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Before we dive in, you should know: this episode is really special.
Itâs not just a beautiful conversation with our first official podcast guestâitâs a glimpse into how God used a breaking point behind the scenes of Evergreen Planner to reveal just how essential it is to apply Evergreen principles everywhere, including our business.
This interview was recorded during a season when things felt fragile. Weâd just walked through a painful breakdown with a former contractor. Due to sheer inexperience on our part, the backend of the business weâd built in the margins of our motherhood was clunky. All of the untouched inefficiencies weâd hired the contractor to solve were draining the very margin we were teaching women to protect. I (Shelby) remember sitting down to record this conversation with a new acquaintance, holding back raw, weary tears. I had no idea how we were going to bring order out of the chaos.
Godâs Providence is so astounding and kind. The woman youâre about to meetâSherrie Williamsâwas His next step in answering our prayers.
At the time, she was âjustâ our guest: a homeschooling mama of six, a doula, and an online business manager with an uncanny ability to cultivate time with intention. I had no idea that God would later use her to bring life-giving order to our business in a way weâd never experienced before.
This conversation is about so much more than scheduling or systems. Itâs about alignment. About buildingâwhether a home, a homeschool, or a businessâin a way that deeply supports what is most valuable in life instead of competing with it.
If youâve ever felt the tug-of-war between being fully present for your family and juggling the opportunities that come your way, this episode will meet you right where you are.
In this episode, youâll hear:
- How Sherrie uses core values as a practical filter for her calendar
- Why every yes costs somethingâand a rubric for deciding intentionally
- How being careful with your âyesesâ doesnât mean pruning the unique, tiny ways God has called you to bless others
- Real-life ways to stack functions so relationships, work, and homeschool support one another
Scripture mentioned
Genesis 1â2 (theme): God bringing order from chaos with beauty and intention
Genesis 2:15 (theme): Cultivating what God has entrusted to us
Resources & next steps
- Sherrieâs time-cultivation resource - The Value Filter: sherrieanne.com/cultivatevalues
- Productivity Personality Quiz: evergreenplanner.com/quiz
- The Renew Course: Learn the Evergreen Planning Method:evergreenplanner.com
An invitation for fellow business mamasWe believe you have wildly important things to do in this world, too. Some of them may involve larger-scale operations than you yet know how to manage, working with a team, and other things that are requiring you to up-skill.
If youâre currently building a business, writing a book, or stewarding a project that requires real operations, decision-making, and sustainabilityâweâre creating something for you.
Very soon, weâre opening Operations Office Hours inside the Evergreen Membership, led by Sherrie Williams.
These are live, open sessions where homeschooling mamas can bring real questions from their workâcapacity, rhythms, systems, seasons, decision-makingâand get grounded, life-giving help applying Evergreen planning principles to the backend of what theyâre building.
As we describe in this episode, Sherrie has been applying these principles to the backend of Evergreen Planner itselfâbringing order, clarity, and sustainable rhythms to our operations in a way that has been deeply life-giving for our families and our team.
If youâre already part of the Evergreen Membership, these office hours are included for you.
If youâre not yet a member, you can join the waitlist for more information: https://www.evergreenplanner.com/pages/evergreen-entrepreneur
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⨠Feeling behind this Christmas? You wonât want to miss the encouragement in this episode.
If youâre feeling the constant tug between slowing down to worship and scrambling to âpull Christmas off,â this episode is for you. In this gentle, honest conversation, we remind weary mamas of this freeing truth: you are not the provider of ChristmasâChrist already accomplished it. There is STILL enough time for peace, reverence, and real joy, even if the season hasnât gone according to plan.
In this episode, McCauley and Shelby discussâŚ
- Why the pressure to perform intensifies during Decemberâand the mindset shift our hearts need to truly rest
- The difference between celebrating what Christ has done and misaligned strivings
- How children remember the spirit of the home, not a âChristmas successâ checklist
- A gentle reframe from the traditional liturgical calendar that can offer relief, margin, and worshipâeven in sickness, chaos, or unmet expectations
đ§ Listening Note: This episode was recorded during the annual virtual Christmas Planner Party we hosted within our Evergreen Membership! đ
After concluding the live podcast segment, we went on to cozy up with our hot drinks and have a lovely discussion with our Members. We were especially thankful for the wisdom on liturgical rhythms shared by our new partner, Allison Misulia, from Married and a House.
Afterwards, we all walked through a practical planning exercise for tackling any last-minute Christmas overwhelm and enjoyed a Q&A!
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Scripture mentioned Isaiah 9:6 â âFor to us a Child is bornâŚâ (Prince of Peace) * Matthew 1:23 â âThey shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.â*
Resources & next steps Waiting on the Word: A poem a day for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany by Malcolm Guite * Liturgical calendar rhythms: + Advent spans November 30 - December 24 + Christmas traditionally spans December 25 â January 6 * The Cultivating a Peaceful Christmas Masterclass* is available to our members inside the Evergreen Membership
đż Ready to uncover enough time for everything God is calling you to do?Enroll in Renew January 2026, our live 6-week onboarding into the Evergreen Planning Method. This is the practical path out of endless striving and into a life-giving planning rhythm that keeps Christ at the center of your days. Our course integrates modern research in executive function with timeless Biblical principles to present a system that develops to supports you throughout any season. Our students call it âlife-changing!â
Doors close on Renew January on 1/10.
