Intentional Time Structuring and Delegation for Wealth Without Guilt

Key Quotes

"I have a winding road I started out in interior design with the wonderful opportunity to host an HGTV show like literally that was my introduction to both television and good place to start yeah not a terrible place to start it happened completely by accident like to be very very frank but it was exciting it was exhilarating it turned into a long career in lifestyle TV I've worked with many many well known names and then I had children at the exact same rapid time that my interior design and television career was growing"

Lisa Canning describes her unexpected entry into television through interior design, highlighting how her career rapidly expanded alongside her growing family. This illustrates her initial experience of balancing significant professional pursuits with personal life changes.

"people started to notice and started to ask me questions about that and that's where life and business coaching began so that chapter of my life I primarily coach catholic moms I'm a catholic myself and I really I think the what I've gotten good at is how to continue moving forward when life feels epically chaotic"

Lisa Canning explains the origin of her coaching business, emphasizing her specialization in helping Catholic mothers navigate overwhelming life circumstances. This shows her transition from television and design to a role focused on providing strategies for managing chaos.

"I view the world with there is a big picture for us there is a great purpose for our life and so that's what I tell them I tell them that you've got some really unique gifts and talents you are there's something unrepeatable about you and you're meant to use those gifts and talents at the service of others"

Lisa Canning shares her perspective on purpose, advising clients that they possess unique, unrepeatable gifts intended for serving others. This highlights her belief that individuals have a greater calling beyond their immediate concerns and should leverage their talents for a larger good.

"the practical thing that we have to look at is we have a central nervous system I I I I cannot emphasize that enough like we are bodies that get tired that get taxed and do need to be refueled part of this might be that I am 41 years old at the time of this recording I am in perimenopause time so there's all kinds of you know hormonal changes I obviously just had a baby that I'm nursing so there's there's all kinds of things are going on hormonally that I think are making me very like interested in this topic but we have to acknowledge that we have a central nervous system that cannot run on empty"

Lisa Canning stresses the importance of acknowledging physical limitations, particularly the central nervous system's need for rest and refueling. She connects this to her personal experiences with hormonal changes and nursing, underscoring that individuals cannot operate continuously without replenishment.

"what can then be delegated automated or simply deleted in specific seasons so I do things like grocery delivery that's like pretty clutch for me and I'm using ai kind of creatively anything clerical that can be sped up through ai so for example I'm doing um for the holidays okay as you can imagine with 11 children I have many different like presents and cards and things that I need to fill out ai can help you like organize all that stuff even putting names of kids on little like things you designed on canva ai can actually help you so that you're not sitting there doing all that cute stuff yourself"

Lisa Canning outlines her "delegate, automate, or delete" strategy, illustrating its application with examples like grocery delivery and using AI for administrative tasks. She demonstrates how these methods, including leveraging AI for holiday preparations, help manage a large household's demands.

"I have almost everything on repeating calendar appointments so for example this is so niche but like my contact lenses I have too many things in my brain that I cannot that I just cannot hold and so anything that could get slipped so like replacing my contacts monthly I can't you expect me to remember what day I'm supposed to change my contacts you think it'd pick like an easy day like the first or something but no I don't know I make my life so complicated but I de complicate it or I make it less complicated by putting these recurring appointments in my calendar"

Lisa Canning explains her use of recurring calendar appointments for even minor tasks, such as changing contact lenses, to manage her cognitive load. She uses this specific example to show how she simplifies her life by externalizing memory through her calendar system.