Dealing with overwhelm and busyness

Surely, many a day, you get up and think, “How will I ever get it all done today ?”.

Sadly, this same sentence passes through many of our thoughts and minds each morning.

So what does a person do ?

 

Make sure you have at least done these 2 things the night before:

1)   Make a list (Include, if you must take your child to school; have to pack your lunch or the kids, etc … everything).

2)   Numbered, in order, which you will be doing first, up to the last tasks.

 

If you had not done this before, try this one day, and analyze, how this helped or how you can make better.  Now keep moving towards making your life less stressful ….

Next, night prior, take a re-look at your list.

1)    Who could you designate in doing one or more of these task for you (if there’s only you, I realize, there is no one else; if you, at least have kids, then retake a look at this list; if you have a spouse or partner, truly look at this list again) ?

2)   Is there a task you can put off till another day ?  Don’t get me wrong, every day you put off a task, just adds more tasks to another day.

 

If you were unable to make any changes, or even if you were … Keep moving towards, making tasks and duties more manageable.

1)   Look at your list and see if there is anything that you can eliminate; drop off your list ? Is there anything, that you can stop doing ? Or shall I say, is there something you must let go, to make your life less stressful.

2)   Next, take a list of all the things you have to do … Clean house, pay bills, open mail, etc.  Divide these things up over the week.  It’s more time management, to open all the mail on Saturday, than to open ever day !  It’s more manageable, to clean the bathroom on one day and wash the floors on another.  Spread out, instead of looking at the full picture on one day.

3)   Now, do you whole month this way.  What day could you pay bills ? Put this on your calendar (if it’s twice a month, then list two days).  What Saturday a month, could you designate to balancing your checkbook.  What day could you change the filter of your air condition or heater. 

4)   Now, you can even divide by the year.  What month must you cut shrubs (if twice a year, then designate).  What month must you buy clothes for the children for school.  What month must you buy your car tags.

 

If you can learn to plan out a full calendar year … Look at your month and divide your duties … And you week … And your day … And designate duties to others (even if it’s your kids and your partner, or maybe those in your club), and eliminate some, you will see the difference.

 

One more thing, you must find time for yourself.  Maybe it’s exercise, read a book, go have a massage.  And once you do this, and learn, NOT to break a date with yourself, this will help you mentally (help refresh you), in working with all your tasks.  Another thing is remembering vacation !

If you need more help, or need help in looking at dividing up all your tasks, contact a Life Coach !

I divide all my tasks up.  I am planned out, up to 2 years !  And 7- 30 days in advance.  Being single, and I didn’t do this, I would not only, not remember everything that must be done (to include the promises I make to my clients – Coaching and mentoring is NOT my main business/career), I would never  find time to do it all !