Feeling Overwhelmed? 3 Tips For Dealing With The Stress Of Being An Entrepreneur

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Feeling Overwhelmed?Tips For Dealing With The Stress Of Being

An Entrepreneur 3by Chris Myers, Forbes.com contributor

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It’s cliché to say that entrepreneurs wear many hats,

but there’s no escaping truth.

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Entrepreneurs and business leaders have to balance the needs of

business strategy & business execution alongside family and personal needs.

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With so many aspects of life demanding

equal attention, it’s easy to become overwhelmed.

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that enable me to not only deal with feelings of being

overwhelmed, but thrive:

Here are the 3 coping mechanisms

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1. Be in the moment

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When things start to pile up, and you start to feel

overwhelmed by the tasks ahead, don’t panic.

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Remember to stop & be mindful of the present moment.

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More often than not, the anxiety and stress entrepreneurs experience is due to

what they think might happen in the future, not what they’re dealing

with in the present.

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can give you a reprieve from the thoughts and concerns

that cause anxiety.

Practicing mindfulness and focusing on the

current moment

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for these benefits to manifest themselves.

seconds of mindful meditation6A Harvard Business Review article points out that it takes as little as

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Quieting your mind and moving away from the endless

“what-if” scenarios helps to center you in the present.

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2. Pick Your Priorities

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it’s impossible to do everything at once, so stop trying.

No matter how talented or motivated you are,

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The best way to dig out of an overwhelming situation is to

pick your top priorities and work from there.

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Prioritization is difficult because everything seems to

be equally important at first glance.

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When juggling priorities, it’s important to remember that matters of the heart, be they relationships, family, or personal

fulfillment, are made of glass. If you drop them, they’re irreparably damaged.

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Work, on the other hand, is rubber. Even when you make a terrible

mistake and drop the ball, it always bounces back.

The key to happiness is recognizing which ball is which.

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Accept imperfection 3. Accept Imperfection

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Accept imperfection

is an unattainable goal, and anyone who

thinks otherwise is deluded.

perfection

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We live in an imperfect world and sometimes our best is

good enough.

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Learning to accept imperfection enables you to keep moving forward, and that’s precisely what you need

to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed.

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Everyone gets overwhelmed from time to time, but it doesn’t need to lead to anxiety

or excessive stress.

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1. Be in the moment

2. Pick Your Priorities

Accept imperfection

3. Accept Imperfection

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Once you do those three simple things, you’ll find yourself in the position to

overcome the challenges you face and move forward with confidence.

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Check Chris Myers’ full article at Forbes.com http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrismyers/2016/01/11/feeling-

overwhelmed-heres-how-i-learned-to-cope/#2715e4857a0b55e430c13846

The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer.

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Feeling Overwhelmed?Tips For Dealing With The Stress Of Being

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