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If youâre finding your spirit groaning âI just want to enjoy Him and my family without feeling behind,â this episode is your cue to lay the pressure down and let Christ carry the weight of Christmas.
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Time-management is, in and of itself, a SKILL that takes time to learn.
This is a long episode, but worth it if you want a full overview of our methodology (and a whole lot of practical encouragement along the way).
In the first part, we tell the origin story of Evergreen: how a 9 page to-do list, a breaking point, and Psalm 90:12 led us to ask God for wisdom in our approach to time-managementâand how over the next decade He led us to see that His Word was overflowing with answers to the challenges we faced each day.
In the second part, we walk you through a full overview of the Renew course. We recorded this before our recent rebrand so the language in the course will be a little bit different here and there. But the heart and life-changing promise remains the sameâthere is enough time for everything God is truly calling you to do.
Note: we mentioned a video a few times in this episode but ended up changing the way this episode was released. We eventually may put something together with the photos we mentioned inside our membership!
Scripture mentioned* Psalm 90:12 â âTeach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.â * Genesis 1:14â19 â God placing the sun, moon, and stars as markers for âsigns and for seasons, and for days and years.â * 2 Peter 1:3 â God giving us âeverything we need for life and godliness.â
Resources & next steps You Are A Tree by Joy Clarkson * Learn the full Evergreen Planning Method inside our six-week Renew* course, where we walk you step-by-step through the exact practices we talk about in this episode. * Want to stay consistent with a life-giving daily habit? Our analog planner makes it simple to apply the Evergreen Planning Method in a screen-free, nourishing environment that anchors you in the quiet authority youâve been given to take radical personal responsibility for the hours of your real life.
If your heart keeps whispering, âThere has to be a better wayâŚââthis episode is your invitation to stop trying to figure it all out under pressure and on the fly and start making the space you need to take dominion of the way you invest your most precious resource, time.
P.S. In this episode, we mentioned our productivity personality. You can learn yours now, free and in about a minute, at evergreenplanner.com/quiz
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Spent? In this episode, youâll hear the rest of Shelby and McCauleyâs conversation from September about why planning is one of the most powerful, yet underrated, forms of self-care.
In this episode:
- Unexpected directions your self-care will take when you use a planner
- Cultivating deep seated happiness that cannot be robbed by external circumstances
- How making progress on your goals actually nourishes your life
Biblical References:
- Acts 16:16-40
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- The ROOTED Goals Workbook: http://evergreenplanner.com/rooted
- Season 3 of the Make Space to Thrive Podcast: https://www.evergreenplanner.com/pages/rooted#14691785
- Our Wildfire Season Podcast Episode: https://youtu.be/mpkcLD2Ej6o
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In this personal update, Shelby and McCauley reflect on walking through a recent âwildfire seasonââa time of deep personal trial and pruning. Drawing parallels to redwood forests, they explain how literal wildfires are necessary for redwoods to thrive, clearing out competing growth and enriching the soil. In the same way, God often uses spiritual wildfire seasons to burn away whatâs no longer serving His purposes in our livesâmaking space for something stronger and more enduring to grow.
They share how they had to lay down their business plans, rhythms, and even personal productivity systems during this season and enter into a period of deep surrender and trust in the Master Gardner.
Now, emerging into a season of rebuilding, they are using the Evergreen Planning Method not as a tool for control, but as a way to faithfully redeem the time and flex with Godâs Providence. They discuss the reality that planning isn't about preventing hardshipâit's about tenaciously following through on personal responsibility while remaining surrendered to the word God is doing.
The Evergreen Planning Method is designed to support women through all seasons of lifeâincluding the messy and unpredictable ones. This episode looks at the EPM from the vantage point of grabbing ahold of a Revival Season after the trials of the Wildfire.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- Homeschool Mama Mini Crash Course - Weave wonder, discipleship, and rich learning experiences into your daysâwithout ignoring all of your other responsibilities or burning out.
- The Renew Course â A 6-week deep dive for organizing your schedule and mastering a Christ-honoring approach time-management using the Evergreen Planning Method.
- The Evergreen Planner â Redeem your time with this gorgeous leather-bound system.
