Wow. I have been so anxiety-ridden this week that I had to evaluate where it was coming from–and yikes! I’ve discovered that so far, I have about 17 “must do” projects in the works, as well as about 20 “need to do, but not right now” projects.
The first step in the GTD system is to get all of that stuff out of your head. This process took hours, and it’s not even complete yet. Honestly, I don’t have time to get “everything” out of my head. There are things that I have to do this week that are just too urgent and too important to even go there yet. But some of it’s out. I feel just a tad bit lighter now.
Sometimes this entrepreneurial spirit that I have can be a curse. I take on so much that I am essentially scooping the shovelfuls of dirt over my head myself. Yes, I am extremely passionate about all of it, but it’s still a commitment of time and energy that I do not have. It’s kind of like assuming a debt of mental resources and time.
So for now, my goal is to just “catch up”. I have huge goals for the coming month(s) that reach far beyond that, but for now it is all more than I can handle. The good thing is: I have a plan to Get Things Done. And that is enough to get me through today.
Stumble it!
I could not agree more, you need to get through the things that have to be done now and this will free you up for other projects. When I learnt to get the ‘must do’s’ out of the way first the projects were even more fun than I could have imagined.
Good luck
Cherry Menlove x