On this episode of the Lead With Purpose podcast host, Tze Ching Yeung, talks about overwhelm. This is something that is so common and something a lot of her clients come to her with for a number of reasons. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• When people feel overwhelmed they end up doing more and feeling burned out and really tired, exhausted or drained and then they collapse because they physically can’t do it anymore. The best thing to do when you’re feeling stressed or when you feel like you have too much on is to ask “Am I feeling a bit overwhelmed right now?” If the answer is yes, great. Acknowledge it, understand it’s just a state you’re in currently and that you can take some simple steps to do something about it.
• When you’re feeling overwhelmed or stressed out, just take a break. You won’t be very productive anyway. Go for a walk, spend half a day – or the whole day – at a spa, do something you love doing that you haven’t done in a while, just treat yourself, be kind to yourself and look after yourself.
• Prioritise: Quite often when we’re feeling stressed and overwhelmed it’s because we haven’t prioritised anything because there’s too much to do, so we’re trying to do everything at the same time, doing the marketing while trying to set up a website, feeding the baby, cleaning the house, doing the cooking and setting up another business all at the same time. Put down on a piece of paper everything that you need to do, or feel like you need to do, to achieve your goal. Pick 2-5 things that are the needle-movers in your business, that you absolutely need to get done for you to achieve your goals. Rate them in order of importance and put next to each task who can help you with that task (someone you know or can outsource it to).
• If you need to do the work and you enjoy doing it, break each task down into smaller tasks and it will become much more manageable. Complete those sub-tasks in order of importance and complete one before moving onto the next one.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You don’t have to keep firefighting, chasing your own tail and trying to do everything all at the same time, Just breathe and realise it is just a state and you can take charge of it and control this.’
‘Reconnect with your ‘why’. Why are you doing this thing? Why did you start this business? Get clear on what really matters to you.’
‘Establish goals: What are the goals that you need to get to to achieve your dream? Write them down.’
‘We have to learn to delegate more.’

ABOUT THE HOST

Tze Ching started her entrepreneurial journey back in 2007 with the launch of a sustainable clothing and home furnishing ecommerce business. Next, she created a sustainable fashion brand.

In 2019, she launched a social enterprise to help raise awareness about the negative impact of fashion at schools and colleges. 

Through the 15-year journey, she learned so much, but easily the most meaningful lesson learned was about the importance of marketing. She now focuses on channelling those insights to help others succeed, through We Disrupt Agency, a business coaching, mentoring and digital marketing company. 

Tze Ching’s mission is to create a community of global change makers and to contribute to positive change in both people and planet.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tze Ching’s website: https://wedisruptagency.com 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wedisruptagency 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wedisruptagency/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/wedisruptagency 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tzechingyeung/