Action beats Anxiety

People feel overwhelmed as their mental, emotional, & and physical resources are overcome. It sneaks up on you – one day you’re fine; the next you feel incapable of running your business & and your life.

Use the 4 R’s to beat overwhelm:

a)?RECOGNISE

Identify when & and where you feel overwhelmed. If you know your triggers the easier you will be able to avoid or reduce them.

b)?RESET

Cut down on alcohol, sweets, & and empty calories. Go for a daily walk. Swim. Tai Chi. Lift Weights. Do the 7Minutes app to get 7 minutes of exercise. Meditate – it doesn’t have to be weird. Find an app & and style that works for you. Sit somewhere quiet. Focus on slow deep breaths. Aim for 10 breaths. Work up to 30. Just being conscious of our breath reduces stress.

c)?REMOVE

Use a pad & and pen to brain-dump all the stuff running in your head onto paper. Start with the biggest worries (deadlines, reports, etc.) but don’t stop until you’ve got it all out. Writing things down relieves the pressure from our subconscious. (a pad & and a pen next to your bed is a lifesaver!)Use a tool like my ‘To Don’t’ list to assess what items you have to do, which you can delegate, & and which you can reject. (PM me & and I’ll send you a free copy)Turn what remains into a ranked To-Do list & and start on just the top 2 things. Then the next 2…

d)REST

Schedule some ‘Me’ time. Leave work early. Organise a mini-break with a loved one. Have long a weekend. Try to get more sleep. Use a blue light filter. Keep the bedroom for sleep, reading & and sex. Banish the damn TV.

Action beats Anxiety. Every time.