60. 5 Game-Changing Habits: How to Design a Week to Boost Your Career

GAME-CHANGING HABITS – SECRETS OF THE CAREER GAME — EPISODE 60

Are you struggling to balance career demands and personal passions? Kendall Berg reveals her insider playbook for designing an ideal week, tracking accomplishments, and advocating for yourself—all while maintaining personal sanity. In this episode, Kendall shares practical methods to help you time block like a pro, transform your daily routine, and stop letting work consume your life. Discover how a structured routine can drive success, reduce stress, and make room for self-advocacy—even when life throws you curveballs. This is your guide to managing time, fostering habits, and advocating for your career, your way.

Discover the game-changing strategy that helps career-driven professionals master their time, build rock-solid habits, and create space for what truly matters. Whether you’re juggling a corporate job, side hustle, family, or personal goals, this episode provides actionable tactics to master your time, build rock-solid habits, and create space for what truly matters.

The Secret to Building Daily Consistency in Your Career

Ready to take control of your to-do list? Kendall Berg shares her best-kept secret: layering tasks and habits into both digital and physical planners to stay on track. By adding each task to specific days, she ensures nothing slips through the cracks, building consistency and efficiency in her workflow. Kendall’s method isn’t just about organizing—it’s about creating habits that last. From the satisfaction of checking off tasks twice to staying productive on the go, her approach is flexible, realistic, and powerful for career-focused professionals. Start owning your schedule and feel the adrenaline of real progress.

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Making Self-Advocacy a Career Priority—Even When Busy

Wondering how to keep your career moving forward, even when things get busy? Kendall Berg emphasizes a game-changer: making self-advocacy a non-negotiable part of your routine. She suggests prioritizing networking and regularly updating key stakeholders to ensure they know your value—without waiting for annual reviews. Kendall’s approach turns self-advocacy into a proactive habit, not an afterthought. By strategically scheduling check-ins and sharing accomplishments, you’ll stay top-of-mind and ready for new opportunities. This is about being seen, heard, and valued, even on the busiest of weeks.

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Key Takeaways

Creating an Ideal Schedule (00:00 – 08:59)

• Start with a blank weekly calendar
• Use time blocking for activities like gym, work, and hobbies
• Create day blocks for specific tasks (e.g., content creation, meetings)
• Include personal commitments and family events
• Assess if the remaining time is sufficient for your job

Tracking Tasks and Building Habits (08:59 – 17:49)

• Use a digital or physical planner to list daily tasks
• Include recurring habits and activities in the daily to-do list
• Add work tasks to specific days they need to be completed
• Track accomplishments for performance reviews
• Use an accomplishments tracker to record projects, tasks, and impact

Self-Advocacy and Time Management (17:50 – 25:15)

• Plan for self-advocacy and networking in your schedule
• Send monthly emails to bosses highlighting team accomplishments
• Schedule quarterly touch bases with key stakeholders
• Batch content creation and self-advocacy activities
• Carve out time for hobbies and personal decompression
• Aim to stick to the ideal schedule 80% of the time

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Listen to the episode Productivity Flow: How to Optimize Your Time with Emily Guerra https://thatcareercoach.net/33-productivity-flow-how-to-optimize-your-time-with-emily-guerra/ 

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