đ Scriptures Referenced: Romans 8:28; James 4:13-15; Psalm 90:12; Genesis 1; 2 Peter 1:3; Matthew 3:12-14; Hebrews 12:29
đ¤ Nerd note from Shelby: Since recording this episode, Iâve learned that the National Park Service is now claiming that there are thousands of redwoods between 2,000-3,000 years old and a few possibly as much as 4,000 years old. Using the traditional Biblical chronology, Noahâs flood would have been in 2350 BCâabout 4359 years ago. While researching for the kidsâ lessons on this topic, I came across an article by the Institute for Creation Resource that connected the planting of the redwood forest to Noahâs flood. We say in this video that the redwood forests are older than all of the wonders of the world, but the National Park Service now says that earlier published ages for the redwoods were exaggerated. Even so, the groves themselves still could technically have been planted before the pyramids were builtâeven if the oldest original trees do not still remain.
đż Related Resources:
- Why Make Plans When Plans Change - blog post
- The Ongoing Ministry of Bringing Order Out of Chaos - blog post
- Why Planning is the Most Underrated Form of Self Care, Part 1 - podcast episode
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Spent? In this episode, Shelby and McCauley dive into why planning is one of the most powerful, yet underrated, forms of self-care. They explore how intentional planning not only helps you manage your time but also reduces stress, preserves emotional bandwidth, and supports your goals for your relationships.
Throughout this episode, they explore:
- The power of proactive planning and why itâs essential for taking care of your future self
- How planning can help reduce stress, decision fatigue, and mental clutter
- Why rhythms and routines provide the margin you vitally need to manage an abundant life
- How planning allows you the relaxation you need to consistently pour into your loved ones instead of feeling like you always need to hide from them in a bubble bath
- Why self-care fundamentally requires you to take the time you need to reach a state of mental clarity and peace about your lifeâs direction
Biblical References:
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 â âWhat? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.â
- John 10:10 - âThe thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.â
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- âHow we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.â â Annie Dillard, The Writing Life
- The Evergreen Planner â The core planning tool discussed throughout the episode, designed to help you proactively care for your time, reduce decision fatigue, and create rhythms that support your life.
- The Renew Course â A 6-week challenge to help you to start working with the strengths of your personality, organize your entire life with the Evergreen Planning Method, and set up sustainable rhythms that actually make sense in your season of life. (We guarantee that your future self will thank you for taking this course.)
- The Evergreen Collective â An exclusive online community where you can connect with like-minded women, access resources, and receive support on time management and intentional living. Available to planner subscribers or Renew course students.
- Other Podcast Episodes:
- Episode 13: Why You Need a Hub for Your Brain - An entire episode on how the Evergreen Planner can specifically help you to organize your brain.
- Episode 5: The Story Behind âMake Space to Thriveâ - A deep dive into why you need margin in your life, what exactly margin is, and how to find more of it in your schedule so you can reap more peace, clarity, and energy from the way you plan your days.
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Overwhelmed? In this episode, Shelby and McCauley delve into the profound truth that God has given us everything we need for life and godlinessâincluding enough time.
Throughout this episode, they explore:
- the real reasons why we often feel like there isnât enough time in the day, despite the biblical promise that God equips us for every task He calls us to
- the challenge and high calling of time-management
- the time boundaries God built into creation itself
- how to combat perceived stress
- the importance of creating rhythms, setting priorities, and combatting decision fatigue through proactive planning
Biblical References: Genesis 1:2-3; Genesis 1:14-19; 2 Peter 1:3
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- The Evergreen Planner - The core planning tool discussed throughout the episode, designed to help you manage your time according to biblical principles in just 15 minutes each day.
- The Renew Course - Our 6-week course that dives deeper into the Evergreen Planning Method, providing detailed guidance on how to apply it to your unique life and circumstances.
- The Evergreen Collective - An exclusive online community where members can access time-management resources, join in discussions on intentional living, and receive support from like-minded women. Hosted in a private app, away from social media to foster focus and intentionality. Open to planner subscribers or students of Renew.
- Other Podcast Episodes:
- Make Space to Thrive - An episode from Season 1 that shares the story behind the phrase "Make Space to Thrive."
- Planning while Postpartum - An episode from Season 2 that offers tactical advice for managing time during the postpartum period.
- The Rooted Goals Podcast Season - Binge Season 3 where Clari and Shelby unpack the Rooted Goal Setting System and share practical examples of ROOTED Goals in their own lives.
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This podcast is a replay of a live masterclass I (Clari) taught for the Evergreen Collective in November.
Advent and Christmas are my favorite times of the year, but it also happens to be the one of the busiest times for the business, which means I need planning strategies that are easy to implement and help me do what I most want: to celebrate the birth of Christ in very meaningful ways with my family and to be a person who exudes peace while doing it.
You can access the video replay of the masterclass & the free workbook here: https://www.evergreenplanner.com/pages/christmas
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May this Christmas be your most peaceful yet!
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If you loved this peace-infused approach to time-management, don't let it fall away after the holidays! Take this mindset to every part of your life with our Renew eCourse.
Learn a practical Christian approach to time-management in just six weeks by...
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Understanding your God-given productivity personality
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Decluttering and organizing your task list
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Mastering the art of flexible time-blocking
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Learning the basics of setting ROOTED goals
Renew includes all the planner printables you need and a vibrant community (on a private platform) ready to help you succeed!
