Join Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks on their podcast Take Your Time, a series in which the duo plays the Persona franchise over an extremely long period of time. Currently, the two are playing through Persona 3 Reload week by week along with the in-game calendar. This feed also includes our full Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Strikers playthroughs.
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The Unbusy Mom - take your time back strategies for business moms
Alyssa Wolff - Work/Life Balance Coach for Business Moms
Welcome to the Unbusy Mom, where I help you love your work-from-home mom life again. Hi, I’m Alyssa - the Take Your Time Back coach, plus a homeschool mom to 5 kids - and mompreneur life is easy for me! And if I can make it work - not just work, thrive - then you can, too. It’s time to -Give yourself the workouts, journaling, and hobby time you need every single day (that’s why it’s 3 hours, not 40 minutes) -Deep work for hours (guilt-free) as you scale your business -Shut off the marketing ...
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A look into mental illness and how it affects peoples' lives. This episode is about discrimination in the workplace.
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Listen, it’s time you stopped paying the price. The CEO mom guilt price, I mean. The price for not knowing if you’ve got enough time to finish your to-do list today. The price for staying up too late the night before cramming in another website consult and all the quotes to go with it. The price for dithering over what the EXACT next right goal on …
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Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing through Persona 3 Reload week by week along with the in-game calendar. On episode 44 of the Persona 3 Reload playthrough this season, in our penultimate episode ahead of next week's finale, we take a final deep dive into your questions …
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Standing Out from the Crowd to Make More Impact on Your Tribe with Emanuela Hall of The Speaking + Storytelling Podcast
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Today we have a bonus episode for you all about standing out from the crowd to make more impact on your tribe. We’re bringing on a guest, Emanuela Hall, to talk about storytelling and visibility as a faith-driven entrepreneur. Emanuela is the speaking coach and story consultant for Christ-led entrepreneurs and leaders. She helps them speak with aut…
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Do THIS to fix a crazy morning routine when you've got 3 kids to get out the door to school! (Before you can work on your business.)
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What do you do if you've got kids who go to school (which theoretically means you have lots of nice free time during the day), but that means your morning routine is crazy and your evening homework/food in mouth/drive everybody to extracurriculars routine is even worse? That’s what this client came to me about. She liked the mid-afternoon free time…
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You feel like it’s the unspoken rule of your life: moms don’t rest till they’re done. (Which means never - especially since you have a successful business to keep up with.) What our culture tell us: It’s bad to sit down in the middle of the day. It’s wrong to flop halfway through your morning. It’s lazy to quit before the to-do list is all crossed …
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Take Your Time: Persona 3 Reload Episode 43 (S.E.E.S. Tier List)
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1:06:02Learn about how you can support the show and get ad-free, day-early episodes at our Take Your Time Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TakeYourTime. Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing thro…
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Today we have a bonus episode for you all about A Non-Scary Look at Backend Systems for Scaling Your Business. We’re bringing on a guest, Ashley Ludlow, to talk about the non-client-facing, backend supporting role - because that’s just as crucial to your business happiness as the promo you’re running and the type of clients you’re serving. File Man…
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We both know that regulating our nervous system is incredibly good for us, and we’d LIKE to be de-stressed, but sometimes it’s hard to get there practically as a mother. You’ve got the kids crawling all over you, maybe another one actually on you (nursing or just hanging on!), school activities to plan, food to eat (oh wait, make), and all the minu…
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You’re staring down the calendar at one of those precious 4-day weekends, guiltily wondering if it’s okay to unhook from work this much (and whether you need to be super productive around the house to make up for it!). Use these 3 hacks from my own recent 4-day mini vacation to reset your OWN break-vs.-business energy! You’ve got this! Alyssa De-st…
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Learn about how you can support the show and get ad-free, day-early episodes at our Take Your Time Patreon athttps://www.patreon.com/TakeYourTime. Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing through…
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Client case study: You’re forgetting THIS about taking care of yourself when you hit the CEO level!
