Listen "Episode #39: How Do I Stop Being Too Busy, So I Can Get to the Important Stuff"
Episode Synopsis
A large part of what I do daily is to help people to learn how to live an engaging, productive, and fulfilling life while building positive relationships, maintaining life satisfaction, and feeling less overwhelmed.I also work with many people who feel like their life is a little stuck, and they aren’t getting as much out of their career or personal life as they thought. Today’s podcast fits squarely in the zone of helping people achieve more of their life goals while feeling balanced. The #1 challenge my coaching clients face is that they can’t seem to find time in their days to either work on their priority goals or to take breaks and reduce the strain and stress of the day.People who are overly busy and feeling overwhelmed feel like they have little to no time to take a more thoughtful approach to reduce their busyness, to help them get out of feeling overwhelmed and burned out. what you will learn in today’s podcast5 reasons why being busy isn’t useful for achieving your goalsTop reasons why you are too busyTop 8 ways to reduce the busyness in your lifeSummary of Key Points5 Reasons Why Being Busy Isn't Useful You get less done It leads to missing things, dropping balls, and reduced qualityYou become less productiveIt negatively impacts your healthMost importantly, you never get to your prioritiesTop 8 Reasons You Are Too BusyBeing overcommittedLack of time management skillsDifficulty saying noBeing a pleaserPerfectionismFear of missing outNeed for controlLack of boundariesTop 8 Ways To Reduce Being Overly BusyPrioritize your tasks, and then only choose the top 3Say "no" more often Delegate tasksTurn off your email and phoneTake breaksSet boundariesPractice self-careStop talking about being overly busyYour ChallengeIf you are someone who identifies as feeling too busy to get to the priorities you want to or being too busy to achieve a thriving yet balanced life, some actions you can take:Consider your reasons for why you are overbusyWhich of these 8 methods discussed today could you use to address why you are over busyWill you try these methods one by one, or super-stack them and try a couple at the same time?If You Want to Learn MoreWe have some free resources you can download at Invictus.coach/resources. You can download several free resources to help you reduce feeling overwhelmed and achieve more in your life:The #1 Way To Reduce Overwhelm - if you are feeling overworked, overwhelmed and maybe even burned out, but feel like you are too busy to deal with it...this resource is for you. It is an evidence-based recommendation on something you can do today, right now, to help reduce feeling overwhelmed.How to Set and Maintain Your Boundaries - This resource lays out an evidence-based framework for how to set and maintain your personal boundaries so you don't get so overwhelmed with liInstantly Unlock Performance, Well-Being and Balance Now The "Thrive Hive" is a monthly membership to help teach, coach and support individuals, organizational teams and their leaders in reaching their full potential, and living a flourishing life with balance and well-being.You get access to group coaching, monthly education, webinars/livecasts and other events, topic-based support and tools, and access to a private community of other like-minded individuals.You can find out more or sign up clicking here!
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