Episode Details

Do you ever sit down at the end of a long day of work, after checking box after box off your to-do list and still think, wow, I have so many more things I should get done. This feeling of overwhelm is common for small business owners and mompreneurs alike and it's the reason today's guest, Tonya Dalton, was inspired to write her new book, The Joy of Missing Out.

You may remember Tonya from Episode 26 of Proof to Product, where she shared her start-up story of founding inkWELL Press and how she built systems and processes for both work and home. Since then, Tonya has been featured on Real Simple, Entrepreneur, Inc., Apartment Therapy, Lauren Conrad, and HGTV. In 2019, Tonya received the Enterprising Woman of the Year Award and was named North Carolina's Female Entrepreneur to Watch by The Ladders. Tonya is truly a productivity expert and has made it her mission to help other women reduce and remove the overwhelm in their lives through her inkWELL Press products, liveWELL Method Course, Productivity Podcast, and book that comes out October 1st.

On today's episode, Tonya takes us behind the scenes of The Joy of Missing Out. She shares her motivations for writing the book, why she chose to weave stories in as lessons, and the power of saying yes and no. I also discuss a personal story of my own that Tonya shares in her book. If you're looking for ways to reduce overwhelm in your life and carve out more time for the things that matter most, this one's for you!

ON TODAY'S EPISODE:

• What inspired Tonya to write The Joy of Missing Out
• The importance of being raw and honest
• Where to start when you get feel caught spinning in circles
• How to identify your priorities and true North Star
• Misconceptions about what's urgent vs important
• Letting go of the idea of balance to embrace the idea of movement
• Advice for coping with feelings of guilt
• The value of free-time and white space to boosting productivity
• Ultradian rhythm is and why it's important
• How Tonya uses her white-space and free time
• The sandwich strategy and how to use it
• Tools, resources and bonuses being released with The Joy of Missing Out

KEY TAKE-AWAYS:

"We're overwhelmed by our tasks, overwhelmed by our own to-do list. And I wanted women to see that it is possible to live the life you want and to achieve greatness without spreading yourself so thin, without making yourself do everything." - Tonya Dalton

"It's not always easy to say no, to live with intention, or to let go of the guilt that we feel making these choices. And I think was really important to just be raw and honest about that." - Tonya Dalton

"The best teachers are those that have been through difficult times and are open to sharing both how they got through it as well as the messy parts of dealing with it." - Katie Hunt

"None of us get through life with all successes, without any failures. It's the things that we stumble on, the things that we fail at, those are the things that make us resilient." - Tonya Dalton

"Instead of trying to go the 50 diff