w it, the day is gone. Become a control freak about your schedule. What are you doing with your 24 hours? They’re yours - be incredibly possessive of them. Create your day in blocks of time. For example, from 8 to 9, check e-mail. From 9 to 11 work with clients. 11 to Noon, check e-mail again. Noon to 1 Lunch – you get the idea. Be diligent about your schedule. When you commit that much focus to your day, you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish!

Overwhelm gets the better of all of us once in a while. When you start feeling that familiar sensation, stop what you’re do

We have many roles in life. Not only are we business owners, but we’re moms, dads, siblings, friends, sons and daughters. All of our roles share space with the limited amount of time in our day. Add on to that the unlimited possibilities of how to grow your business and you’ve got the perfect situation for overwhelm.

Here are three common causes of overwhelm and how to fix them:

1. Trouble saying no. Do you often find you’re saying yes to every request for your time? Why do you think that is? Sometimes we don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings by saying no. Other times we might fear the other person’s reaction if we tell them we can’t do what they are asking of us.

You are not selfish if you say no to requests for help. It is important not to give so much of yourself away that you completely deplete yourself and are unable to do the important things. Also, it’s important to realize that saying no doesn’t have to be confrontational. You can let the person know that you want to help out, but that you can’t schedule anything else at the moment. Help them find a solution; perhaps another friend can help out.

2. There are just too many options. As the head honcho of our business, you can take your business in any direction you choose. The choices are endless. Do you ever get overwhelmed just from the number of ideas you get in a day? That is completely normal! Your purpose is to serve your niche as best as you can. It’s only natural that you can think of thousands of ways to do that. The trick is, to realize that you don’t have to do all of them.

Having endless choices, is enough to paralyze you into inaction. Which way DO you go? The answer is that it’s truly up to you. All you need to do is decide what you want to do, and then move in that direction. Get a very clear picture of the mission and vision for your business – write it down, and keep it handy. Review it every few days and tweak it when necessary. When something new presents itself, determine whether or not it will help to support the ultimate vision you’ve decided on. If not, don’t take it on.

3. 24 hours seems like an impossibly small amount of time for everything that needs to be done. We try to jam so many things into our schedules. Between the business, family and social obligations, before we know it, the day is gone. Become a control freak about your schedule. What are you doing with your 24 hours? They’re yours - be incredibly possessive of them. Create your day in blocks of time. For example, from 8 to 9, check e-mail. From 9 to 11 work with clients. 11 to Noon, check e-mail again. Noon to 1 Lunch – you get the idea. Be diligent about your schedule. When you commit that much focus to your day, you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish!

Overwhelm gets the better of all of us once in a while. When you start feeling that familiar sensation, stop what you’re doi

mes we might fear the other person’s reaction if we tell them we can’t do what they are asking of us.

You are not selfish if you say no to requests for help. It is important not to give so much of yourself away that you completely deplete yourself and are unable to do the important things. Also, it’s important to realize that saying no doesn’t have to be confrontational. You can let the person know that you want to help out, but that you can’t schedule anything else at the moment. Help them find a solution; perhaps another friend can help out.

2. There are just too many options. As the head honcho of our business, you can take your business in any direction you choose. The choices are endless. Do you ever get overwhelmed just from the number of ideas you get in a day? That is completely normal! Your purpose is to serve your niche as best as you can. It’s only natural that you can think of thousands of ways to do that. The trick is, to realize that you don’t have to do all of them.

Having endless choices, is enough to paralyze you into inaction. Which way DO you go? The answer is that it’s truly up to you. All you need to do is decide what you want to do, and then move in that direction. Get a very clear picture of the mission and vision for your business – write it down, and keep it handy. Review it every few days and tweak it when necessary. When something new presents itself, determine whether or not it will help to support the ultimate vision you’ve decided on. If not, don’t take it on.

3. 24 hours seems like an impossibly small amount of time for everything that needs to be done. We try to jam so many things into our schedules. Between the business, family and social obligations, before we know it, the day is gone. Become a control freak about your schedule. What are you doing with your 24 hours? They’re yours - be incredibly possessive of them. Create your day in blocks of time. For example, from 8 to 9, check e-mail. From 9 to 11 work with clients. 11 to Noon, check e-mail again. Noon to 1 Lunch – you get the idea. Be diligent about your schedule. When you commit that much focus to your day, you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish!

Overwhelm gets the better of all of us once in a while. When you start feeling that familiar sensation, stop what you’re do

many options. As the head honcho of our business, you can take your business in any direction you choose. The choices are endless. Do you ever get overwhelmed just from the number of ideas you get in a day? That is completely normal! Your purpose is to serve your niche as best as you can. It’s only natural that you can think of thousands of ways to do that. The trick is, to realize that you don’t have to do all of them.

Having endless choices, is enough to paralyze you into inaction. Which way DO you go? The answer is that it’s truly up to you. All you need to do is decide what you want to do, and then move in that direction. Get a very clear picture of the mission and vision for your business – write it down, and keep it handy. Review it every few days and tweak it when necessary. When something new presents itself, determine whether or not it will help to support the ultimate vision you’ve decided on. If not, don’t take it on.

3. 24 hours seems like an impossibly small amount of time for everything that needs to be done. We try to jam so many things into our schedules. Between the business, family and social obligations, before we know it, the day is gone. Become a control freak about your schedule. What are you doing with your 24 hours? They’re yours - be incredibly possessive of them. Create your day in blocks of time. For example, from 8 to 9, check e-mail. From 9 to 11 work with clients. 11 to Noon, check e-mail again. Noon to 1 Lunch – you get the idea. Be diligent about your schedule. When you commit that much focus to your day, you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish!

Overwhelm gets the better of all of us once in a while. When you start feeling that familiar sensation, stop what you’re do

de what you want to do, and then move in that direction. Get a very clear picture of the mission and vision for your business – write it down, and keep it handy. Review it every few days and tweak it when necessary. When something new presents itself, determine whether or not it will help to support the ultimate vision you’ve decided on. If not, don’t take it on.

3. 24 hours seems like an impossibly small amount of time for everything that needs to be done. We try to jam so many things into our schedules. Between the business, family and social obligations, before we know it, the day is gone. Become a control freak about your schedule. What are you doing with your 24 hours? They’re yours - be incredibly possessive of them. Create your day in blocks of time. For example, from 8 to 9, check e-mail. From 9 to 11 work with clients. 11 to Noon, check e-mail again. Noon to 1 Lunch – you get the idea. Be diligent about your schedule. When you commit that much focus to your day, you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish!

Overwhelm gets the better of all of us once in a while. When you start feeling that familiar sensation, stop what you’re do

w it, the day is gone. Become a control freak about your schedule. What are you doing with your 24 hours? They’re yours - be incredibly possessive of them. Create your day in blocks of time. For example, from 8 to 9, check e-mail. From 9 to 11 work with clients. 11 to Noon, check e-mail again. Noon to 1 Lunch – you get the idea. Be diligent about your schedule. When you commit that much focus to your day, you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish!

Overwhelm gets the better of all of us once in a while. When you start feeling that familiar sensation, stop what you’re doing and think about why you might be feeling that way. Take a deep breath and get back on track.