
In fact, did you ever hear someone say, “I have so much to do;
I don’t know where to start”? For me the challenge in that situation is that I
don’t start at all. It’s when shiny ball syndrome kicks in and avoidance
behavior takes over. Oh yeah, I’m busy; just not busy doing the things on my
list.
So how do you get past this? Focus. What are you really trying
to accomplish? Be specific. Then break
that overwhelming goal into manageable chunks; bite size pieces that are easily
digested. Take things one step at a time. Most importantly celebrate your
accomplishments. There’s something very “freeing” about being able to cross a
task off the list and know you’ve done it well.
It energizes you to take on the next item, and the next until finally it’s
done. There are some people that might say this is baloney; it doesn’t work,
and maybe for them it doesn’t. But if you are feeling overwhelmed and stressed
out about all you have to do there’s sure no harm in trying it.
Just think how much better it can make your work day; how
much more you can actually get done and how much stress it could take off your
shoulders.
A wise friend used to say, “Life’s too short to be
uncomfortable.” Exactly. Now let’s see –
what’s next on my list?