âđź Are you ready to change your life with the Evergreen Planning Method?
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Cozy up with the ROOTED Goals Workbook and be guided step-by-step through setting compelling goals that actually make sense in your real life.
- âđ˝ NEW analog format fits slips right into your Cover!
- đđź All new exercises, examples from our own planners, and seamless tie-ins to our audio content.
- đŻď¸ Gain key insights into the practical aspects of your core calling as a disciple of Christ.
- đ Identify your next-right-step goal.
- đşď¸ Create a strong game plan.
- đą Adopt a Christian growth-mindset.
- đ§đ˝ââď¸ Learn how to graciously pivot and follow through on your goals, even as your seasons shift and change.
You can use the ROOTED Goals Workbook over and over again as you continue to develop life-giving goals around the things that matter most to you.
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Setting a ROOTED Goal is all about creating a symbiotic relationship between your daily life and your goals. Itâs about creating space for personal growth, and channeling your productivity in a way that cultivates peace. In this introductory episode we talk about the ROOTED Goal Setting System as a whole; how it came to be, how itâs different from typical goal-setting systems, and how the ROOTED mindset can set you free to tackle your biggest dreams, while not letting go of your day-to-day responsibilities! Join us for a refreshing conversation that is sure to renew your goal-setting drive!
Links we talk about in the show:
- Purchase the ROOTED Goals Workbook!
- Taming Your To-Do List download (use the code TAMETHATLIST to get this download for free!)
- Taming Your To-Do List podcast episode (Apple, Spotify, Google)
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Imagine waking up every morning and knowing EXACTLY what you need to do to redeem the time...
If our podcast resonates deeply, and you dream of a simple, streamlined way to apply everything you've been learning, then you'll LOVE our new eCourse, Renew.
Renew will teach you the Evergreen Planning Method through 6 transformative challenges so you can uncover an abundance of hidden time, train your brain to prioritize better, and successfully organize each day in terms of your God-given priorities.
- Thoroughly Christ-Centered
- No commitments to show up to live calls!
- Shame-free motivation. (Includes access to a vibrant communityâincluding alumni & the EP Leadership Teamâall eager to cheer you on!)
- Lays a foundation for (and introduces) the ROOTED Goal Setting System!
See how it works: https://www.evergreenplanner.com/pages/renew-waitlist
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Cozy up with the ROOTED Goals Workbook and be guided step-by-step through setting compelling goals that actually make sense in your real life.
- âđ˝ NEW analog format fits slips right into your Cover!
- đđź All new exercises, examples from our own planners, and seamless tie-ins to our audio content.
- đŻď¸ Gain key insights into the practical aspects of your core calling as a disciple of Christ.
- đ Identify your next-right-step goal.
- đşď¸ Create a strong game plan.
- đą Adopt a Christian growth-mindset.
- đ§đ˝ââď¸ Learn how to graciously pivot and follow through on your goals, even as your seasons shift and change.
You can use the ROOTED Goals Workbook over and over again as you continue to develop life-giving goals around the things that matter most to you.
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In this episode, we talk about the first letter in the ROOTED acronym: Rooted in Your Core Calling. Grasping the unique calling of God for your individual life is a life-long process! But leaning into your core calling is an essential part of creating goals that fully resonate over the long-haul, compel you to follow-through, and produce a lot of satisfying fruit along the way.
Join us as we talk through discovering how your core calling is playing out in your life today, and how that should impact how you set goals! We also talk a lot about how this part of the ROOTED Goal Setting System is not meant to weigh you down, but give you freedom to lean into your God-given strengths, passions and responsibilities!
Links we talk about in the show:
- Purchase the ROOTED Goals Workbook!
- Download the free Rooted in Your Core Calling exercises
Cozy up with the ROOTED Goals Workbook and be guided step-by-step through setting compelling goals that actually make sense in your real life.
- âđ˝ NEW analog format fits slips right into your Cover!
- đđź All new exercises, examples from our own planners, and seamless tie-ins to our audio content.
- đŻď¸ Gain key insights into the practical aspects of your core calling as a disciple of Christ.
- đ Identify your next-right-step goal.
- đşď¸ Create a strong game plan.
- đą Adopt a Christian growth-mindset.
- đ§đ˝ââď¸ Learn how to graciously pivot and follow through on your goals, even as your seasons shift and change.
You can use the ROOTED Goals Workbook over and over again as you continue to develop life-giving goals around the things that matter most to you.
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In this episode, we talk about the second letter in the ROOTED acronym: Organically Growing Out of Your Context. You need goals that take your real life context seriously and embrace it. You need goals that connect with where you are right now, and that respect that youâre here for a reason. Recognizing the season youâre in and identifying the contours of your priorities can empower you to identify the next right stepâthe one that can realistically begin to build the lasting change you want to see.
Join us as we talk about why this is one of the most critical steps in setting ROOTED goals, a step that most other goal-setting systems completely ignore. We talk all about what this looks like in our lives and how embracing our context has empowered us to craft and execute meaningful goals year after year!
