Living In Overwhelm

How do we know this is us?

We say yes when we mean no. 

We make promises we can’t keep. 

We’re constantly late. 

Surfing the internet and Facebook distract us from what really needs to be done.  

We have to do it ourselves.

Command and control is our style. 

We have no boundaries. 

We love drama so we’ll have something to fix or someone who needs us. 

Time management is not in our vocabulary. 

We’re exhausted.

There is another way of living. 

Chunk out a project into bite-sized pieces. Work on a piece of the project an hour a day before starting other projects that will be distracting.  

Realize that “no” is a complete sentence. Saying no is a decline of a request. It is separate from the person making the request. No is not a rejection of a person. Changing our interpretation of no to one that is in service of ourselves helps us create the results we want. 

Create a perpetual “In-The-Works” to-do list. List the most important tasks first and commit to accomplish those tasks (or a piece of said tasks) each day. 

Seek help and delegate. Lose the command and control attitude and release your grip. Ask a family member, friend or colleague for help. Hire someone to handle what you hate doing and never get done. If money is tight, hiring someone for even an hour a week will lighten your load and help your attitude. 

Living in overwhelm is a choice. We can opt out.