I’ve been an entrepreneur for more than 20 years.
I can perfectly define the word “overwhelming”.
You too.
I’m Sure This Is Your Current Crazy Situation
You feel anxious, out of control.
Your couple says you’re not having enough time with him. Productivity gurus say you should focus on important things, not urgent ones. Meanwhile, mails keep collapsing your inbox, phone calls appear here, there,
and everywhere.
You keep killing fires, but much more fires are killing you.
What’s Your Problem?
You’ve lost control of your best asset: the time.
Overwhelming sensations come quickly when you leave uncompleted tasks in your head. It’s called the Zeigarnik effect.
By the way, the sensation between 5 or 500 things is exactly the same: you’re collapsed!
How can a PKM help you?
1. Writing things down
Vomit everything out of your head.
Yes! It’s a liberating experience because now your head’s empty. You got nothing in it!
Now, you enjoy the relaxing sensation of “not having anything pending”.
2. Prioritize
Now you have everything on paper (or in a text file, if you’re a paperless guy like me).
It’s much easier to see the whole picture, detect what essential things are, start prioritizing, realize you didn’t have as many things as you thought.
Yes, that always happens…
3. Focus
Now you know how you can start eating that big elephant.
You begin with the first piece and forget about the rest. Having just one thing to do was a forgotten sensation. Now, you’re focused, you’re performing at your best.
You see it doesn’t take you so much time to finish that f* first task.
4. Control
Now you start feeling a sensation you had also forgotten: control.
Yes, you know what you have to do, what comes next, and so forth. You’ve taken back common sense to your life, a sensation crazy people can’t feel.
Control equals security, just the opposite of overwhelming.
5. Calmness
Calmness is a direct consequence of control.
Feeling calmed and relaxed is how you give the best to yourself and, more important, to others: co-workers, friends, your loved ones.
Never forget that!
Last Thoughts
- Your PKM can help you overcome negative feelings such as anxiety, being overwhelmed, out of control, or even depressed.
- It gives you the clarity you need to become a high-performer.
Give it a try! It’s worth it!
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