What is Overwhelm?

As a CEO or entrepreneur, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the day-to-day tasks necessary to keep your business afloat. You have to deal with uncertainty and the fact that you are individually accountable (and liable) for every choice you make. You work the most hours of any job category. Additionally, when you launch and run your business, you must quickly acquire competence in every aspect of management, including finance, marketing, procurement, operations, and human resource management.

According to the definition, to be overwhelmed means to be overpowered by emotion as a result of having too much stress or work-related pressure. 

It is frequently as uncomfortable as it is unmanageable. It manifests as worry, rage, or intense irritability and anxiety. Doubt and powerlessness can also creep into a person’s everyday thoughts. It can show up physically when someone yells, sobs, or experiences a panic attack.

Understanding YOUR Overwhelm Cycle

Understanding your overwhelm cycle allows you to outsmart it before it outsmarts you. When you notice that feelings are creeping up on you, you can create a clear action plan to help you deal with them. By tackling overwhelm head-on, you must stay on top of your game and keep stress levels low throughout the process.

So, what really triggers you to be overwhelmed?

Having too many things going on, doing the wrong things, or being in a busy season can cause you to feel overwhelmed.

Here are some ways to OUTSMART OVERWHELM and Increase Your PROFIT

It’s important to remember that outsmarting overwhelm isn’t about working harder—it’s about acknowledging the triggers so you can go back to your Essence. 

1. Understand The Root Cause (origin) Of Overwhelm

Outsmarting overwhelm is essential since it can make a big difference in your profit. By taking an honest look at how overwhelmed you are feeling, you can begin to untangle the chaos and focus on implementing positive growth. To outsmart overwhelm, start off by breaking projects down into manageable tasks that you can complete one-by-one. Having a tangible goal by the end of a project will help motivate you and keep feelings of overwhelm in check. 

Additionally, to outsmart overwhelm, you must connect to your VISION so you are continuously moving forward and not stuck where you are. Taking action with methods such as these has the potential to set you on a path of higher profit boundaries than ever before!

2. Go Back To Your Essence

When outsmarting overwhelm, it’s important to go back to your Essence. Achieving profits can sometimes come with focus and dedication, which means more hours in the day. But it’s important to remember that taking care of your physical, mental, and emotional well-being is just as important as achieving any goal. Being in your Essence is a good way to outsmart what you may feel overwhelmed by – try setting aside time each week dedicated only for yourself and spend that time reflecting or engaging in activities that bring you joy. Take some time out for YOU and increasing your profits can go hand in hand!

3. Organize

Feeling overwhelmed is a common experience for entrepreneurs, particularly high-performers who take on multiple tasks at once. The key to outsmarting overwhelm and increasing your profit is proper organization. When you plan out your workload and prioritize the most important tasks, you will have much more clarity and focus than when you’re flailing through an unmanageable pile of work. Use organizational strategies like creating lists of goals and tasks, setting reasonable timeline expectations, and breaking down big tasks into smaller achievable chunks to help outsmart overwhelm and get ahead in your venture.

4. List Your Top 6 Tasks Based On Your Commitments

When outsmarting overwhelm can feel impossible, it’s important to list your priorities. Start by asking yourself – what are your top six tasks based on your commitments that will help you increase profit? This question gives you the focus and guidance to become more productive. 

Remember, just accomplishing one is winning. Each new day a new top 6 is created, no task is carried over. It’s new each day based on the commitments of the day and then outsmart overwhelm by tackling each one with a clear strategy in mind!

5. Do It One At A Time

Taking on too much can make you feel overwhelmed and out of sync with your true Essence. An important key to outsmarting overwhelm is breaking down these bigger tasks into smaller ones. When you break it down into more manageable “bites,” it’s no longer impossible but rather achievable, which is the essence of outsmarting overwhelm and increasing your profit. It’s no small feat but worth the effort when you consider how beneficial it is for you to remain aligned with your Essence while outsmarting overwhelm so you can increase your profits!

Outsmarting overwhelm starts with getting clear on what is causing it. Once you know your triggers, you can begin to work on them so you can go back to living and working in a way that feels good for you. 

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