Admit That You Can’t Do Everything
It’s easy to get caught up in doing more than you’d ever intended to do. Women are especially prone to this, but it happens to men too.
It can happen when you say yes to too many responsibilities, start too many new projects, choose projects that turn out to take a lot more time than you ever imagined they could, or all of the above.
While it can help to start saying “no” to new commitments, what’s often even more helpful is to just flat out admit that you can’t do everything.
Decide on your priorities and do those first. Let whatever is left go by the wayside. Go ahead, delete them from your to do list permanently.
Or you could get someone else to do them instead. You might try paying people or enlisting family, friends, and neighbors. It’s fine to get help, and it’s fine to just decide that certain things are never going to get done so you may as well quit trying.
Do the things that are important to you, and build in a little time to relax too. Don’t spend your time trying to do the impossible or the things that will just need doing again the next day anyway. You’ll reach your goals much faster, and be less stressed to boot.
And don’t be afraid to ask for help. I couldn’t believe how much my husband started doing when I finally broke down and said I needed help…
Yup, asking for help is worth it, or hiring folks.
Amen to seeing if someone else would like to do things for you. You could turn that into a bartering situation: You garden for me, I’ll organize your office. :)
That’s true, especially if the things you offer to do in exchange take an equal (or shorter) amount of time, and are enjoyable to you so they act as somewhat of a break.
I agree. If we attempt to do everything, we’ll probably disappoint many.
Donno why asking for help is so hard. Perhaps it’s just pride?
Sam
Pride, or maybe feeling like you aren’t living up to expectations if you can’t do it all?