Links we talk about in the show:
- Purchase the ROOTED Goals Workbook!
- Download the free Organically Growing Out of Your Context exercises
- Download the free Rooted in Your Core Calling exercises
Cozy up with the ROOTED Goals Workbook and be guided step-by-step through setting compelling goals that actually make sense in your real life.
- âđ˝ NEW analog format fits slips right into your Cover!
- đđź All new exercises, examples from our own planners, and seamless tie-ins to our audio content.
- đŻď¸ Gain key insights into the practical aspects of your core calling as a disciple of Christ.
- đ Identify your next-right-step goal.
- đşď¸ Create a strong game plan.
- đą Adopt a Christian growth-mindset.
- đ§đ˝ââď¸ Learn how to graciously pivot and follow through on your goals, even as your seasons shift and change.
You can use the ROOTED Goals Workbook over and over again as you continue to develop life-giving goals around the things that matter most to you.
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In this episode, we talk about the third letter in the ROOTED acronym: Outlined for Clarity. Clarity is key when it comes to giving your brain an objective that it can actually process, prioritize, and tackle in the day-to-day.
When you break down a goal into tangible action-steps, you are equipped to move past your vague theories about what it will take to make your goal happen. Youâre able to see the gaps in your knowledge about the process, which compels you to research until you have concrete and actionable understanding.
Listen in as we talk about exactly how to take a vague goal and break it down into actionable and compelling steps!
Links we talk about in the show:
- Purchase the ROOTED Goals Workbook!
- Download the free Outlined for Clarity exercises
- How to Build a Morning & Evening Rhythm podcast episode (Apple, Spotify, Google)
- How We Plan Our Days podcast episode (Apple, Spotify, Google)
- How We Plan Our Weeks podcast episode (Apple, Spotify, Google)
- Six Tips to Get Out of the Crazy podcast episode (Apple, Spotify, Google)
Cozy up with the ROOTED Goals Workbook and be guided step-by-step through setting compelling goals that actually make sense in your real life.
- âđ˝ NEW analog format fits slips right into your Cover!
- đđź All new exercises, examples from our own planners, and seamless tie-ins to our audio content.
- đŻď¸ Gain key insights into the practical aspects of your core calling as a disciple of Christ.
- đ Identify your next-right-step goal.
- đşď¸ Create a strong game plan.
- đą Adopt a Christian growth-mindset.
- đ§đ˝ââď¸ Learn how to graciously pivot and follow through on your goals, even as your seasons shift and change.
You can use the ROOTED Goals Workbook over and over again as you continue to develop life-giving goals around the things that matter most to you.
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In this episode, we talk about the fourth letter in the ROOTED acronym: Tailored to Your Lifestyle. If you want to craft compelling goals that are grounded in your unique calling, then youâll have to give yourself permission to develop creative solutions that make sense for your particular circumstances. Sometimes this means tailoring your goal to match your lifestyle, and other times this means tailoring your lifestyle to match your goal.
Join us as we chat about how taking time to tailor your goal and your lifestyle will prevent unnecessary tension between the two, and enable you to actually follow through even on the most challenging goals you set!
Links we talk about in the show:
- Purchase the ROOTED Goals Workbook!
- Download the free Tailored to Your Lifestyle exercises
- How to Build a Morning & Evening Rhythm podcast episode (Apple, Spotify, Google)
- How We Plan Our Days podcast episode (Apple, Spotify, Google)
- How We Plan Our Weeks podcast episode (Apple, Spotify, Google)
Cozy up with the ROOTED Goals Workbook and be guided step-by-step through setting compelling goals that actually make sense in your real life.
- âđ˝ NEW analog format fits slips right into your Cover!
- đđź All new exercises, examples from our own planners, and seamless tie-ins to our audio content.
- đŻď¸ Gain key insights into the practical aspects of your core calling as a disciple of Christ.
- đ Identify your next-right-step goal.
- đşď¸ Create a strong game plan.
- đą Adopt a Christian growth-mindset.
- đ§đ˝ââď¸ Learn how to graciously pivot and follow through on your goals, even as your seasons shift and change.
You can use the ROOTED Goals Workbook over and over again as you continue to develop life-giving goals around the things that matter most to you.
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đď¸ In this episode, we talk about the fifth letter in the ROOTED acronym: Etched Into Your Memory. For a goal to be sustained in the long-run, it has to stay top of mind. Enabling your brain to think about your goal often and easily will ensure you can make progress on your goal even in the most chaotic of seasons.
Join us as we talk about the exact process we take to make sure our goals arenât forgotten in the busyness of everyday life and responsibilities! We talk about how we use our planners to support our goals and to train our working memories to take action whenever possible, enabling us to make steady progress until a goal is accomplished.
Links we talk about in the show:
- Purchase the ROOTED Goals Workbook here!
- Download the free Etched Into Your Memory exercises
Cozy up with the ROOTED Goals Workbook and be guided step-by-step through setting compelling goals that actually make sense in your real life.
