Are you easily distracted at work - struggling to keep tasks and projects organized?
Do you wish you could accelerate your career growth, but you feel held back due to unclear expectations or your lack of boundaries?
Are you tired of the vicious cycle of burnout and long to feel the peace that comes with doing fulfilling, impactful work?
I am so excited you’re here! This podcast is your go-to for all things career growth! You’ll learn productivity systems to help you get organized, plan ahead, and accomplish your work efficiently. You’ll increase your ability to anticipate problems at work and inside your team before they occur and increase your confidence to lead through them. Goodbye burnout, hello confident, proactive leadership!
Hey, I’m Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt, MPH, MLS(ASCP)SBB…but you can call me KFA! I’ve got 12+ years of professional healthcare leadership experience, and I have 9+ years of management experience. I’m a mama of 3 littles, wife and best friend to my hubby who is also in healthcare, and coffee and planner obsessed.
When I first stepped into my first professional leadership role, I was promoted quickly! At the time, I was a new mama and had way less experience than those I was leading. I knew I needed to learn and grow in order to succeed in my role.
I lacked work-life balance and had no boundaries. I experienced burnout quickly by trying to people please and do everything myself. I worked long hours and my relationships suffered as a result.
I finally realized that I needed simple, effective strategies to help me get organized and manage my competing priorities.
I created my own daily management tool which helped me get organized, manage stress, achieve work-life integration. I quickly became the go-to leader for innovative healthcare leadership, and I was promoted again!
If you are ready to implement sustainable systems and strategies to help you get organized, ditch the burnout, and finally get the recognition you deserve, grab your coffee or bubbly and press play on my show while you rock your spreadsheets! It’s time to dive in!
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Are you easily distracted at work - struggling to keep tasks and projects organized?
Do you wish you could accelerate your career growth, but you feel held back due to unclear expectations or your lack of boundaries?
Are you tired of the vicious cycle of burnout and long to feel the peace that comes with doing fulfilling, impactful work?
I am so excited you’re here! This podcast is your go-to for all things career growth! You’ll learn productivity systems to help you get organized, plan ahead, and accomplish your work efficiently. You’ll increase your ability to anticipate problems at work and inside your team before they occur and increase your confidence to lead through them. Goodbye burnout, hello confident, proactive leadership!
Hey, I’m Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt, MPH, MLS(ASCP)SBB…but you can call me KFA! I’ve got 12+ years of professional healthcare leadership experience, and I have 9+ years of management experience. I’m a mama of 3 littles, wife and best friend to my hubby who is also in healthcare, and coffee and planner obsessed.
When I first stepped into my first professional leadership role, I was promoted quickly! At the time, I was a new mama and had way less experience than those I was leading. I knew I needed to learn and grow in order to succeed in my role.
I lacked work-life balance and had no boundaries. I experienced burnout quickly by trying to people please and do everything myself. I worked long hours and my relationships suffered as a result.
I finally realized that I needed simple, effective strategies to help me get organized and manage my competing priorities.
I created my own daily management tool which helped me get organized, manage stress, achieve work-life integration. I quickly became the go-to leader for innovative healthcare leadership, and I was promoted again!
If you are ready to implement sustainable systems and strategies to help you get organized, ditch the burnout, and finally get the recognition you deserve, grab your coffee or bubbly and press play on my show while you rock your spreadsheets! It’s time to dive in!
The Calm Leader’s Second Brain: How to Build a Second Brain in OneNote for Clearer Leadership
Get Organized at Work | Career, Leadership, Project Management, Productivity, Time Management
22 minutes
3 weeks ago
The Calm Leader’s Second Brain: How to Build a Second Brain in OneNote for Clearer Leadership
The Calm Leader’s Second Brain: How to Build a Second Brain in OneNote for Clearer Leadership
If your mind feels constantly full — juggling leadership decisions, work projects, personal responsibilities, and the fear of forgetting something important — this episode is for you.
In this episode of the Get Organized at Work podcast, Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt shares how building a Second Brain helped her stop holding everything in her head and start leading with more clarity, calm, and confidence.
Inspired by Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte and the PARA Method (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive), Kayla walks through how she adapted this framework specifically for leaders and working professionals using OneNote.
You’ll learn:
What a Second Brain is (and what it’s not)
Why leaders don’t need more productivity tools — they need better thinking systems
How to use OneNote as a leadership Second Brain
A practical tab-by-tab structure you can adapt for work and life
How offloading mental clutter can reduce decision fatigue and burnout
This episode is for leaders, managers, and working professionals who want to think more clearly, make better decisions, and create systems that support their leadership — not overwhelm it.
🎧 Plus, Kayla shares how she’s turning this system into a OneNote template and YouTube walkthrough you can use to build your own Calm Leader Second Brain.
Keywords:
second brain for leaders, building a second brain, second brain system, one note second brain, onenote for leaders, leadership organization system, productivity for leaders, decision fatigue leadership, organizing information for leaders, leadership systems and workflows, PARA method explained, calm leadership, get organized at work, leadership mindset and systems, working professional productivity
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Are you easily distracted at work - struggling to keep tasks and projects organized?
Do you wish you could accelerate your career growth, but you feel held back due to unclear expectations or your lack of boundaries?
Are you tired of the vicious cycle of burnout and long to feel the peace that comes with doing fulfilling, impactful work?
I am so excited you’re here! This podcast is your go-to for all things career growth! You’ll learn productivity systems to help you get organized, plan ahead, and accomplish your work efficiently. You’ll increase your ability to anticipate problems at work and inside your team before they occur and increase your confidence to lead through them. Goodbye burnout, hello confident, proactive leadership!
Hey, I’m Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt, MPH, MLS(ASCP)SBB…but you can call me KFA! I’ve got 12+ years of professional healthcare leadership experience, and I have 9+ years of management experience. I’m a mama of 3 littles, wife and best friend to my hubby who is also in healthcare, and coffee and planner obsessed.
When I first stepped into my first professional leadership role, I was promoted quickly! At the time, I was a new mama and had way less experience than those I was leading. I knew I needed to learn and grow in order to succeed in my role.
I lacked work-life balance and had no boundaries. I experienced burnout quickly by trying to people please and do everything myself. I worked long hours and my relationships suffered as a result.
I finally realized that I needed simple, effective strategies to help me get organized and manage my competing priorities.
I created my own daily management tool which helped me get organized, manage stress, achieve work-life integration. I quickly became the go-to leader for innovative healthcare leadership, and I was promoted again!
If you are ready to implement sustainable systems and strategies to help you get organized, ditch the burnout, and finally get the recognition you deserve, grab your coffee or bubbly and press play on my show while you rock your spreadsheets! It’s time to dive in!
