Not Everything That Is Important Is Urgent

Words I once heard from a WISE friend💡 Your boss might DEMAND something from you, your partner, child, parents or friends might request for your help, while bills and other responsibilities are demanding your IMMEDIATE attention 😵
With all that pulling you in so many directions, HOW to #cope???

Every time you start to feel #anxiety and #stress, here’s what you do:
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⛔️1 Just STOP whatever you are doing
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💆🏻‍♀️2 Inhale DEEPLY for 4 seconds and EXHALE slowly for 4 seconds
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💡3 ANALYZE each task (and be REALLY CRITICAL and HONEST with yourself).
For all of the requests, responsibilities or tasks in front of you, categorise them into either one of these 3 groups:

a) Important + urgent
b) Important + NOT urgent
c) Can be cancelled OR delegated to someone else

If you find yourself labelling EVERYTHING as “important + urgent”, then you’re DEFINITELY gonna feel stressed out of your mind all the time because it is IMPOSSIBLE that everything is life and death important AND urgent!

Even learning how to #prioritise is a #skill in itself. Sounds easy, but it isn’t.

But just like anything, if you practice often enough, it WILL become easier over time😊
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Just by doing this simple little exercise, it has helped to take a LOAD off my shoulder and enabled me to better #plan my day and be more focused in the work that I do.

If you find yourself feeling #overwhelmed and facing a challenging time prioritising what needs to be tackled first in your longggggg list of to-dos, then do try these tips out ;)
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“The key is not to prioritize your #schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
-Stephen Covey

Cheers to a #productive, organized, and calming day 🥂
Trish

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