- âđ˝ NEW analog format fits slips right into your Cover!
- đđź All new exercises, examples from our own planners, and seamless tie-ins to our audio content.
- đŻď¸ Gain key insights into the practical aspects of your core calling as a disciple of Christ.
- đ Identify your next-right-step goal.
- đşď¸ Create a strong game plan.
- đą Adopt a Christian growth-mindset.
- đ§đ˝ââď¸ Learn how to graciously pivot and follow through on your goals, even as your seasons shift and change.
You can use the ROOTED Goals Workbook over and over again as you continue to develop life-giving goals around the things that matter most to you.
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đď¸ In this episode, we talk about the sixth and final letter in the ROOTED acronym: Developed by Providence. The ROOTED Goal-Setting System reminds you that the Kingdom of God does not rise and fall by your effortsâbut that you do have the responsibility to do your part, exercise your influence, and steward your resources.
Having a Christian growth-mindset allows you to set goals with an "amen" posture towards God's unknown plans for the future, knowing that when you give your goals back to God, you can trust Him to develop them in the best of ways.
Join us as we talk about how this Christian growth-mindset has played out in our real lives and goals over the last quarter (including our goal of recording this podcast)! We chat about goals that have had to change, how we stay motivated in the messy middle of goal development, and how our planner enables us to pivot effectively into new or changing goals as we follow the Lordâs leading.
Links we talk about in the show:
- Purchase the ROOTED Goals Workbook here!
- Download the free Developed by Providence resources (which includes pages from Shelby & Clariâs planner to see how pivoting in goal-setting plays out in our lives!)
Have you wondered how we approach planning? Or what advice we give when we talk with friends about planning? Curious to know more about us? In this first Ask Us Anything episode, we dive into questions we received from our community that range from personal to planner questions to general productivity questions. Join us for a laid back and fun conversation!
Questions we answer in this episodeâŚ
1: Where do I start with the Evergreen Planner system if Iâm overwhelmed? Itâs such an extensive system and itâs hard to take time from all my urgent tasks to figure it out. (1:10)
2: How are you all related? (5:45)
3: When I sit down and plan, I get really excited about the possibilities, but then nothing ever goes according to plan. What should I do? (6:20)
4: How do you plan when you have chronic illness? (10:52)
5: How do you take your coffee? (13:40)
6: How do each of you use your Annual booklets? (15:48)
7: What was your process for creating the Evergreen Planner System? (22:53)
8: How do you set goals and get work done with little kids? (27:35)
9: You have an afternoon without kids, how do you spend it? (36:38)
Do you have a question youâd love for us to answer next time? Email us at hello@evergreenplanner.com!
Links we mentioned in this episode:
Quickstart Your Planning - Episode 9
Download the free Quickstart Your Planning Guide
6 Tips To Get Out of The Crazy - Episode 11
ROOTED Goals - Episode 2
Purchase the ROOTED Goals Workbook
Time-blocking is a powerful productivity tool for maximizing the amount of time you have available, and for liberating your time to focus on what matters most. Yet weâve found that many women are intimidated by time-blocking, and donât know how to make it work for them, or feel like itâs just too structured and stiff.
In this episode we chat about why time-blocking is one of our favorite time-management tools, one we come back to again and again. Then we dive into our simple step-by-step process of how to make time-blocking work for your unique rhythms and lifestyle! So whether youâre old hat at planning, or just getting started, youâll find this episode full of practical tips for utilizing time-blocking in your days.
Links we mentioned in this episode:
Quickstart Your Planning - Episode 9
Download the free Quickstart Your Planning Guide (this guide includes the free printable day planner we mention in this episode!)
Our episode on Margin: Make Space to Thrive - Podcast Episode 5
ROOTED Goals - Episode 2
Purchase the ROOTED Goals Workbook
Read the full episode blog post here.
Your productivity will fluctuate based on the season you find yourself in. It can be easy to get caught up into thinking we should be able to plan and execute tasks regardless of what is happening around us, but this simply isnât the case!
In this episode, we talk about how knowing your productivity season is a key time-management skill that can help you set goals and priorities accordingly.
We have found there are three main seasons of productivity:
- Surviving - 1:20
- Reviving - 5:20
- Thriving - 7:27
We talk in-depth about each of these seasons, and discuss different strategies for how to approach productivity depending on the season you are in. Join us for a conversation that is practical, encouraging and full of ideas you can implement right now!
Whatever season you're in, the most crucial step is knowing what your next-right-step goal is. The ROOTED Goals Workbook was designed to help you identify, strategize and execute your next-right-step goal. It teaches you to plan and prioritize tasks in the context of your life, whether you're surviving, reviving or thriving. Download your workbook today!
Read the full episode blog post here.
