{"podcast":{"title":"Organize 365 Podcast","slug":"organize-365-podcast-172008","podcast_index_feed_id":172008,"rss_url":"https://organize365.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://organize365.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/e/8/d/6e8d589ce46c5192e5bbc093207a2619/Organize_365_Podcast_with_Lisa_Woodruff.jpg","author":"Lisa Woodruff","episode_count":840,"summary":"Lisa Woodruff is a home organization expert, productivity specialist, and author of multiple books including The Paper Solution. Lisa's research-based teaching shines a light on the invisible work being done at home and in the workplace. Lisa's sensible and doable organizing tasks appeal to multiple generations. Her candor and relatable style make you feel she is right there beside you, helping you get organized as you laugh and cry together. Lisa believes organization is not a skill you are born with. It is a skill that is developed over time and changes with each season of life. Lisa has helped thousands of women reclaim their homes and finally get organized with her practical tips, encouragement, and humor through her blog and podcast at Organize365.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T20:18:45.705849+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/organize-365-podcast-172008"},"episode":{"title":"705 - New Personal Goals Create Ripple Effects in My Household","slug":"705-new-personal-goals-create-ripple-effects-in-my-household","published_at":"2026-04-10T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/organize-365-podcast-172008/705-new-personal-goals-create-ripple-effects-in-my-household","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/organize-365-podcast-172008","url":"https://organize365.libsyn.com/705-new-personal-goals-create-ripple-effects-in-my-household","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/organize365/705_-_New_Personal_Goals_Create_Ripple_Effects_in_My_Household1.mp3?dest-id=217222","summary":"So how did I become a worker outer person? I explained in great detail how I think about my time, plan how I will spend that time, and then iterate based on how each trial of use of time goes. Trial Run I have always been a planner. I loved getting new planners about every six months in school. I love to reverse engineer my goals and writing my plan in planners helps me do that. For every action there is a reaction. If you want to say work out more than understand that means something else will be affected. For me it was my budget, time at work, and time with my family. When I am working something new into my schedule I try to do it with the least amount of friction to my family. I call it the household management dance. I really wanted to become a worker outer person, I had already tricked myself into doing a little bit, and I shared in the last episode how I prioritize that now but how did I get to that point? The first thing I did was look at what I wanted to offer as a grandmother and mother. I joined a gym thinking this way I could work out more, entertain my grandson, and give my daughter time with her new baby or an opportunity to do something like sleep in or care for herself. I like to stack as many benefits as I can into my tasks. Then I looked at when classes were offered for both myself and my grandson. I also decided to drop my private class to offset the new expense of the gym membership. And like I mentioned last week, I claim chunks of time for my goal first. So the plan was set, time to try it out. Iterate Well, let's just say I wasn't planning on getting in the pool to wrestle my grandson to get out of the pool. I was questioning everything after I got Grayson into his class and I was on the pilates reformer with wet pants. This wasn't going to work,…","meta_description":"So how did I become a worker outer person? I explained in great detail how I think about my time, plan how I will spend that time, and then iterate based…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2318,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/organize-365-podcast-172008/episodes/705-new-personal-goals-create-ripple-effects-in-my-household/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/organize-365-podcast-172008/705-new-personal-goals-create-ripple-effects-in-my-household.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}