Alleviate Overwhelm With A Dumping Session

If you are feeling overwhelmed and that is what is keeping you from moving forward, it often helps to have a dumping session. This is where you make a list of everything you need to get done. Get every little thing out that is currently floating around in your head causing you to not act on any of it.

I often find it useful to make my lists in sections such as: Personal Tasks (getting a hair cut, sending my brother a birthday card, etc.), Household Tasks (cleaning, getting the dishwasher fixed, etc), Marketing Tasks, Business Tasks, etc.

The idea is to remove it all from your head and let the paper remember everything for you. Seeing everything in one place is also helpful because it allows you to make sense of it. After your list is complete, use different colored highlighters to separate what you plan on accomplishing today, this week, next week, etc.

By doing this exercise, you might find yourself feeling lighter because you have just dumped tons of clutter from your mind. In addition, since you have also come up with an organized plan of when you will accomplish each task, you should feel less overwhelm and more able to move forward.

10 Minutes To Motivation

If your lack of motivation is due to feeling tired, worn out or just not in the mood to do what you need to do, there is an easy solution. Get yourself to commit to doing the task for just 10 minutes. Anyone can live through 10 minutes of something they don’t want to do, and what usually ends up happening is that you will find it easier to continue with the task for much longer. This is because typically when you get involved in a task, you realize it isn’t as bad as you had imagined. Plus, you will probably notice that if you push through the fatigue, you will get what is called a second wind, whereas if you sit around lethargically, you will usually feel even more tired.

Recharge To Motivate

There will probably be times when the above two tips don’t work for you, and it might be because you just need a break! We all need to allow ourselves some self-care time. If some time off is what you need, then take it!

Agree to give yourself a time limit depending on how overworked you are and how much of a break you deserve or need at the moment. If you decide two hours is what you need, then take that time and do something you enjoy without regret. Make sure you are doing it “without regret,” otherwise the time off is pointless. If you assess the situation and decide you need the time to recharge, then decide to give yourself that time joyfully. Then, once the set amount of time is up, commit to getting back to work. By then, you will most likely feel recharged and ready to move forward.

Make The Choice To Be Motivated

Most people play the victim to their feelings and think that motivation has to hit them in order for them to move forward, so they end up waiting around. In actuality, though, motivation is a choice (as is every other feeling you have). Have you ever wondered why sometimes you are more motivated to exercise than others? The reason is because you found a way to be more passionate about exercising and that kept you motivated.

Motivation comes when you feel inspired and passionate, and by finding ways to keep yourself inspired, you are choosing to stay motivated. Life will happen to you for our whole life. It’s what you do with your life that matters. Don’t just sit back and wait for something to happen or not happen to you – create the moments you want in life by taking the steps each day that help you feel motivated to move forward. You are the only one who can take those steps for yourself.

Faith M. Davis is an internationally recognized author, an artist, and a copywriter and marketing professional with a background in life coaching.

www.faithmdavis.com, and Enchant ~ Designs for the Soul: www.enchantgifts.com.

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