Episode 53: Preventing Overwhelm

Getting to Good Enough · May 30, 2019 · 32m

In past episodes, Shannon and Janine have discussed how to deal with overwhelm. This week we're talking about how to prevent feeling overwhelmed in the first place.

Discussion topics include:

• Learning to say no

• Knowing what is important to you so that you know when to say yes

• Janine’s strategies for saying no (she’s getting really good at it)

• Recognizing that by saying no to an opportunity, you’re giving someone who wants to do it a chance

• How “busy” isn’t really a badge of honor

• The fact that it’s totally okay (even beneficial!) to not be busy

• The value of knowing your capacity…