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Have you been going, going, going so hard on your business - and then taking care of the kids - that you're neglecting yourself? Forgetting that you have needs, too, and ignoring the very basic food and shower and sleep priorities that keep you running? Sometimes we just get so caught up in one more work project, and "oh, the kids need this," and "…
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Are you still living in discipline mode, forcing yourself to “get it together,” and constantly worrying that you’re not getting your kids-vs.-business balancing act just right? That stops now. Because you’re not going to make it to your income goals (and still LIKE your own life!) if you don’t stop living under this “I can only use my own bootstrap…
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Take Your Time: Persona 3 Reload Episode 41 (Jan. 26-31)
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1:24:35Learn about how you can support the show and get ad-free, day-early episodes at our Take Your Time Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TakeYourTime. Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing through …
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Client case study: Do THIS to relaunch your business after mat leave and pivot your services at the same time!
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You had a difficult birth, or started your business pre-kids, and now post-maternity leave, you’re getting that “time to get things rolling again” feeling for your business. One of my clients was in this exact situation, and to make matters even more dicey, she was looking at a complete business pivot and reboot on top. She said, “I’m feeling a lot…
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Yes, I admit it – it’s hard to change. Your brain keeps wanting to pull you back into those same negative thinking patterns of self-scolding each and every time you get something wrong. You’re automatically self-sabotaging every week you build a new habit. Your body’s just trying to keep the status quo (even if your higher self knows better). But y…
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Learn about how you can support the show and get ad-free, day-early episodes at our Take Your Time Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TakeYourTime. Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing through Pe…
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As long as you're afraid that the pain of fixing this, getting yourself the solution, is going to be worse than the pain of living with this daily annoyance…. ….You’re not gonna make a change. So what I want you to explore today is why. WHY are you feeling like this? What’s this slightly uncomfortable, not quite fitting anymore in my mom life feeli…
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Stop trying to remember what’s on your to-do list today as a business mom – rely on THIS instead!
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Stop wasting your brain space on forcing yourself to clean the bathroom between client calls, or check off your new water-drinking habit! (Yes, really - this is coming from a time management expert!) Because you’ve GOT to have a structure of some sort for your day, and that means you need (or already use!) a system. A system for what to do when you…
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Learn about how you can support the show and get ad-free, day-early episodes at our Take Your Time Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TakeYourTime. Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing through Pers…
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Today, we have a bonus episode for you! We’re bringing on a guest, Laura Baum, to talk about how to scale without the hustle as a service provider. You see, Laura’s health program offerings shifted from in person brick and mortar to hybrid at the end of 2018 when she realized that growing to scale her local service and product-based business would …
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Take Your Time: Persona 3 Reload Episode 38 (Jan. 5-11)
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1:08:32Learn about how you can support the show and get ad-free, day-early episodes at our Take Your Time Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TakeYourTime. Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing through Person…
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What do you need? And are you allowing yourself to take it? To back plan for it? To set the alarm for it? Because yes – you CAN have exactly what you’re longing for. (You probably don’t even have to wait for him to be old enough for kindergarten or for her to get potty trained.) That 6:30am yoga class before the kids go to school is a possibility -…
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Don't feel guilty for letting your work hours ebb and flow according to your family season. If you're stretched out on the sofa trying not to move anything so you don't throw up, don't bother typing and doing hardcore studying - that pregnancy nausea is ALLOWED to be too distracting for you. And conversely, if your youngest just started school, and…
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Did you believe these 2 myths when you first started work-at-home days with your kids? Because if you have the right mindset about what you are and aren’t allowed to do in your business (and your family’s daily schedule, and your kids’ playtimes), then no mom guilt is allowed. It just doesn’t exist. It’s not a thing. All because you got straight in…
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The secret to 1% success in the entrepreneurial space (when you're a female business owner with kids) is THIS.
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Do you know how to be a 1% woman? “A 1% woman remembers who the *** she is.” (This is from Cait Scudder.) Because how many of you were like me, and got into online business because you wanted a challenge and starting your own business seemed like the best way to lean into your ambitions. Anyone raising a hand? And you don’t have to be a broke bread…
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Take Your Time: Persona 3 Reload Episode 37 (Dec. 22 - Jan. 4)
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1:28:59Learn about how you can support the show and get ad-free, day-early episodes at our Take Your Time Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TakeYourTime. Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing through Persona …
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DO this FIRST to make a realistic productivity plan for all of 2025 (especially when you’re planning your launch calendar)!
