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- June 4, 2008: Hiding from Myself
- May 2, 2008: Will Power, not needed
- April 25, 2008: Will Power
- April 18, 2008: April 15 Dilemma
- April 9, 2008: What's Next?
- March 28, 2008: Being Right, revisited
- March 17, 2008: Report from Africa: Part 3
- March 13, 2008: Report from Africa: Part 2
- March 6, 2008: Report from Africa: Part 1
- March 6, 2008: After Africa
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Avoid Overwhelm
My great friend and master proofreader is visiting for the weekend. As we were discussing our plans for today (Saturday), he asked if I was writing an article so he could proofread it before he leaves on his month-long trip to Italy. My first thought was, “I don’t write on Saturday, I write on Monday.”
Hmmm. Have I let routine take possession of me? My usual schedule is to write on Monday, send it off to be proofed on Tuesday, and publish on Thursday. I like the ebb and flow of my usual schedule because when I follow it, I feel grounded. It works unless I get sick or a Monday holiday interferes. Last week, both disruptions occurred.
Unfortunately, I’m still not totally recovered. For my juggling act, I can’t seem to keep more than one ball aloft at a time. Usually, I do many things at once. You could find me reading email, printing incoming information, installing and evaluating new software and, lately, attending teleseminars on the following topics:
· Blogging
· Podcasting
· Virtual book tours
· eBook marketing
· Teleseminars
Not only am I learning about the technical aspects of these topics, I am figuring out how to incorporate them into my current business.
What happens when a multi-tasker dissolves into a uno-tasker? Mainly, things don’t get done. I’m surprised that I’m not nagging myself about unfinished tasks or incomplete thoughts. One reason is that all of these classes are recorded so that I can just load them onto my iPod and voila! I have a portable class room.
That’s really the beauty of all these cutting-edge technologies I’ve been studying. The fallout from all these classes is that I’ve learned first-hand that it’s not a good idea to pile on too much information. Those five topics are being taught within the same time frame, often for many hours each week. They dovetail with each other, so I took them all because I felt that all five are important. However, I am overloaded, burdened down. All this new information coming at the same time is overwhelming and I often feel sucked into a whirlpool!
Here’s what I am taking away from this experience: when giving information, give it in small portions. Learning and change happen slowly. If I want my clients to incorporate new ideas and create new habits, I must consider how much time and energy they have to assimilate what I offer. I feel relieved by this awareness because I designed one of my latest books with consideration for the readers. Serenity Is an Inside Job takes about a half hour per week for a lesson and 10 to 20 minutes a day for reflection.
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