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If you're feeling overwhelmed, I want you to imagine a scenario with me: Imagine you are watching little kids at an Easter egg hunt. They have a basket - and are told the person who has the most eggs in the basket wins. The kids run around quickly, picking up eggs and putting them in the basket. At the end of the 10 minutes, [...]
It snuck up on you. All of sudden your perfectly planned week has turned into chaos. Forget "too many tasks to do, not enough time" you are drowning in tasks, AND appointments, AND meetings, AND obligations, AND . . . Everyone needs a piece of you! You haven't checked your email in days. The list of calls you need to return is now 2 [...]
Have you ever felt overwhelmed? Can you relate to any of these statements? (FYI - these are all statements I heard from my clients in the last 24 hours. My brain feels like it's spinning in a hundred directions today. When I feel overwhelmed like this, I just can't make a decision on what to do next. I'm trying to choose between 10 different [...]
Feeling overwhelmed is common - in fact I've devoted an entire month to this time management challenge on my blog. Sometimes even I, a time strategy visionary, can feel overwhelmed. Many time demands, choices, and priorities caused me to shift to scheduling my day based on deadlines - not based on importance. Rush, rush, rush, rush, rush! UGGG! (Wondering what in the world I'm [...]
Keeping with the theme this month of "Overwhelm" I'd like to offer you a "Peek Into My Brain"! One of the top challenges my clients face is feeling overwhelmed by the number of time demands in their life. When we work together in our one-on-one coaching programs, we really start to focus on prioritizing and scheduling. What is most important and how do we [...]
I'm so excited to share a guest post with you today from Mary Joyce, the Resources Queen. Can you only imagine the great insights she has when it comes to being overwhelmed - and how to avoid it?! I love when I meet new people - it opens up a whole new world of ideas, resources, and possibilities. Be sure to share the [...]
I love checklists! I sincerely believe that if you do an activity more than once, or if the activity has multiple steps, you should use a checklist. A good checklist will take the pressure off our brains to “remember” - helping to avoid the "overwhelm" feeling. For additional strategies to overcome overwhelm, please visit these previous posts. [newsletter-sign-up-form] Also, having a step-by-step process to follow [...]
Today I'd like to introduce my guest blogger, Alli March from the Scattered Squirrel. Alli is a new friend of mine with a ton of resources. As we explore the topic of overwhelm this month - I encourage you to check out the Scattered Squirrel for many valuable printables to help keep you organized. You'll notice at the end of the post, Alli shared [...]
Does this sound like you? “There’s so much on my plate I’m choking!” “My to-do list takes up a whole legal pad!” “My mind is spinning – I don’t know what to pick up next! HELP!” [newsletter-sign-up-form] First step : BREATHE! Next step: Be A.W.E.’d! After learning about AWE, Wendy just emailed me to say, “My biggest learning so far is that I need [...]
Last week I was speaking with a client about the vision for her business and her life. She is currently in a transition period - she spent years building her business at the expense of some of her personal hobbies and enjoyment. She is now ready to allocate more time to the pursuit of activities that make her happy. One of the avenues she [...]
