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Monday, April 6, 2009
Overwhelm
Overwhelm happens for all people eventually. Even life coaches!
I am in the throes of a seriously busy 6 weeks. Growth and newness and exciting prospects are ahead but directly in front of me is an enormous list of things to do! Each day it seems as I complete some items new ones show up.
Yesterday as the beauty of spring surrounded me, flowers blooming, birds chirping, it happened. The “OH NO!! HOW WILL I EVER GET IT ALL DONE!?!?!?” moment. I panicked…I told Blake I was panicking and then I went off on my own. I was freaking out. Even as I write this now, a day later, I feel a little anxious just thinking about the overwhelm I felt yesterday.
It happens to all of us. We make plans, things happen, more get’s added, opportunities present themselves and suddenly we are at capacity.
How do you deal when you get this overwhelm.
Take it out of your head; put it on paper and ORGANIZE IT!
First take a moment to enjoy all that surrounds you. I spent some time enjoying the spring day, even working in my garden a little. Step away from the frantic pace and slow down.
My head was clear; I felt inspired and went in to tackle the list.
Sit down and make a chronological list of all your projects. Take that master list and break it down again into “life-sized” tasks.
Now, my overwhelm is on paper and it seems easily completable. It went from “I don’t think I can do this” to “I absolutely can” in a matter of 15 minutes of planning.
Get your overwhelm out of your head and put it on paper. Break it down. Organize it so you know exactly when and what you need to complete.
Make sure you include time for you, time to recharge and time to relax!
I am in the throes of a seriously busy 6 weeks. Growth and newness and exciting prospects are ahead but directly in front of me is an enormous list of things to do! Each day it seems as I complete some items new ones show up.
Yesterday as the beauty of spring surrounded me, flowers blooming, birds chirping, it happened. The “OH NO!! HOW WILL I EVER GET IT ALL DONE!?!?!?” moment. I panicked…I told Blake I was panicking and then I went off on my own. I was freaking out. Even as I write this now, a day later, I feel a little anxious just thinking about the overwhelm I felt yesterday.
It happens to all of us. We make plans, things happen, more get’s added, opportunities present themselves and suddenly we are at capacity.
How do you deal when you get this overwhelm.
Take it out of your head; put it on paper and ORGANIZE IT!
First take a moment to enjoy all that surrounds you. I spent some time enjoying the spring day, even working in my garden a little. Step away from the frantic pace and slow down.
My head was clear; I felt inspired and went in to tackle the list.
Sit down and make a chronological list of all your projects. Take that master list and break it down again into “life-sized” tasks.
Now, my overwhelm is on paper and it seems easily completable. It went from “I don’t think I can do this” to “I absolutely can” in a matter of 15 minutes of planning.
Get your overwhelm out of your head and put it on paper. Break it down. Organize it so you know exactly when and what you need to complete.
Make sure you include time for you, time to recharge and time to relax!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Always look for the light!
I opened my fortune cookie and found the best fortune I have received to date;
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there’s
I love this idea and I think I have sincerely tried to base my life on a similar ideal.
Look for the positive or the learning experience in all situations.
Just this past month I dealt with some health challenges and the loss of my beloved dog Ophelia that left me feeling a varied amount of both physical and emotional pain for about 21 days straight. It was exhausting and left me feeling just a shadow of myself.
I spent a lot of time doing nothing, or just resting and dealing with how I felt. I procrastinated, watched movies and goofy TV, played Mafia Wars on Facebook and thought…a lot.
Now, that all of the pain seems to be diminishing. I feel physically better having recovered from a horrible end of winter virus and having had a minor oral surgery to deal with the infection in my jaw of which I am almost fully recovered. Also, my heart feels better; distance from a loss is always a great healer and Storm my other dog seems even more excited to see me when I come through the door.
This experience brought me down, the hyper, wild ,full of energy Deanna hid in the shadows and regrouped and came out stronger and ready to work.
All of that down time gave me time to work out many ideas in my head, and now, when I write...the words come flying out of me like they have been dying to break free.
That down moment, in the shadows, gave me necessary time to regroup and reenergize and what seemed to an experience of only physical and emotional pain became the impetus for some exciting new changes in my coaching practice.
The shining light was new ideas; lots of time to think and much need rest.
Always look for the shining light and your life will truly be a joy!
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there’s
a light shining somewhere nearby.
Look for the positive or the learning experience in all situations.
Just this past month I dealt with some health challenges and the loss of my beloved dog Ophelia that left me feeling a varied amount of both physical and emotional pain for about 21 days straight. It was exhausting and left me feeling just a shadow of myself.
I spent a lot of time doing nothing, or just resting and dealing with how I felt. I procrastinated, watched movies and goofy TV, played Mafia Wars on Facebook and thought…a lot.
Now, that all of the pain seems to be diminishing. I feel physically better having recovered from a horrible end of winter virus and having had a minor oral surgery to deal with the infection in my jaw of which I am almost fully recovered. Also, my heart feels better; distance from a loss is always a great healer and Storm my other dog seems even more excited to see me when I come through the door.
This experience brought me down, the hyper, wild ,full of energy Deanna hid in the shadows and regrouped and came out stronger and ready to work.
All of that down time gave me time to work out many ideas in my head, and now, when I write...the words come flying out of me like they have been dying to break free.
That down moment, in the shadows, gave me necessary time to regroup and reenergize and what seemed to an experience of only physical and emotional pain became the impetus for some exciting new changes in my coaching practice.
The shining light was new ideas; lots of time to think and much need rest.
Always look for the shining light and your life will truly be a joy!
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