Listen folks. We all do it. We all work hard and drive to reach results and go go go go gooooooo! But then we also get to points in our lives, where we hit the wall. It is almost a gut check situation because it feels like we have lost our passion; we are worn out and tired and it seems like we are powering down without a power booster in sight. I know this from personal experience, because it really hit me a couple of weeks ago, I was just worn down. Wanted to go back to sleep as soon as I woke up, could not concentrate and get stuff done. So I tried to do some things to help and it was a balance of these things that helped me to get through the wall and feel better.
1. First, I delegated. I did a quick review of my projects and pressing items on my plate. Anywhere I could, I delegated. I had a huge sense of release, just being about to take some things that were on my desk and moving them off. (By the way, I suggest that you have a good system in place for keeping track of who it was delegated to and when it is due. Check out David Allen’s Getting Things Done for more on this.)
2. Second, I reorganized. Since I have delegate quite a bit and was trying to get a hand on everything. I went through a mini-reorganizing event where I went through my planner and made sure everything was up to date and put in its right place. (This is all based on the GTD system by David Allen mixed with some 7 Habits. You could call it a breaking through the wall weekly review)
3. Third, I dropped the caffeine. I have been trying to supplement my body with caffeine in order to get energy. It had gotten to the point where it was not working. So I went to water (except for the occasional caffeine free tea). It was hard in the beginning and I kept longing for some taste, but after awhile I started to feel better and realized that I did not crash as much through the day like I did with caffeine.
4. Next, I broke up tasks. I was spending too much time working on things. I realized that I need to take a step away from my projects to get some refresh time. I found that I was much more refreshed and able to concentrate on what I was doing, plus given the fact that I was drinking a ton of water, I had a reason to get away. :-)
5. Finally, as much as I hate it, I started to do more exercises. I am not a very diligent person when it comes to this, but I realized that when I walked about the neighborhood or did my elliptical that I was more refreshed. It does me well, even if I do not want to do it.
These are some of the tips that I use to help me when I hit the wall to break through it. What are some things you do?
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