#18: What To Do When You’ve Overcommitted

How to know when you’ve overcommitted: 

 

1. You have more projects, tasks, and other things you’ve raised your hand to than you have hours in a day.

 

2. Having so much “stuff” on your brain it’s hard to do anything else.

 

It’s a significant barrier to work-life balance and productivity. So, what can you do about it?  

 

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Here are some realistic ideas on what to do when you’ve overcommitted.

 

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• • • Column #1: What tasks do you have to accomplish that could “go”? 

      • What things am I working with that I think I could give up? 

 

• • • Column #2: Reflective Question #1 

      • Ask yourself – Why can’t I stop doing this task or give this commitment up? 

        • Don’t think too much about this

 

• • • Column #3: Reflective Question #2

      • Ask yourself – If I don’t complete this task, what will this say about me? 

        • Don’t think too much about this

 

• • • Have a frank conversation with yourself

      • Now you have your list, ask yourself if what you’ve written down makes sense to you

        • Do the things on  your list ring true, or no? 
        • What do others that know you think about your list and what it really means for you? 

 

 

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