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Woo hoo! You’re on the early planning train; you’ve just got January all set to your satisfaction; and you’re setting your sights on everything past your first quarter (‘cause why waste all this “get up and go” energy when you could be taking charge of your entire business schedule for the year, am I right?). Wait, not so fast. I know you’re all mo…
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Do THIS to set New Year’s goals (without hustle or burnout!) when you’re a CEO mom with an online business
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So, you want to steal my top-most, efficiency-producing, do-this-for-your-goal-setting hacks? I’ve got you, right here. And it’s not what you think. Instead of being more and more productive - rather than agonizing over picking the most needle moving biz goal of all time - we’re just going to lean into your intuition and start making momentum on *s…
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Client Case Study: THIS is the easiest way to up your monthly revenue without wrecking your carefully balanced work-at-home schedule!
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You’re loving your hours (both daily and weekly view), and you’re really leaning into your WFH-with-kids life and soaking it all up. (Half days with your kids! No stress when they come home sick! Slow mornings sipping coffee and snuggling them around the house!) FINALLY you have the calendar you dreamed of. And then along comes a financial problem …
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Client Case Study: What you REALLY mean when you say you’re not making enough progress on that!
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about a common feeling for coaching clients, aka, when you don’t feel like you’re making any progress. (In other words, where your wins are hiding!) One of my clients recently was expressing some frustration to me that she didn’t feel like she was making as much progress as she’d wanted, halfway …
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My version of work/life balance with 5 kids in the house (as an introverted, homeschooling mom with a coaching business!)
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Curious how I genuinely don't feel rushed with so many kids? I'll let you in on a secret: I give myself plenty of recharge time during the day. Here’s how I do it - yes, even with 5 kids. Today’s topics: How I give myself ample recharge time, even during a busy homeschooling and client work day The practical strategies I use to get 3 hours a day to…
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Learn about how you can support the show and get ad-free, day-early episodes at our Take Your Time Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TakeYourTime. Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing through Persona 3 …
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Working on THIS stays with you through every season of work/life balance as a mom in business!
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why working on your no-stress mindset is going to stay with you through every season of motherhood and business. Do you agree with this quote? “Mindset is the one thing no one can take away from you. Mindset is the one thing you can invest in that’s going to have a lasting impact on your life…
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The Nitty Gritty of Your Business Backend Plus Christian Faith (with Jan Touchberry of Her Faith at Work)
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Today we have a bonus episode for you all about the nitty gritty of your business backend plus Christian faith. We’re bringing on a guest, Jan Touchberry, to talk about automation, website rebrands, and what your faith has to do with any of it. Jan is a Jesus-loving native of Texas, living in DFW. Wife to John, mom of 4 and LaLa to 3 so far. She is…
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What did you delegate to the kids “just this once” last week? (Here’s my example as a mom of 5 and an online coach!)
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Let's talk about the good part of your week. Where did you win by delegating something to your kids? Either that you were totally out of energy for, or that you were so proud of them for doing? (Yes, it can be both!) Today’s topics: 3 practical examples of my kid delegation strategies 3 suggestions for you to build outsourcing to family into your r…
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Learn about how you can support the show and get ad-free, day-early episodes at our Take Your Time Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TakeYourTime. Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing through Persona 3 Re…
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Quit giving yourself “honey do” lists! How to release that mental pressure so you can de-stress everything as a business owning mom!
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why decluttering your life and releasing the mental pressure makes everything easier as a mom. What core values do you have about your #momlife? What are you believing to be true about that state, under the surface? Here’s one that I invite you to consider…. I believe that decluttering your l…
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Controversial opinion: Take breaks MORE often than you worry about productivity! (Yes, even when you're a work-at-home mom!)
