Time Management (Episode 2 - Archive)Time Management (Episode 2 - Archive)
Relational Recovery
Hosts Wes Thompson and Austin Hill talk about time management as a practical way to shape life in recovery, focusing on what is within your control. They emphasise intentional use of daily hours and small, consistent steps toward a clearer sense of direction.
6:47•26 Oct 2026
Time Management as a Tool for Building the Life You Want
Episode Overview
- Clarify what is within your control and focus your time on activities that bring you life and move you toward the future you want.
- Think of your day in thirds—sleep, work, and the remaining hours—and consciously decide how to use those remaining hours.
- Vague desires for a “better” life are not enough; creating a clear direction and plan is key to meaningful change.
- Commit to small, realistic steps such as working 30 minutes twice a week on defining what you want your life to look like.
- People who seem “lucky” usually reached their goals through intentional practices and consistent use of their time, not extra hours in the day.
“"If you don't know where you're going, you might not get there."”
How do people cope with the challenges of staying sober while juggling jobs, families, and everyday pressures? This conversation from Relational Recovery zooms in on time management as a practical tool for anyone dealing with unwanted behaviours and addiction. Host Wes Thompson and co-host Austin Hill talk honestly about the tension between what you have to do and what you get to choose.
They break the day into an “ideal” eight hours for sleep, eight for work and eight for everything else, then ask a simple but uncomfortable question: what are you actually doing with those remaining hours? As one of them puts it, "It's identifying the things that are happening that are within your control and choosing to focus on the ones that bring you life." The pair stress that most people feel vague about where their life is heading.
Wanting things to be “good or better” isn’t enough; they argue you need a clear picture and an intentional plan. There’s a humorous nod to Yogi Berra: "If you don't know where you're going, you might not get there," used to highlight how easy it is to drift into a life you never chose.
Rather than demanding overnight transformation, Wes and Austin offer a gentle, realistic approach: commit just 30 minutes twice a week to thinking and writing about the kind of life you want. Time management isn’t treated as a strict productivity hack, but as a simple way to “build the life that I want” one small step at a time.
With a blend of Christian spirituality, psychology and everyday wisdom, this episode speaks to anyone in recovery who feels stuck, overwhelmed, or convinced there’s “just not enough time in a day.” It nudges you to ask: what could change if you used the time you already have just a bit more intentionally?
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