Are You Overworked? Apply These Three Steps

There are people who love to work in an environment where there chaos and loud noises.  Then there are people who prefer to work in a calm environment without all the extra noise in the background. The second one is me! I don’t mind a little fun noise, but the loudness I can’t do.  Which one are you?

In today’s work environment, the demands put upon you and I are extreme.  You don’t have just one job to focus on, compare to 30 years ago, where individuals went to work and performed ONE job.

Think for a second, how many jobs are in your job description? It’s just one or do you have two or more?

Being in the military, I wear many different HATs and it all depends on the day and what leadership needs. Yes, I have a main job and what I’m required to do daily. But, after sixteen years of experience, my job tank is overflowing!

So how do I find balance when I’m overwhelmed?  In my field, I have to find balance between work and personal life and I do this by following these three simple principles and so can you.

Prioritize

So often we get to work and the first thing we do is create a to-do list that is never-ending. We want to get as much done on our list, but we end up not being productive.

What you need to do is pick your top five items and then pick the three tasks that are HOT, meaning the boss needs it now, or it’s stopping you from moving on to the next task.

Say NO

Now you maybe saying “I can’t say no to my boss,” well you are not saying NO to your boss, you are saying NO to the additional tasks.

What you need to do, is to strategically let your boss know that the new tasks will take away from the HOT task you are working on. Also, provide another coworker’s name who has the time and is looking for new projects. This ends ups being a win-win situation for everyone.

Take time for you

I’ve done it and so have you, we forget to take that quality time because we are so focused on work. We tell ourselves to go to the gym and by the end of the day we are still at the job and we didn’t get our gym time in.

When you say, you will take time for you, you need to take action on your statement.  Your job will be there no matter what, but your health and state of mind will not if you continue to neglect yourself by being overwhelmed by work. This is a reminder to myself daily!

Remember to find that balance to where to don’t become overwhelmed too often.

Question: What actions do you implement when your overwhelmed?

Shevvymac
“Motivation Accountability Change”