Phew, can you believe there’s only a week or so until Christmas? One minute it was October and I was wondering why the shops always have to put out their Xmas decorations so early (it just feels wrong) and now here we are and Xmas is practically a week away. Where did the time go?
Right now I’m trying not to feel overwhelmed by everything I still have to do, like the last minute present buying and wrapping, food and drinks shopping, as well as running my own business and still trying to keep up with friends and family. I try to focus on one thing at a time to get everything done. But it’s so easy isn’t it to feel overwhelmed by everything we need to do at any one time? Which is why one of the best skills you can learn in life is how to prioritise.
If you’re like me you, when you have things you need to do, you want it all done yesterday. However, there are only so many hours in the day. Truth is if you sat down and really thought about what needs to be done and when, you’d find that some things aren’t as urgent as you thought; they don’t really need to be down now, you just want them done so they are out of the way, done and dusted.
Sometimes you have to accept that you can only do so much in a day. Then you need to decide what things take priority and what can be put on the back burner and left for another time.
You’ll find things go much more smoothly if you get organised and write down what needs to be done and by whom. If you can delegate some of your tasks then all the better, it frees you up for those things that are urgent. And this is relevant whether you are running your own business, running a household or just hosting Xmas for your family this year. Don’t let overwhelm get the best of you, instead prioritise your life and you’ll find things flow much better.
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