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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.
Entrepreneurs and business leaders have to balance the needs of
business strategy & business execution alongside family and personal needs.
With so many aspects of life demanding
equal attention, it’s easy to become overwhelmed.
that enable me to not only deal with feelings of being
overwhelmed, but thrive:
Here are the 3 coping mechanisms
1. Be in the moment
When things start to pile up, and you start to feel
overwhelmed by the tasks ahead, don’t panic.
Remember to stop & be mindful of the present moment.
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.
can give you a reprieve from the thoughts and concerns
that cause anxiety.
Practicing mindfulness and focusing on the
current moment
for these benefits to manifest themselves.
seconds of mindful meditation6A Harvard Business Review article points out that it takes as little as
Quieting your mind and moving away from the endless
“what-if” scenarios helps to center you in the present.
2. Pick Your Priorities
it’s impossible to do everything at once, so stop trying.
No matter how talented or motivated you are,
The best way to dig out of an overwhelming situation is to
pick your top priorities and work from there.
Prioritization is difficult because everything seems to
be equally important at first glance.
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.
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.
Accept imperfection 3. Accept Imperfection
Accept imperfection
is an unattainable goal, and anyone who
thinks otherwise is deluded.
perfection
We live in an imperfect world and sometimes our best is
good enough.
Learning to accept imperfection enables you to keep moving forward, and that’s precisely what you need
to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed.
Everyone gets overwhelmed from time to time, but it doesn’t need to lead to anxiety
or excessive stress.
1. Be in the moment
2. Pick Your Priorities
Accept imperfection
3. Accept Imperfection
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.
Feeling Overwhelmed?Tips For Dealing With The Stress Of Being
An Entrepreneur 3by Chris Myers, Forbes.com contributor
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