I was sitting in my friend’s office today and she has this big white board…like huge….and at the top of it reads: “I’m so busy”.
I couldn’t help but just stare at it for a while. Seriously, I am SO busy. I am so busy that I sat there staring at a whiteboard that told me just how busy I was while I did nothing.
I recognized that there is a difference between I am so busy and I am too busy and, my friend, I am teetering right on that line.
So here’s the thing. Too busy puts you into shut down mode. It makes you curl up in a ball or sit and stare at a computer screen while getting nothing accomplished.
Here’s my warning, I am too busy doesn’t start out in overwhelm. But it leads to it. And overwhelm leads to a crash. And my friends, I don’t want you to crash.
So let’s talk combatting busy. I can’t make it go away for you. Oh, I so wish I could. But I can help you to learn how to manage it, prioritize it and work through it.
Step 1: BRAIN DUMP!
I feel like this is such an obvious step but so many people don’t do it. We get so overwhelmed with all the things that we have to do but they all live in our brain. You have GOT to get them out of your brain my friend. You cannot deal with them in your brain. You also can’t see and celebrate your progress if they are in your brain….
…which leads me to…
Step 2: Celebrate Your Progress!
No matter how busy you are, I want you to reward yourself for work completed. I don’t mean at the end of the list. I mean give yourself milestones. And these rewards can be throughout your day or on bigger things.
For instance, once I get to this point in my daily to do list I am going to go take a walk. Once I get to this point I am going to watch an episode of Comedians in Cars with Coffee (yes, my new Netflix binge that just makes me laugh).
But then do big ones for your big projects! Once I get to this point I am going to go get a massage. Once I get to this point, I am going to TAKE A DAY OFF! (I know, that one is hard to imagine.)
When you do these simple little things you will find yourself way more focused and driven to get your work done. And it’s just so much more motivating and possible to get it done when you reward yourself.
But all of this leads me to one more point I want to make. One more idea I have for you. And this one just might rock your world.
Are you ready for it….here it comes.
Leave your store for 2 days and get your work done. I know, so many of you just mentally checked out. But come back! Because seriously, nothing will burn down in two days, your business won’t go under, the world will not end.
And yes, even if you are one man show and you are running your store on your own….I still give you this exact same advice.
If you could leave your store, and all the distractions that come with it, for two days….you could get so.much.accomplished. It’s like hitting the reset button. It’s invigorating and life-giving! And it gives you so much belief back to yourself because you will be shocked at what you get accomplished in just TWO DAYS.
That’s my challenge. The one that I leave with you right here, right now.
Now, yes I am offering the ability for you to do just that. I am offering the place where you could come, for 2 days, and provide you with all the tools that you need to make 2019 your most (or first) profitable year ever.
And if you want to learn more about that incredible opportunity, well you can click right here.
But even if it’s not at my Path to Profit, Group Planning Retreat, it’s still my challenge. Go and do.
And then tell me what you did!