Hello everyone. I am aware it's been a minute here. I've been saddled with a lot of obligations, and juggling them all has proven challenging. Prioritising has been really difficult, but it's also crucial to strike a balance between work and personal life. I'm aware that having many obligations can sometimes make us feel completely overwhelmed, which is why I'll be sharing a few strategies that have helped me succeed in demanding circumstances.
- Identifying the Challenge
Identifying the thing you refer to as the "challenge" is the initial coping strategy. Do you need to alter anything in your routine? Do you require a piece of equipment to make housework less stressful? Perhaps you need to prepare your meals for the upcoming week. Is it possible that you are becoming proficient in your current position and require a change of scenery?... Your ability to deal with or handle an issue improves as soon as you are able to define it.
- Planning
The following step is to create a plan. Now that the problem has been recognised, it's critical to have a plan in place for how you want to solve it or deal with it. In a planner, make a list of the things you wish to change or add to address any challenges that have been identified. It's also vital to provide a time frame, this will definitely keep you in check to ensure task is delivered effectively. A planner has personally aided my ability to maintain organisation, and I am confident it will do the same for you.
- Scale of Preference
You now have a plan, but some tasks must be completed quickly since they are more crucial. It can be that you require a dish washer or that you should prepare meals more frequently. Here, you'll need to adjust your scale of priorities so that the most pressing needs come first. I used to act impulsively and complete tasks of lesser importance, but I've seen that the stress still persists. However, since learning to use a scale of preference, it's been a terrific coping mechanism in difficult circumstances.
- Take a break
It is time for a break if you are struggling or in a difficult circumstance. I don't intend to suggest quitting your job, but refrain from utilising your break time to complete unfinished business at the office or household duties. Play some games with the kids, listen to some music, chat with friends, or just do anything unusual that makes you happy.
- Be Positive minded and neutralise fear
Maintain a positive outlook; you are already facing a struggle; the best thing you can do is to be bold and positive-minded, find a solution to whatever problem you are facing, and that will help you focus your energy on being more productive.
Most essential, have faith that whatever it is you may be enduring is only temporary. Having faith in God gives you more assurance that you will overcome whatever is ailing you and emerge from it stronger.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight"
Linda💝
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