How saying yes too often sabotaged my week and nearly broke my business flow

Too much yes, not enough time

I've self-inflicted a big problem this week.

• Monday - practice visit with travel either side;

• Tuesday - 11 Zoom calls and an evening webinar;

• Wednesday - practice visit with travel either side:

• Thursday - workshop followed by evening webinar;

• Friday - workshop and drive home;

• Saturday - drive to Scotland for a week's cycling with Sheila Scott.

The problem?

Emails, tasks, projects - workflow.

Not enough hours in the day. Overwhelm.

140 unanswered emails this morning, the first of which arrived at 18:00 last Thursday.

31 tasks on my Todoist list.

No room to move.

Kicking myself for having said "yes" to too many things.

Hoping that when I attend the Neil Harris workshop on Thursday I will have a chance to catch up at the back of the room.

Knowing that I can't possibly get it all done by Saturday - and then I'm off the grid for a week.

Solutions:

Short Term:

(you've heard this before)

1. make a list;

2. A, B, C the list;

3. Do the As first;

4. Try not to panic.

   
   

Long Term

1. Learn to say "no";

2. Don't give up the Buffer Days (the days when you work ON your business)

As Phillippa, Rachel, Rachel and Annie would say - "you've only got yourself to blame."

Here goes........

Even the business coach gets it wrong occasionally.