Tips to get things done without feeling overwhelmed...

I easily get overwhelmed from overloaded information and the fact that I am a scanner, too many projects and tasks on my plate at any one time. Hence, I need a system to relieve my stress and headaches and the best way that works for me is to ask myself a list of questions before starting anything:

• Do I need to do this now? How urgent is this?

And separate tasks into 5 categories: delegate, trash, change, someday, and keep

• Am I the right person to do this? Can I handle this?
• Can I delegate it? DELEGATE NOW.
• Is this something I need to do to move my goals forward?
• Is it simply filling time? TRASH IT NOW.
• Is this the right thing to be doing? 
• Is there something else that might be better to get me where I am going?
• Is this something that needs to  be done now? or something I would like to do in the future?

Then there are the one-off tasks which can be completed within minutes and there are projects which require steps over a period of time.Schedule them in your planner!

You may also keep a list of active projects and a someday / maybe list. I keep them in pretty folders and return to them from time to time for review.

Another way of classifying your tasks is to group them into one of the 3 areas: 

Administration eg. laundry, ashing up

Focus eg. writing your novel, building your business

Spirit eg. making art, reading your favourite book

And make sure the 3 areas are well balanced in your daily schedule.

As much as we wanted to control, there are things which are out of our control. Consider the weather, when we get sick, when and how people die and natural disasters. Organization allows you to be flexible and resolve a problem if the goal changes or that a contingency plan is needed.

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