How Leaders Prioritize Your Life with Rob Shallenberger at Becoming Your Best Global Leadership
- Life’s Priorities
- Introducing Rob Shallenberger
- Rob’s Background and Expertise
- The Concept of Pre-Week Planning
- Four Steps to Effective Planning
- Health and Personal Well-being
- Balancing Personal and Professional Life
- The Impact of Pre-Week Planning
- The Two Other Habits
- Closing Thoughts and Resources
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In this episode, I sit down with Rob Shallenberger, CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, to discuss how leaders can effectively prioritize your life to achieve both personal and professional success. Rob shares actionable strategies for prioritizing your life, emphasizing the importance of pre-week planning and aligning daily actions with core values. We delve into the challenges leaders face in time management and how intentional planning can lead to improved productivity and well-being. Tune in to discover how adopting these practices can help you prioritize your life and lead with greater clarity and purpose.
Mastering Time: Prioritizing What Matters Most with Rob Shallenberger
In this episode, we explore the vital topic of prioritizing our lives with Rob Shallenberger, the author of “Do What Matters Most.” Rob draws from his extensive experience, including a background as an Air Force F-16 pilot and over a decade of running a leadership training company, to present a structured approach to achieve personal and professional fulfillment. He emphasizes that most individuals desire peace, effective relationships, and productivity—all fundamentally achievable through proper time management.
Designing Your Week: Rob Shallenberger on Overcoming Time Prioritization Challenges
Rob highlights the compelling statistic that 68% of people struggle with time prioritization, and a staggering 80% lack a solid process to manage their schedules effectively. Drawing on his own experiences as a husband, father, and entrepreneur, he asserts that everyone faces the challenge of competing demands on their time. Together, we delve into the transformative habit of pre-week planning, a practice that encourages individuals to actively design their weeks rather than reactively manage them. He describes this habit as essential for balancing personal and professional roles, allowing for clarity and intentionality in daily life.
The Pre-Week Planning Blueprint: Achieving 1,000 Priorities a Year with Rob Shallenberger
The episode provides a detailed overview of Rob’s pre-week planning process, which involves reviewing one’s vision and goals, identifying key roles in life, listing specific action items for the upcoming week, and assigning those items to schedules. He emphasizes the importance of developing a written personal vision and actionable goals that align with those aspirations. The power of this practice can enhance one’s overall productivity, helping individuals achieve 800 to 1,000 additional priorities each year with significantly less stress.
The Ripple Effect of Pre-Week Planning: Restoring Relationships and Redefining Productivity with Rob Shallenberger
Rob shares impactful anecdotes, including a poignant story about a senior executive from Pepsi who, after engaging in pre-week planning, finally reached out to his estranged son, leading to a restored relationship and newfound joy. This underscores the episode’s core message: that the seemingly simple act of planning can have profound implications on both personal fulfillment and professional efficiency. We explore how taking 20-30 minutes each week to plan can result in greater alignment across all dimensions of life.
The conversation also touches upon the life-changing nature of the practices outlined in Rob’s book, stressing that good leadership begins with self-leadership. By applying these methods, individuals can foster healthier relationships, improve their emotional well-being, and elevate their overall effectiveness in every role they occupy. Through Rob’s insights, listeners are encouraged to embrace these habits and take proactive steps towards living a more balanced and intentional life.
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Hi, I’m Gene Hammett. I’m an executive coach – I help founders and CEOs create company growth. After studying the leadership of fast-growth companies — the Inc 5000 — I have discovered how their approach to leadership activates new growth. I’m on a mission “To Change the World Through Extraordinary Leadership.” If you know you want to be a better leader, let’s keep going. ’m also a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and the founder of the Growth Think Tank, recognized as a top podcast for leaders by Inc.com and Entrepreneur.com. I love to write about leadership and culture that activates new growth. My work has appeared in large publications like Inc., Entrepreneur, and Success Magazines. ver 1,000,000+ business leaders, founders, and CEOs have listened to my podcasts, read my articles, or used my growth strategies to shift their mindsets to achieve incredible business results. Take your leadership to the next level and get access to a proven leadership framework to activate new growth for your company.
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