Comments on: Managing Overwhelm: For the Sake of What? http://staceyshipman.com/2009/10/20/managing-overwhelm-for-the-sake-of-what/ Yoga | Stress Management | Massachusetts Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:19:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: JMS http://staceyshipman.com/2009/10/20/managing-overwhelm-for-the-sake-of-what/comment-page-1/#comment-103 JMS Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:51:34 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=268#comment-103 That's a great question to ask yourself to prevent from "shoulding" all over yourself. That’s a great question to ask yourself to prevent from “shoulding” all over yourself.

]]> By: Katie West/The Levity Coach http://staceyshipman.com/2009/10/20/managing-overwhelm-for-the-sake-of-what/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Katie West/The Levity Coach Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:05:33 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=268#comment-102 My to do list was a mile long this weekend...and following true to my philosophy. I went out and played and played with my family realizing this was actually the best and most important part of my "to do" list. When I came back to do the work, I was able to get it done in what felt like record speed. It was a great reminder to myself not to add things to the to do list to feel "effective" just go out and have fun and do it! Congrats on the video! My to do list was a mile long this weekend…and following true to my philosophy. I went out and played and played with my family realizing this was actually the best and most important part of my “to do” list. When I came back to do the work, I was able to get it done in what felt like record speed. It was a great reminder to myself not to add things to the to do list to feel “effective” just go out and have fun and do it!
Congrats on the video!

]]> By: Evita http://staceyshipman.com/2009/10/20/managing-overwhelm-for-the-sake-of-what/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Evita Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:53:45 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=268#comment-101 Hi Stacey What a million dollar question... "do I have too much to do?" - well over the past 2 months gosh, have I felt like that, and then I told myself - no, no more! I am the one putting all these tasks in my life and like you said, most of them are "should" tasks. There is actually very little "must do" tasks. So as October is winding down and I just came back from a little vacation I vow to take things differently. I don't want to have a constant "to do" list. Can one get rid of it entirely? Probably not, but one can definitely shrink it and simplify it and that is what I intent to do :) Hi Stacey

What a million dollar question… “do I have too much to do?” – well over the past 2 months gosh, have I felt like that, and then I told myself – no, no more! I am the one putting all these tasks in my life and like you said, most of them are “should” tasks. There is actually very little “must do” tasks.

So as October is winding down and I just came back from a little vacation I vow to take things differently. I don’t want to have a constant “to do” list. Can one get rid of it entirely? Probably not, but one can definitely shrink it and simplify it and that is what I intent to do :)

]]> By: Stacey Shipman http://staceyshipman.com/2009/10/20/managing-overwhelm-for-the-sake-of-what/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Stacey Shipman Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:33:57 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=268#comment-97 The Everyday Minimalist - Hi and welcome! Pick 3 is a rule I go by, too...I was going to use that in a separate post - you beat me to it! Three is manageable and when all is checked off, feels good, too. The Everyday Minimalist – Hi and welcome! Pick 3 is a rule I go by, too…I was going to use that in a separate post – you beat me to it! Three is manageable and when all is checked off, feels good, too.

]]> By: Stacey Shipman http://staceyshipman.com/2009/10/20/managing-overwhelm-for-the-sake-of-what/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Stacey Shipman Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:32:44 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=268#comment-96 Chris - I absolutely agree. Balance is about being present. And if we're not where we want to be and are instead where we "Should" be then we're always reaching for the want and that throws us off balance. Karl - Cut out the crap...yes, again I think it's all about the "should's". Jodi - Thank you! Yes, if we pause and take a second look sometimes we notice things aren't as important as we once thought! Chris – I absolutely agree. Balance is about being present. And if we’re not where we want to be and are instead where we “Should” be then we’re always reaching for the want and that throws us off balance.

Karl – Cut out the crap…yes, again I think it’s all about the “should’s”.

Jodi – Thank you! Yes, if we pause and take a second look sometimes we notice things aren’t as important as we once thought!

]]> By: The Everyday Minimalist http://staceyshipman.com/2009/10/20/managing-overwhelm-for-the-sake-of-what/comment-page-1/#comment-95 The Everyday Minimalist Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:24:25 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=268#comment-95 I really love the video idea. As for keeping my To Do list under control, I just pick 3 priority things to do each day, and somehow.. they all get done :) If I make it too hard and overwhelm myself with a huge list, it never works out. I really love the video idea.

As for keeping my To Do list under control, I just pick 3 priority things to do each day, and somehow.. they all get done :)

If I make it too hard and overwhelm myself with a huge list, it never works out.

]]> By: Jodi at Joy Discovered http://staceyshipman.com/2009/10/20/managing-overwhelm-for-the-sake-of-what/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Jodi at Joy Discovered Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:26:54 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=268#comment-94 Hi Stacey, I like it that you posted via video--it's fun to see you and hear you! This is a great question you ask yourself. I do this, too. Usually, I let my day's to do list go wild and then when I see that it's way too long, I give it another once over with a question similar to this in mind. I usually can reduce my list to 2/3 of its original size that way! Hi Stacey,
I like it that you posted via video–it’s fun to see you and hear you! This is a great question you ask yourself. I do this, too. Usually, I let my day’s to do list go wild and then when I see that it’s way too long, I give it another once over with a question similar to this in mind. I usually can reduce my list to 2/3 of its original size that way!

]]> By: Karl Staib - Work Happy Now http://staceyshipman.com/2009/10/20/managing-overwhelm-for-the-sake-of-what/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Karl Staib - Work Happy Now Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:46:02 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=268#comment-92 "For the sake of what?" of what is a great way to really break down how important the need is. A lot of times we feel overwhelmed and really all we need to do is simplify and cut out the crap that we don't need to spend time on. “For the sake of what?” of what is a great way to really break down how important the need is. A lot of times we feel overwhelmed and really all we need to do is simplify and cut out the crap that we don’t need to spend time on.

]]> By: Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching http://staceyshipman.com/2009/10/20/managing-overwhelm-for-the-sake-of-what/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:30:50 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=268#comment-91 Hi Stacey -- thanks for this -- that's something I've been thinking about lately as well, that the whole idea of needing to find a "work/life balance" (or for some people it's a "family/life balance") is really about trying to balance our "shoulds" against our "wants." And the fewer shoulds we buy into, the less we have to worry about the whole balance thing. Hi Stacey — thanks for this — that’s something I’ve been thinking about lately as well, that the whole idea of needing to find a “work/life balance” (or for some people it’s a “family/life balance”) is really about trying to balance our “shoulds” against our “wants.” And the fewer shoulds we buy into, the less we have to worry about the whole balance thing.

]]> By: Stacey Shipman http://staceyshipman.com/2009/10/20/managing-overwhelm-for-the-sake-of-what/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Stacey Shipman Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:54:17 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=268#comment-88 Hi Peggy, Thanks - and yes, I like your addition of values and passion - after I recorded it I thought of exactly those things! Megan Thank you! Should's are dirty, I still have some, will be a lifelong process I assume to get them out of my vocabulary! Tess - I do the same thing. sometimes I write the words and never speak them because I asked that same question - for the sake of what - to hear myself speak?? Tom - Thanks - Awareness and personal responsibility are key, I believe. Everyday working on both. Hi Peggy, Thanks – and yes, I like your addition of values and passion – after I recorded it I thought of exactly those things!

Megan Thank you! Should’s are dirty, I still have some, will be a lifelong process I assume to get them out of my vocabulary!

Tess – I do the same thing. sometimes I write the words and never speak them because I asked that same question – for the sake of what – to hear myself speak??

Tom – Thanks – Awareness and personal responsibility are key, I believe. Everyday working on both.

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