In the last two videos, I talked about breaking the cycle of failure. About not being able to get your things done or going through the cycle and falling apart later. We talked about not playing the short game. We covered doing small things consistently and focusing on how you do them. I will tell you the one thing to do when you feel overwhelmed.
Let’s face it you are now overwhelmed because there are all these things you have to do and you have to focus on how you’re doing them.
So, how do you deal with overwhelm?
That is the key component here.
What you have to do is a three-step process. And here it goes:
- You STOP and you focus on one breath-your breathing. How are you breathing? You need to be able to slow down and stop and focus on the first breath.
- Then you FOCUS on what the next step that you need to do is. That is important! So many people are overwhelmed and get frantic, thinking, ‘I have to do this’, ‘Let me do that’. Stop! Breathe and go into the next thing.
- DO that step. People make it into this big thing and tend to overthink this one. It literally could be, ‘I need to walk to the bathroom.’ That’s it. Perform the step you were focusing on.
Keep repeating this pattern throughout the day.
One breath, one step, and one action at a time.
That is a critical step in all my systems.
If you start to feel overwhelmed, which you will, remember-one breath, one step, one action at a time. It is so critical that you get that right and put it into your day because now you’re focusing on how not what you are doing. Things will start to change for you. You’ll start to feel it more. You’ll get into your body more and be able to perform better once you stop reaching for everything and making it all work.
When you get overwhelmed, focus on one thing, that’s it. Then it’s one breath, then it’s one step and one action at a time.
That brings us to the end of the video series that ends the cycle of failure.
See you on the next set.
