Overcome to Become

S1 E8: 3 Hard Things

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Three Hard Things
Walnuts & Rice
  • Put the walnuts (hard tasks) in the jar first
  • Fill the rice around the walnuts (busy tasks)
  • Everything fits if you put the walnuts in first
  • The walnuts won’t fit if you put the rice in first
    • Why prioritize?
    • Learning how to identify the most important tasks
    • Getting the important tasks done first
    • We have to learn how to prioritize ourselves in order to be better leaders
      • Guard Your Energy
      • Prioritize our emotions
      • Negative emotions drain us
      • Positive emotions energize us
      • We can only be successful professionals, parents, caregivers, or community citizens if we guard our energy
        • Learning to say, “No”
        • Identify when you are procrastinating
        • Identify when you are accepting a task out of guilt
        • Identify when someone else has crossed your boundaries
        • Learn to enforce your personal boundaries
          • Focus on Intention
          • Know when the list is too long
          • Prioritize the 3 most important things
          • Listen to ourselves

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            Microhabit Pro Tip:
            • Three hard things
            • Plan the day
            • Get 3 things done, that’s all
              • Extra Reading
              Feel the Feels: Do the Do (anyway)
              The 5 Benefits of Meal Planning to Overcome the Overwhelm
              Finding Peace in Goal Setting: Inch by Inch

               

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              Overcome to BecomeBy Dr. Angela J. Buckley