Dealing With Overwhelm
Many of the people I deal with on a 1-2-1 basis, such as clients and Mastemind attendees tell me that from time to time they are feeling overwhelmed by running their business and by Life in general!
It doesn’t matter whether your business is brand new or 20 years old, whether you are young or old...there are many things to juggle as a business owner, as a mother, father, brother or sister. You are not alone in feeling this way, and there are some very common reasons why we feel overwhelmed in business and in life:
· Trying please everyone (usually, but not always this is a common female trait.)
· Trying to focus on or get too many things done at one time – not to be confused with multitasking
· Being too optimistic about how much time it takes to do a task (This should only take me 5 minutes!) Yeah right!
· Adding too many appointments and projects to your daily or weekly calendar
· Not saying “no” to people and projects
Notice how all these things are a CHOICE you have made? Every time you make a choice to do too much, you are actually making a choice to feel stressed and overwhelmed. You can stop this as you are in control.
To Deal With Overwhelm
1. Just Say No
2. Clear Desk...clear mind
3. Do What's most important first. Eat That Frog!
4. Do. Dump.Delegate or Destroy
5. Work towards results not for the sake of being busy. What are your Key Result Areas (KRA's) and Income Generating Tasks (IGT's)
6. Create a Routine
7. Do just 4 tasks a day
8. Admit to yourself that it never ends - but it IS something you can control
9. Celebrate
10. You don't have to get it right but you have to get it going - Perfection will kill you and your business. Strive to get it done regardless!
11. Action defeats worry. Get moving. Stop thinking about it.
All success leave clues. The Skill Stack shows you what to look for and more importantly, like any great recipe, the correct order of the ingredients and skills is as important.
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