So, Here's My Story...

Found yourself with a paralyzing list of things to do? Where you can’t start anything because there are fifteen other things that need to get done first?  Overwhelm comes in at least 35 different flavours. For this particular flavor, we have a suggestion.  Why is that important for business?  When you get paralyzingly overwhelmed by everything on your plate, prioritization can itself feel overwhelming. You have a large project to finish, but there is a pile of smaller projects weighing on your mind and sapping your energy. In cases like this, sometimes it’s best to realize that you aren’t giving your best to the priority project when your mind is focused on everything else that is backing up. Taking time to clear some of the smaller projects actually frees you up to be more efficient with the larger project. Those little tasks can feel like a barrier to getting something bigger done and can make everything feel bogged down in clutter. Taking a few hours to complete as many of these little tasks – that realist