Links we mentioned in this episode:
Quickstart Your Planning - Episode 9
Download the free Quickstart Your Planning Guide
ROOTED Goals - Episode 2
Purchase the ROOTED Goals Workbook
6 Tips To Get Out of The Crazy - Episode 11
Living mentally scattered can leave you feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. You spin your wheels, tackling whatever is in front of you at any given moment, and then feel discouraged that you donât make progress on the things that matter most to you.Â
In this episode, we talk about why you need a hub for your brain, a tool that can help you sort, prioritize and tackle all the ideas, plans and goals you have banging around in your head. We talk about why we created the Evergreen planner, and how each of our core products (the Annual, the Month and the Cover) was crafted to infuse more peace into your day.
Read the full episode blog post here.
Watch how Shelby plans with each piece of the Evergreen System.
Effective yet flexible rhythms are one of the key building blocks in a sustainable and intentional lifestyle. But trying to copy a guruâs routine, whether for work or home life, quickly becomes overwhelming. There are dozens of âbest practicesâ out there, so where do you start? How do you decide what you need in your personal rhythms?
In this episode, we walk through how to build a morning and evening rhythm that is uniquely crafted to your life! We talk about what our rhythms look like these days, and how we keep them flexible, but effective. We even discuss how rhythms can adjust and change in different seasons, such as when dealing with chronic illness or a postpartum season.
If youâre craving some order in your life, but donât know where to start, this is the episode for you!
Read the full episode blog post here.
Other podcast episodes we mention:
6 Tips To Get Out of The Crazy
Planning While Postpartum
If youâre in an overwhelming season, it can be really hard to know where to even begin. Friend, you are not alone. We know those seasons well. This episode is full of practical advice and encouragement to help you get out of survival mode.
We talk about how to navigate crazy seasons to begin to regain a sense of normalcy and get back to life-giving rhythms. We discuss focusing on what you can control and making progress (whether little or big) every day. We give six simple steps for beginning to take control of the crazy. These arenât pie-in-the-sky ideas, these are the real steps we have each taken to bring more peace to the chaotic seasons weâve been through.
6 Tips to Get Out of the Crazy:
- Focus on nourishing food and sleep - 0.38
- Carve out space each day for quiet - 2.48
- Get all the details out of your head - 8.42
- Take action on the next-right-step before planning more - 11.24
- Sometimes itâs a âget out of survival modeâ bootcamp - 14:57
- Build a morning rhythm - 19:10
To download the Taming Your To-Do List Guide for FREE click here and use the coupon code TAMETHATLIST at checkout.
Read the full episode blog post here.
Are to-do lists your go-to when you know you have A LOT to do? We can relate. But the truth is that to-do lists are not a time management strategy, and they can actually hinder your productivity. When you rely too heavily on to-do lists, you end up overwhelmed, executing tasks haphazardly and not feeling like you ever make progress on the things that are most important to you.
In this episode we talk about how to use to-do lists effectively, and how to take a massive to-do list and distill, prune, and prioritize it to the most essential tasks that will fuel your productivity and leave you feeling like a task-crusher. We discuss the power of choosing top-targets for each day and how this practice of daily prioritization can help you make consistent progress on your biggest goals.Â
Use the code TAMETHATLIST to get the Taming Your To-Do List Guide for FREE!
Pssst⌠this episode says that the guide includes a one-page day planner, but we actually decided to include SIX bonus planner pages free. Go check it out!
Read the full episode blog post here.
It can be difficult to know where to start when trying to create a personalized time management strategy or learn how to maximize your planner, and it is overwhelming to try and do that while not losing track of everything already on your to-do list. If that tension sounds familiar to you, this episode for you!
In this episode we give you our Quickstart Your Planning Guide based on the acronym PLANS. This process will enable you to simply and effectively begin forming your own personalized time-management strategy, while still executing all those day-to-day responsibilities you canât let slide while you figure out how to maximize the use of your planner.
Download the Quickstart Your Planning Guide here.Â
PLANS stands for:
Pencil in what you did.
Leverage the brain dump.
Access your working memory.
Nurture a flexible mindset.
Sharpen your time-management skillset.
The process represented by this acronym is one you can return to again and again in different seasons to help you begin to form a time management strategy that is personalized, simplified, and increasingly intuitive.
Read the full episode blog post here.
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In the midst of growing our families while building our business, the Evergreen Planner System has been fundamental to our productivity.
In this episode, we take you on a tour through the Evergreen Planner, and contrast it to other planners that didnât work so well for us. We share the impact that this innovative system has had on each of our lives, and invite you to imagine how it might change the game for you.
1:03 - Why we created this planner system, when there are already so many planners out there.
1:40 - The story of how the Evergreen Planner was invented and developed by McCauley and Shelby.
3:31 - An overview of the 3-part system.
4:10 - A tour of the Annual, our 12-month calendar booklet with flex space that gives you a birds-eye view of your year. Also a brief snapshot of how we use it in our own lives.
6:32 - A tour of the Monthly, our 5-week planner booklet that provides a deep dive into daily and weekly planning. This booklet features week grids, habit trackers, daily timeblockers, effective prompts, and the flex space you need to customize it fully for your life.
(While we briefly give you some ideas for how we use the Monthly, episodes 4 and 6 provide extensive looks at how we plan our days and our weeks using this booklet.)
