          New episodes air every Monday - Friday 6AM GMT

                          A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

                          The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

                          Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

                           
                           

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                          042: What would you be glad you did?

                          Regret can be a really helpful way of reflecting on our lives, but it can also make us feel pretty powerless. Today I'm sharing a brighter reframe to help you set your priorities and flip the script!

                           
                           
                           

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                          A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

                          The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

                          If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

                          Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

                           

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                            041: Popcorn and perseverance

                            Today I'm sharing what popcorn can teach us all about creativity, perseverance and flow! If you find yourself stopping to wonder if you're on the right path, this one is for you!

                             
                             
                             
                             
                             

                            ABOUT THE DAILY PEP PODCAST!

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                            New episodes launch 6am GMT, Monday through Friday

                            A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

                            The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own dreamshitter, this is the podcast for you.

                            Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

                             

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                              Meg Kissack Meg Kissack

                              040: An alternative approach to your to-do list

                              The problem with to-do lists is that they are very often never ending, and they miss out the most important thing. Today we're flipping the to-do list!

                               
                               
                               
                               

                              ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST

                               
                              The Daily Pep - Podcast Cover Art.png

                              A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

                              A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

                              The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you. Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

                              Want regular rebel-rousing?

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                                Meg Kissack Meg Kissack

                                039: Start anywhere

                                So often when we talk about creativity, we talk about the process about what happens when we've already begun. But what about starting? That's what we're diving into today!

                                 
                                 

                                ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST

                                 
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                                New episodes launch 6am GMT, Monday through Friday

                                A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

                                The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you. Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

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                                  038: Identifying the voice of creative resistance

                                  Have you ever started a project or working on a new idea you were excited about and your inner critic becomes deafening? We're diving into why in today's episode!

                                   
                                   
                                   

                                  ABOUT THE DAILY PEP!

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                                  New episodes air every Monday - Friday 6AM GMT

                                  A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

                                  The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

                                  Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines

                                   

                                  Want regular rebel-rousing?

                                  Get a weekly round-up of Daily Pep! episodes AND an exclusive e-mail Pep Talk delivered straight to your inbox every Sunday!

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