Life Of E's

Often, you need to make changes in your upcoming appointments and commitments. Many people aren’t sure how to let others know that an appointment needs to be changed or a deadline won’t be met. The best phrase I’ve ever found is “It turns out….” Use the phrase, “It turns out…” when you need to tell [...]

Tags: distractions, energy, focus, overwhelmed, positive, Productivity, success, time, tips

  Good grief, Charlie Brown! Families are running around like crazy–and it’s chaotic, to say the least. Here’s my question: Is this the experience that you want your children, nieces, nephews, parents, and friends to remember about any time spent with you, i.e., that it’s chaotic and crazy? Hmmm….I think not. So, here are some [...]

Tags: focus, overwhelm, overwhelmed, positive, tips

As an adult, have you ever said, “Gosh, I have so much time and no real idea what to do with myself.” HA! It is, of course, the opposite.  Day after day, everyone is saying, “Yikes, I have way more to do that I can possibly do!”  Here are five ideas to help put ‘pockets’ [...]

Tags: overwhelm, overwhelmed, Productivity

Do you have items that are on their last legs? That is, have you duct-taped (either literally or figuratively) something that you depend on? What would happen if it stopped working? For example, has your computer done things lately that let you know that the hard drive is just about to die? But you keep [...]

Tags: overwhelm, overwhelmed, tips

How is it that a grown woman/man can procrastinate day after day, month after month, and year after year? Because procrastination works. It keeps you from having to do the task that you just hate to do. Well here’s the news, folks, you can break the habit (if you want to, that is). Keep a [...]

Tags: distractions, focus, overwhelm, overwhelmed, Productivity, time

In the previous post, I gave you some of the signs to look for to know that you or someone you know is feeling “underwhelmed.”  It is important you make observations as to why you are feeling the way you are. Quote to Consider (and an action to take): “You’ve got a lot of choices. [...]

Tags: overwhelm, overwhelmed, Productivity, underwhelm, underwhelmed

If you think you are only in “overwhelm” but not “underwhelm,” please don’t ignore this article.  Believe it or not, you may be in “underwhelm” part of the time or you certainly may know some others who are in “underwhelm” and they could use this information. In thinking through the reasons why someone becomes (and [...]

Tags: overwhelm, overwhelmed, underwhelm, underwhelmed

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 [...]

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Reframe Your View of Time Imagine reframing your perception of what time is. What if you saw time as… Fluid Plentiful Available Abundant A blank canvas Expansive Ready Free Your friend (rather than your enemy)… Imagine the difference in how you’d feel if one or more of the ones listed above was descriptive of how [...]

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Who Could You Ask for Help…and In What Areas? Read the following steps…and do them, please. Identify the three areas where you are the most overwhelmed right now. The areas might be big or small, personal or professional, longstanding or brand new. Write down those three right now. Next to each of the three areas, [...]

Tags: delegate, help, interdependent, just whelmed, overwhelmed