Every now and then I find myself completely overwhelmed by everything I need to do.  I ended my last road trip by coming down with a terrible sore throat that turned into an ear infection. Not swine flu, just a run of the mill virus that knocks you on your can.  This happened at the end of a road trip.  So I returned home to stacks of mail and a long to do list.  I felt terrible and had no energy to face what was ahead of me. 

When I find myself overwhelmed by everything I need to go I use a technique I like to call the power of three.  I organize everything I need to do, and each day I pick the three most important things I need to do and tell myself that just for today I only need to complete these three tasks. This gives me the freedom, to either stop for the day and rest or keep working depending on how I feel.  If I’m sick I can stop and get the rest I need. If it’s a case of feeling overwhelmed, I gain new perspective.  This strategy brings a certain level of ease to my day and I can often get quite a bit done!

October 30th, 2009 | Category: Balancing Act | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL