When was the last time you focused on one task and completed it without interruption?
I'll bet it was quite a while ago and I'm confident in my wager. My confidence is because I speak with clients everyday in my coaching practice who are struggling with "I'm overwhelmed".
They are average people with jobs, kids, spouses, parents, friends who volunteer and get involved with their children's activities. Their calendars are filled with due dates, to do lists, task lists, and appointments. Some of their planned activities actually overlap leaving not even one second from the end of one activity to the start of the next!
Is that even humanly possible? Is it healthy? Does it leave time for just simply enjoying life? NO!
A common result of too much overwhelm and busy-ness, is procrastination. It all becomes too much and there doesn't seem to be enough time to do anything.
Overcoming overwhelm begins by adopting "single-tasking". The fine art of doing one thing at a time. The ability to delegate or forget about it.
Running around like a chicken with your head cut-off filling in the demands of "everyone" except you is not only unhealthy it is unproductive and not sustainable.
Tomorrow look at your mega huge calendar of things to get accomplished and pick one - just one. Write it down - I will do/finish/meet with/visit/enjoy this one thing. Do not take on any new projects or appointments. Break down your task into steps and achieve each step individually and do a good job so you can smile at your success.
I have become committed to the idea of single-tasking and the health benefits in choosing to back away from the dreaded multi-tasking.
I would love to hear if you are a single or multi-tasker.
