There are countless ways to manage overwhelm, and I've found these three things consistently over time put everything else in place.
- Having a keen awareness when it hits
- Eliminating distraction and guarding your time
- Creating blocks of time for focused work
A funny thing that happens when we are overwhelmed, especially when it's something that we don't necessarily want to deal with, is that we'll procrastinate. The number one way this shows up is increasing distractions.
Try out these 3 simple things and let me know how it goes.
In this episode you'll learn
- How to focus on what you can do and eliminate anything that will take you off course
- Why getting into deep focused work is so rewarding
- Ways we prevent ourselves from taking action
- What the message is behind overwhelm and anxiety
- How to guard your time and set your priorities
- Parkinson's Law - work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion - and how to effectively block time