If you’re working on the things that don’t move you ahead then you’re expending energy, attitude, and optimism to the wrong places.
This results in a “death by 1000 cuts”.
You get worn down and overwhelmed by too many demands on your time.
“I’ve had several clients who are doing too many little things, leading everything to seem more difficult and cause more stress,” said Coach Gavin in our weekly coaches meeting.
Listen, I get it.
You love what you do and want to do everything.
You want to get involved in every project that comes your way.
Your FOMO causes you to say yes when it should be a “Heck no”.
But every new yes compounds your stress.
Eventually you’re drowning under obligations.
Time for some ruthless reflection.
First, you need to apply the “ADE” formula.
- What can you automate?
- What can you delegate?
- And most importantly, what must you eliminate?
It is OK to STOP projects.
I give you permission!
In fact, I’ve decided to take a break from finishing my discipline book because I have other things to do.
In the writing world, editors have a saying “kill your darlings”.
Those are the sentences and paragraphs and sections that you are proud of, but that don’t serve your reader.
You don’t want to cut them. You did the work. You sound so smart.
But if you don’t cut them, if you don’t kill your darlings, your work suffers.
It’s the same with the projects you must STOP.
The new book – STOP.
The new podcast – STOP.
The new project with a big name in your industry – STOP.
The new proposal that will bring you more work your team can’t handle – STOP.
The new fitness challenge that will take an extra 3 hours per week you don’t have – STOP.
If it really needs to be done, you can come back to it after you do what’s necessary now.
I give you permission to get ruthless.
If you want to do great things, you must do fewer things.
Read that again.
If you want to do great things, you must do fewer things. Not more.
Success Loves Speed,
Craig
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