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In this episode of the Overgivers Anonymous Podcast, I talked about reasons why we, as business owners, often feel like we aren’t getting anything done. Have you ever felt that way? If you have, then you probably started feeling guilty because you were “procrastinating”. The problem is, you aren’t really procrastinating, in fact, you are overwhelmed. To end this guilty feeling you need to identify the things that are overwhelming you so you can end the problem at its source. That’s exactly what I’m talking about in this episode.
Highlights:
- You’re not focused on your goals.
- The things you’re tackling are other people’s problems, not the things that you want to get done for you, to get you to the goals that you want to achieve.
- You don’t understand what your time is worth.
- You’re overthinking everything, so you can’t get things done.
- Overthinking can be brought on because we’re worried about being judged or being rejected, or even offending somebody.
- You’re too busy worrying about what other people have to say about you and your business, you’re probably not taking care of yourself.
- Distractions are annoying, but they are truly part of our world.
- There are many ways to avoid or mitigate the distractions in your day.
- We spend a lot of time on non-essential tasks
- There’s nothing worse than forced work.
- Being unorganized can be overwhelming.
Rather than “shoulding” all of yourself and adding to your stress, allow yourself to examine your situation, so you can make some changes. At the end of the day, when you are in control of your business and you aren’t allowing other people to tell you what you should do, you’re in control of your thoughts and your time. It’s okay to be in control of your thoughts and your time and your business. It’s okay to tell people, NO. If you’re having trouble getting things done and you’re not sure why I encourage you to examine a few of these things.
