want to feel more in control of your time and energy in this Thrive In Five. I'm sharing how to manage your calendar like a CEO with clarity, boundaries, and strategy so you can lead your life and business with confidence and calm,

Welcome back to Thrive in Five, where I give you a quick burst of motivation and productivity in five minutes or less. I'm Cindy, your host, a self-made entrepreneur, busy mom, and a business coach. I've built and sold several digital businesses ranging from five to six figure successes. So when it comes to managing time and priorities in both life and work, I get it. I've been there and I am here to help you thrive.

let's talk about one of your most powerful leadership tools. It's your calendar. If your calendar is running you, it is time to flip the script. Because CEOs don't fill their schedule with other people's priorities. They build their calendar around what matters, and you can too. So here are three simple ways to manage your calendar, like a high level leader. The first one time block your top priorities first. Don't wait to fit it in. Your most important work, whether it's business building, deep focus or personal time needs to be scheduled before everything else. High level leaders block time through thinking, planning, and execution. If you don't block it, it's going to get buried. Next, create CEO time every week. This is one of the biggest mindset shifts. Carve out a recurring 30 to 60 minute block to look at your business instead of always working in it. Use this time to review goals, tweak strategy, look at metrics, or make key decisions. No admin, no inbox, no multitasking. This is vision level time. The third thing, protect your white space. A CEO doesn't overbook every single hour. They know that decision making, creativity and problem solving need room to breathe. Leave blocks of open time for overflow, for rest, and for unexpected opportunities. This is how you create flexibility without losing your structure. This works because when you manage your calendar like a leader, you stop living in reaction mode and start running your day with clarity. You make stronger decisions, you use your energy wisely and actually move your vision forward instead of getting lost in the weeds. If you would like to implement this immediately, here are your action steps. Look at next week's calendar and block your top three priorities. Now, add a 30 minute CEO time block and protect it like a meeting. Identify at least one space not to fill. Let that time breathe. You are the CEO of your life and your calendar should reflect that.

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