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When it comes to time management, it’s easy to default to systems and automation. Smarter calendars. Better tools. More efficient routines. But even with all of that in place, many women still feel misaligned with how they’re spending their time.
In my conversation with Bonnie Lippincott, we explored time management and intuition through the lens of awareness — paying attention to energy, values, and the season of life you’re in. Instead of chasing more efficiency, the focus was on noticing what actually supports the life you’re living right now.
This conversation offered space to slow down, reflect, and consider how awareness can inform decisions about time alongside structure and planning.
Key Takeaways
- Recognize how awareness influences daily time decisions
- Understand the connection between energy, intuition, and priorities
- Identify how different seasons of life require different approaches to time
- Explore how intuition can work alongside structure
- Reflect on where automation may be creating pressure instead of clarity
Where Time Management and Intuition Intersect
Traditional time management often prioritizes optimization — doing more, faster, and with fewer interruptions. While systems and automation can be incredibly useful, they don’t always account for energy, identity shifts, or changing responsibilities.
In my conversation with Bonnie, we talked about what happens when decisions about time are made without pausing to reflect. Even a well-organized calendar can feel off if it doesn’t align with values or capacity.
Rather than removing structure, the conversation centered on using awareness to decide when structure helps and when it needs adjusting — especially during transitions like motherhood, career changes, or shifting priorities.
Bonnie’s Perspective on Awareness, Energy, and Choice
Bonnie shared her experience transitioning from a demanding medical device career into building a more flexible consulting business. A major part of that transition came from paying attention — not just to what needed to get done, but to how different choices affected her energy and sense of alignment.
Instead of defaulting to external expectations, Bonnie began asking questions like:
- What feels sustainable in this season?
- Where am I saying yes out of habit or fear?
- What actually deserves my time right now?
Those questions helped guide decisions that honored both ambition and presence, without relying solely on productivity frameworks.
Chakras as a Framework for Awareness
As part of the conversation, Bonnie shared chakras as a personal framework she uses for awareness. She described them as energy centers connected to different areas of life — not as a time management system, but as a way to reflect on where attention or alignment may be needed.
Here’s how Bonnie connected each chakra to a specific focus related to time, energy, and decision-making:
- Root Chakra (Red): Stability and routine
Security, consistency, sleep, and everyday routines that support daily life. - Sacral Chakra (Orange): Creativity and flow
Creativity, flexibility, joy, and leaving room for play and spontaneity. - Solar Plexus Chakra (Yellow): Willpower and boundaries
Personal agency, confidence, decision-making, and protecting time. - Heart Chakra (Green): Relationships and connection
Compassion, rest, relationships, and making space for what matters most. - Throat Chakra (Blue): Communication and expression
Speaking up, teaching, writing, and clearly communicating needs. - Third Eye Chakra (Indigo): Intuition and perspective
Vision, focus, and seeing decisions through a broader lens. - Crown Chakra (Purple): Presence and purpose
Meaning, stillness, and remembering that time is shaped by how days are spent.
Bonnie shared this framework as a tool for reflection — a way to notice patterns and make more intentional choices, not a formula to follow.
Awareness Over Automation in Daily Time Decisions
A recurring theme throughout the conversation was choosing awareness over automation. Automation can support time management, but awareness determines whether those systems truly serve your life.
Reflection creates clarity before planning. Awareness helps prevent over-commitment. Alignment matters just as much as efficiency.
Rather than adding more tools or rules, this conversation invites you to pause and consider whether your current approach to time reflects your values, energy, and season of life.
Episode Links & Resources
Related Episodes
- Ep. 133 – The Power of Personality: How to Live Your Values, Leverage Your Personality Type and Be a Better Leader featuring Julie Gerdes Becnel
- Ep. 226 – Defining Balance on Your Terms: 5 Methods to Own Your Time and Energy
- Ep. 158 – Freedom & Flexibility: How to Pave Your Own Way in Life and Work featuring Chelsea Petersen
About the Guest
Bonnie Lippincott is an author, entrepreneur, and podcast host whose work blends creativity, intuition, and intentional living. She is the creator and host of the This Magic Life podcast, where she explores identity, ambition, and awareness through the lens of motherhood and personal growth. Bonnie is also the author of multiple children’s books and is currently working on upcoming titles focused on curiosity, intuition, and living with purpose.
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