3 Surprising Ways To Stop Feeling Overwhelmed In Your Business

We’re about to enter month 5 of 2023?! Time is racing by, we’re a month into Q2 and the sense of overwhelm can be…well…overwhelming.

And whilst there are many ways out there designed to help manage the overwhelm that comes with being a business owner, here are 3 surprising ways we’ve found to be effective!👌

3 Surprising Ways To Stop Feeling Overwhelmed In Your Business

Get outside🌳

“And step away from my desk?! Do you not get I’m drowning in work?!”, we hear you shriek.

That right there is the reason to get outside. How many times do you get offered something nice for you – A walk, going for a coffee, finishing early, etc, and you don’t have time?

When we feel overwhelmed with work, the least plausible thing seems to be to take a break but it is the best thing we can do.

Having a break when you’re overwhelmed can:

Restore energy
Restore mental resources
Decrease the development of fatigue, sleep disorders and cardiovascular disease*

*(Check out The Wellbeing Thesis for more information – https://thewellbeingthesis.org.uk)

So, where do the outdoors come in? We’re glad you asked.

As well as being a lovely way to have a change of scenery and some fresh air, getting outside has so many more benefits, such as:

Increases empathy and cooperation
Boosts happiness and resiliency
Sharpens focus and attention
Improves blood pressure and cholesterol levels
Strengthens your immune system
Significantly lowers stress
Reduces depression and anxiety*

* (Check out Nurtured by Nature for more information – https://bit.ly/3n2nA3H)

So yeah, as you can see, getting outside is a great way to reduce overwhelm in your business.

Adopt the ‘Fresh Start Effect’👍

The fresh start effect is what happens pretty much every New Year or each time you have a birthday. It’s that supercharged feeling you get when it feels like you have a clean slate. You feel like you can take on the world and 47 new daily habits.

We don’t advise that but we do advise a shift in your mentality.

You see, the fresh start effect is purely a mental game – You don’t need to wait until the end of the year or your birthday to have a fresh start. You can start today.

From today you can be like, ‘I choose not to let overwhelm take over in my business’.

That doesn’t mean you need a complete fresh start within your business (hold fire on that rebrand!). It simply means you can have a fresh start mindset when it comes to overwhelm.

Start by acknowledging that you’re feeling overwhelmed and don’t beat yourself up over it.

Then, you can choose to do what you can to help with those feelings. Starting with adopting the fresh start effect.

Use productivity as a tool, not a way of being🔧

We’ve all done it. We’ve fallen into the trap of seeing productivity as the ultimate way to win at life. We try and optimise every minute of every day and feel guilty if we aren’t being “productive”.

Instead of seeing productivity as a lifestyle, see it as a tool to help you use a set amount of time in the most efficient way.

Because the thing is, research shows we can only concentrate on tasks for about 5 hours a day.*

* (Check out Wired for more information http://bit.ly/40x7v3D)

So, instead of seeing productivity as a way of being, see it as a way of maximising 5 hours a day.

We’re not expecting you to reduce your office day down to 5 hours each day off the bat.

However, using those 5 hours in the most efficient way frees you up to get outside, go for that coffee or finish early if you’d like, knowing you got the big stuff done that day.

Plus, who knows, you may just find your office days could reduce over time…

There you have it – 3 Surprising Ways To Stop Feeling Overwhelmed In Your Business

We hope they help and that you are already feeling less overwhelmed.

In the meantime, here are some other things to help…👇

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Al and Led