Last week, we started the conversation about overcoming online meeting fatigue. Although online meetings can be a great way to connect with people in multiple places and can be an efficient way to work together, they can also create weariness and exhaustion. Rather than letting our calendars continue to be overloaded with meetings that we […]
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When we first moved to online meetings over two years ago, everyone was scrambling to figure out how we stay connected and there were SO MANY meetings. Since people didn’t have to travel, our “availability” created a misconception that daily back-to-back meetings are possible. As we all know, this meeting pace is not possible, sustainable
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One of the ways we can stay overwhelmed is when we try to keep doing everything ourselves. Even if some tasks only take you a few minutes, those minutes add up! And even if you CAN do something, it doesn’t mean that it NEEDS to be you doing it. When you get clear on what
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Although I have heard the expression from Jeff Walker, Every yes must be defended by a thousand no’s or Warren Buffet’s, The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything, I realized last week that in many ways every yes is actually “1000” yes’s. If
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Let’s face it. It is really easy to say “yes” in our coalition work but holding ourselves, our leaders and our members accountable is challenging. It’s not that we don’t want to follow through, it’s just that there are so many different things to do.
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Learn more about my 7th practical action in escaping the overwhelm, self compassion!
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How do you start your day? What things do you do to begin working? When do you transition from work to other areas of life? Rituals are habits and practices that help you transition from one area of life to another. They also help create boundaries with your time and prevent you from getting “stuck”
As much as we may want to say “yes,” every “yes” is an automatic “no” to someone else. Rather than being overwhelmed and allowing every urgent deadline to determine what you do, practice saying “no” ahead of time. Although my four-year old daughter is great at saying “no,” this is something I continue to practice.
One of the ways we can stay overwhelmed is when we try to keep doing everything ourselves. Even if some tasks only take you a few minutes, those minutes add up! When you have really considered those “desire zone” activities and your “ideal week,” then it’s time to start delegating well. Some of those activities
It often takes a while for us to get to the point of “overwhelm” so it makes sense that it will take some time to escape the overwhelm. Our next practical action is proactively creating your own “ideal week” (thank you again, Michael Hyatt and Company!) This action creates boundaries and margin to guide your
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