Overwhelmed? Narrow your Focus

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Narrow your Focus</B></div> <div> Welcome to the Excel with Ease Newsletter.</div> <bR> <div> If you like this issue, please tell a friend about it, today.</div> <div> Thanks!</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <div> In this Issue:</div> <div> 1. Rachna's Note</div> <div> 2. Overwhelmed? Narrow Your Focus.</div> <div> 3. Subscription Management</div> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <bR> <div> Rachna's Note</div> <bR> <div> February 2006</div> <bR> <div> Dear Reader,</div> <bR> <div> Happy February! It's great to be with you again, and I hope this</div> <div> new month is going well for you so far.</div> <bR> <div> Things here continue to go well, though very, very busy. So busy,</div> <div> in fact, that I've been sick for the past few days and am not</div> <div> sure I remember what it's like to feel 100%. But hopefully soon.</div> <bR> <div> I was recently quoted in MyBusiness Magazine and have started</div> <div> publishing articles again, which has been fun. My book has been</div> <div> somewhat on hold with being sick, but I'm hoping to send it for</div> <div> editing before the end of this month.</div> <bR> <div> With everything going on in my life, and probably in yours, it</div> <div> seemed appropriate to focus on tools for combating overwhelm;</div> <div> the focus of this month's issue.</div> <bR> <div> I hope you enjoy it, and I'll see you next month!</div> <bR> <div> :)</div> <div> Rachna</div> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <div> Overwhelmed? Narrow Your Focus.</div> <div> Copyright (c) 2006. Dr. Rachna D. Jain</div> <div> All Rights Reserved</div> <bR> <div> Ok, so we’re into the 2nd month of 2006, and I have been thinking</div> <div> about moving out of overwhelm. In my mind, overwhelm is a country</div> <div> (the land of Overwhelm) and is ruled by King Scatter and Queen</div> <div> Loss of Focus.</div> <bR> <div> Unfortunately, I’ve been spending a great deal of time in</div> <div> Overwhelm lately, so much so that they are considering giving me</div> <div> a life-time visitor’s visa. (Ugh, no thanks!). Anyway, what this</div> <div> got me thinking about is that when I feel overwhelmed,</div> <div> it usually means two things: I’ve gotten mentally</div> <div> scattered and I’ve lost focus.</div> <bR> <div> This is definitely true, lately, as my already busy life has</div> <div> gotten busier with wedding planning, finishing up my next book,</div> <div> and staying in touch with my clients, as well as finding time to</div> <div> see my family and friends. Where I normally am pretty adept at</div> <div> juggling all these tasks, lately, I find that I start one thing,</div> <div> put it down, begin another, put it down....and, generally, just</div> <div> kind of move from task to task and nothing is completed.</div> <bR> <div> I woke up this morning with greater clarity: to get back on</div> <div> track, I need to stop scattering my energy, and I need to focus</div> <div> my thoughts and behaviors on getting the next thing done. So,</div> <div> even though I think I should be writing thank you cards from</div> <div> my engagement party, my next thing to get done is this newsletter article. Then, from there, I will update my</div> <div> blogs, have lunch, and then, and only then, move on to thank you</div> <div> cards.</div> <bR> <div> So far, this strategy is working pretty well. I’d invite you to</div> <div> try it.</div> <bR> <div> Whenever you’ve journeyed to the Land of Overwhelm, do the</div> <div> following. Take a deep breath. Take a mental step back to gain</div> <div> perspective on the whole situation. Decide what is the next thing</div> <div> to get done. And then work diligently to complete it. Focus, and repeat.</div> <bR> <div> See you next month-</div> <div> Rachna</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <bR> <div> Copyright by Rachna D. Jain, Psy.D., LLC</div> <div> www.ExcelWithEaseCoaching.com</div> <bR> <div> Excel With Ease may be forwarded if done so in</div> <div> its entirety. It may be reprinted by</div> <div> permission only.</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <bR> <div> Privacy Policy: Your privacy is important. 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