14:11 - A tour of the Cover, our genuine-leather piece that binds the booklets together into one cohesive system. An original design by McCauley, this piece sets our planner apart aesthetically.
17:45 - The surprising ways the Evergreen Planner System deeply changed the way Shelby approached productivity.
19:57 - Before it was even brought to market, this planner underwent a lot of rigorous field-testing. It has withstood the test of time, and has become an integral part of our intentional lifestyles.
Are you ready to get your hands on this amazing tool that will help you finally begin to translate your long-term goals into daily choices?
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Now is your time to get organized around the things that matter most to you and finally make space to thrive.
Click here to read our full blog post.
We mention a few past episodes, which you can listen to here:
- Episode 4: How We Plan Our Days
- Episode 6: How We Plan Our Weeks
Get visuals of our planner over at our website and on our Instagram.
Postpartum should be a season of rest. But it's incredibly hard to rest when you have a smattering of to-do's rattling around in your brain. It's hard to know what's essential and what can be left for another day (or dropped completely), when you're foggy from sleep deprivation. It's hard to track how well you're healing physically, mentally and emotionally, if you try to do it all in your head.
In this episode, we talk about the unique ways we (Clari & McCauley both had babies this past spring, so navigating the postpartum season is fresh!), and other mamas have used the planner in the postpartum season.
We talk about the simple, but extremely useful, form of day-to-day planning that helps us get out of our heads, sort our priorities, and let the non-essentials fall away so we can soak in those newborn days that pass so quickly.
Click here to read our full blog post.
If you're pregnant or in the postpartum season, give it a listen. We believe you'll find it both encouraging, and also inspiring as you navigate the postpartum time. And if you have any friends who are in that season, we'd love it if you'd share it with them!
Every Monday is a fresh start. You have an entire week before you, a clean slate, and it can seem like the possibilities for productivity are endless! But then you move through each day and it can be easy to slip back into dealing with whatever seems most necessary in each moment, and you find youâre only taking care of the small details rather than making progress in the most significant areas. Or maybe you make significant progress on your big goals, but meal planning or laundry is falling off your radar. How do you balance it all? How do you create week rhythms that serve your long term goals, your weekly work needs, and your family?
In this episode, youâll get a peek into how we (as business owners running a growing company with nine kids under the age of six between us!) plan our weeks. We are all about flexible planning that is individual for each person. Youâll get to hear how we each approach week planning, and get ideas you can apply in your own unique way.
We highly recommend you take a look at the week spread in our monthly. This will allow you to see exactly what we are talking about as we plan the different elements of our week using the vertical week calendar, three columns, flex grid space, habit tracker, etc.
Click here to read our full blog post.
We mention a few past episodes, which you can listen to here:
- Episode 1: The Four Rules of Planning Part 1
- Episode 2: The Four Rules of Planning Part 2
- Episode 4: How We Plan Our Days
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What do we mean by âMake Space To Thriveâ? In this episode, we share the story behind this phrase and discuss the life-changing concept of adding margin into your day. Because, friend, margin is a beautiful thing. Itâs planned white-space for your day, your week, your home, your brainâspace to breathe in #allthethings.
Making space for margin is the practical secret-sauce for making space to thrive.
In this episode, we talk about the simple and powerful ways margin shows up in our lives, and how to ensure you're keeping margin in mind when youâre planning your days.
Click here to read more about margin on the blog.
And if you haven't yet, please take a moment to rate and review this podcast! Itâs the best way to help other women find this life-giving content. We're so thankful for you!
When you sit down to plan a day, youâre sitting down to strategically invest your time in a way that honors the season you're in, the ones you've been given to love, and the work you're responsible for.
And planning a lot of days, over several weeks and months, enables you to begin forming life-giving rhythms that work to breathe life into your family and help you make progress on your bigger goals.
In this episode, youâll get a peek into how we (as business owners running a growing company with nine kids under the age of six between us!) plan our days. We highly recommend downloading our free printable so you can easily follow along as we talk. This printable has all the major elements of our Day page, which allows you to see exactly what we are talking about as we plan the different elements of our day using the time-blocker, top targets, prompts, etc.
The principles we talk about can transfer to a lot of different planners. So whatever planner you use, we believe this will be an episode you find valuable!
Click here to read our full blog post.
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Goal-setting needs an upgradeâespecially for modern home-loving women with big dreams. The ROOTED Goal-Setting System will help you set goals that fuel your vision, while also breathing life into your day-to-day reality (full show notes at evergreenplanner.com/3).
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We dive into the final two rules of planning: train your subconscious and maintain a flexible mindset. These concepts are simple to implement, yet extremely effective for crafting an intentional lifestyle (full show notes at evergreenplanner.com/2).
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Want to start getting organized around the things that matter most to you but don't know where to begin? Here's an effective shortcut for diving into the world of time-management and productivityâwithout getting overwhelmed (full show notes at evergreenplanner.com/1).
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