Manage Your Business When Things Get Hectic
I don’t know about you, but most days my daily activities move along at a nice steady clip. But some days it feels like the task fairy backed up a dump truck and unloaded a more work than I can handle!
When that happens, it’s easy to get stressed out and to become overwhelmed. In fact, many people ironically procrastinate when they are too busy. It’s not that they are lazy; it’s usually because they don’t know where to start! In this blog, I’ll list a number of ideas that you can use to help you manage your business (and your sanity) when things go crazy.
1. List everything but don’t prioritize yet. Go for a 5 minute walk – just a mental break. Let your subconscious work for you while you’re thinking about something else momentarily.
2. Come back to your desk and prioritize your work. I can’t write much here about that because everyone’s priorities will be just a little different; but in general, give them priorities A, B, and C. As a coach, it’s likely that your schedule is more than a list but also includes daily appointments that are revenue generators. So those are "A" priority but time-specific.
3. Look at all of your "A" priority work that isn’t time specific. You probably have a long list. Pick something that will be fast to do and do it first. Then, pick something that is the next fasted to do and do it next. Then pick something else that is third fastest to do and do it. The purpose of this action is to start generating some action on your list of work. If you can develop a critical mass then you’ll find procrastination much harder to do and your productivity will rise.
4. Set goals for yourself periodically through the day. When you reach that goal, go take a break.
5. If your list is really long and still overwhelming, try asking yourself this question: "I’m feeling stressed now about my high amount of to-dos. At what point will I feel like I’m on top of my workload?". Rarely is it when everything is crossed off your list. More often, it has to do with capturing a bit of down time.
While you’re working on this list, keep a piece of paper beside you where you can capture any ideas or thoughts that come to mind while you’re working. On other days you can follow these rabbit trails but on busy days you can just write them down to get them off of your mind.
You’ll also want to make sure that you eat a balanced meal and that you’re rested. If you need a short nap, there’s a chance that you’ll actually get more done if you take the nap then come back than if you try to push through your fatigue.
A hectic schedule is not pleasant! It can stress you out and rob you of your effectiveness. But if you follow these steps, you’ll be more likely to keep your sanity and get back on top of your game quickly.
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