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I know this sounds super counter-productive, but you do actually need to be taking breaks in your day (not just cramming more and more through the priority list). If that sounds way too slowed down, and just plain non-efficient, hear me out. Today’s topics: The downfall of overtime when it comes to quality content and client service Where creative …
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Quit copping out by making vision boards: this is why vision boards are way too small for a successful mompreneur!
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Here's what I want for you today. I want you to have a vision board life. Amber Lilyestrom said it best: “I don’t have a vision board; I live a vision life.” Today’s topics: Why writing out your dreams isn’t enough How “some day” thinking is squelching your success The real reason you’re discouraged and not taking action on anything in your life Wh…
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Take Your Time: Persona 3 Reload Episode 34 (Dec. 1-7)
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Controversial opinion: Yes, changing yourself (or your schedule) a little at a time is enough! (As an online business owner) Motivation Monday
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about my controversial opinion that changing yourself (or your schedule) a little at a time is enough. This is for someone who’s in a busy season right now and just swamped with all the demands on her time. Honey, it’s enough. You’re doing enough. You’re changing enough. Even if you aren’t listenin…
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Have you ever wondered what your business would've been like if you'd started it in your 50s, not in your 20s? In this podcast interview, I’m chatting with Heather Crouch about how she got into freelance copywriting as a business (and much later in life than the 20 something online entrepreneurs, to boot!). Heather's copywriting taster offer: https…
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Worried about what multi-6-figure earnings might do to your marriage when you're an online business owner? Here’s what’s ACTUALLY underneath your fear!
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Today we’re talking about what’s underneath your fear if you’re worried about your marriage as an online business owner. Maybe you’ve really been enjoying this professional development time creating your side hustle. Maybe you’re just bursting with self-improvement ideas since you started this business. But also, maybe you feel like your husband is…
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Take Your Time: Persona 3 Reload Episode 33 (Nov. 24-30)
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1:16:00Learn about how you can support the show and get ad-free, day-early episodes at our Take Your Time Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TakeYourTime. Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing through Persona 3 Reload…
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When you say “I need accountability,” you’re lying to yourself. This is what you actually need for your business as a hard-working mom! Motivation Monday
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why you don’t need an accountability coach in business as a mom – plus what you actually need instead. Here’s why hoping someone will hold you accountable is the wrong way to go about it, look at your business, or solve your life problems. Now, absolutely, you're allowed to ask for support - …
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Client Case Study: What’s your “6 months later, here’s what happened” story? (Work/life balance transformation story)
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what Tami’s life looks like after 6 months of productivity coaching – aka, her transformation story! This is what happened to Tami’s #momlife after she spent 6 months coaching with me. (And yes, she had her own business, house, and kids to deal with!) I’m taking you all the way behind the s…
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Is work/life balance impossible when you’re an overachiever? Let’s talk selfcare and boundaries, plus the goals you should actually be setting for yourself!
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Are you one of my many overachievers? Yes, you right now, listening to this podcast? Hey - I'm an overachiever, too. And it can be a great thing - a useful thing. But only if we let it - make it - stay within some boundaries. Because if we let ourselves go all out - just feed this work and to-dos and nothing else beast - pretty soon we're going to …
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Take Your Time: Persona 3 Reload Episode 32 (Nov. 17-23)
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1:15:42Learn about how you can support the show and get ad-free, day-early episodes at our Take Your Time Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TakeYourTime. Hello and welcome to Take Your Time, a Persona podcast in which hosts Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks are playing through Persona 3 Reload w…
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Client Case Study: How Shannon went from overwhelmed with life to never behind again – with plenty of margin for her kids’ activities, too!
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about how she went from overwhelmed with life to never behind again – with plenty of margin for her kids’ activities, too! Are you still stuck in the rat race spiral, the “never enough time for work and kids and home” and “I’m going crazy just thinking about it” mode? If so, I want you to really …
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I know this isn’t fun. I know we all want speedy solutions to our families’ needs. But sometimes, that perfect schedule takes 10 dozen tweaks to arrive on your doorstep! Because you were actively crafting it the whole time, like a potter with his wheel. Today’s topics: Where speed is steering you wrong when it comes to practical scheduling solution…
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