Hi Reader

At the start of a new year, I always find myself back in the same place.
Scheduling. Planning. Laying out weeks, months, and the plan ahead, trying to stretch myself while still being realistic.

There’s something grounding about seeing things on paper. It creates order and gives you a perspective about possibilities. At first glance, it looks like progress.

When it comes time to make a schedule - the same pattern becomes clear.

Time blocking your day is only half of the Work.

The other half is prioritising. And prioritising properly has a way of revealing things we tend to avoid.

The work that matters most, the work that actually moves the business forward, is often the work that carries a bit of discomfort and resistance. Just enough to make postponing the task seem reasonable.

So those priorities slide.
Not because there isn’t time.
But because sitting with discomfort asks something deeper of us.

This is why it’s possible to have a full schedule and still go sideways.

When you time block, you’re organising your hours.
When you prioritise, you’re organising your courage.

Courage is something best build to begin your day. The key is to schedule the uncomfortable priorites first thing in your working day. Not after emails, not once you have "warmed up".

Courage builds capacity, it is real inner Work.

Put it off until tomorrow, and something else happens. You don’t just delay the task. You steal confidence from yourself. A broken promise to you, compounded over time...you can imagine the results.

As we move deeper into the first quarter, this is the lens I’m using again. Identify priorities, time block for them first thing, build inner capacity.

Will you do the same?

Until next time, notice what you schedule…
and what you keep avoiding.

Over the next few months, I’ll also be gathering this Work into a more intentional space through The Hatch and Hustle™ membership. There will still be a free option. The membership is simply for those who are ready to go now. I’ll share more as it takes shape.

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu
Georgina 🐣
​The Hatch and Hustle™

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PPS. You’ll find No Clucks Given landing at the start of the week going forwards. So check your inbox on Mondays.

How do you schedule? I shared this reflection on time blocking and prioritisation in a short Instagram post here. Insta Post

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