Life Of E's

It is not just the big things that need to be eliminated in order to reduce stress. You may need to get rid of those extra Cool Whip tubs that fall out of your cabinet every time you open the drawer. You will be surprised by what is on this list. How about starting to [...]

Tags: clutter, distractions, focus, just whelmed, Productivity, stress, tips

Are you an “I-can-do-it-all-myself” person? Do you have some tasks, responsibilities, or projects that you have been procrastinating? I will assume that since you are still reading that the answer is yes to both. If you have a mental list of items that you are procrastinating, I first recommend that you get them out of [...]

Tags: communication, energy, just whelmed, Productivity, stress, success, tips

You may have noticed something that I’ve noticed:  Some of the people we are around who are the most negative appear not to be thankful for one single thing. And I have to believe that there is not a person alive who is unable to find something for which to be thankful. What always strikes [...]

Tags: focus, just whelmed, positive, success, tips

In The Organizing Sourcebook: 9 Strategies for Simplifying Your Life, Kathy Waddill shares the concept of looking at someone’s home ‘through through the eyes of a stranger,’ in order to learn about (and then better be able to assist) the person who wanted to be more organized.  Let us take this concept and apply it toward [...]

Tags: calendar, just whelmed, Kathy Waddill, overwhelm, schedule

There are three terms, the first with which you are probably most familiar, that deserve a definition.  Those three terms are:  Overwhelmed Underwhelmed, and Just Whelmed Be very clear on the fact that you are the only person who can distinguish between and among these three for yourself. Each person has a different tolerance overall…and [...]

Tags: just whelmed, overwhelm, overwhelmed, underwhelm, underwhelmed

Remember in the Brady Bunch shows (which I watched as a teenager – yes, I’m 53, almost 54 at this point), there was a split screen.  Recently, I was talking with my coach, Dr. Joelle Jay, and she made reference to the split screen and so I’ve been thinking about it ever since.  Get the picture in [...]

Tags: Brady Bunch, Joelle Jay, just whelmed, split screen

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed – it is a process of elimination. (Elbert) So what do you need to ‘chip away’ that is currently introducing or exacerbating the complexity in your life (and thus, the overwhelm)?  You might consider one or [...]

Tags: choices, complexity, just whelmed, overwhelm, simplicity

If you want to diminish your ‘overwhelm,’ one option is to go simple rather than complex. The sheer number of choices you encounter every day can overwhelm anyone. This series of posts will give you some ideas related to making one more choice, but it is the choice to decide on a simpler life whenever possible. Believe [...]

Tags: complexity, just whelmed, overwhelm, simplify, underwhelm

As I started saying yesterday, a ‘most excellent’ way for you to diminish overwhelm is to do more of what boosts your energy. So, you may ask, “How Do I Do That?” I’m sure you won’t be shocked to read that my recommendation for the first thing you have to do is know what it is [...]

Tags: energy, just whelmed, overwhelm, positive, stress

If you are looking for ways to diminish overwhelm, try changing the way you ‘see’ time. How do you view time at this juncture? Consider each of the following words/phrases and see if any of these sound familiar to you in terms of your viewpoint, particularly if you are in ‘overwhelm.’ There’s never enough time. Time [...]

Tags: just whelmed, overwhelm, perception, time, time quotes