![]() | |
![]() | |
![]() |
Time Management Information |
|
![]() |
Managing Worry: Productivity Tips for High Achievers Who Worry
Are you a worrier? Do you frequently spend time and energy worrying about your finances, your children, your career, world politics? Worry can be a highly useful, brilliantly engineered cue to action or a useless and destructive energy drain. The challenge is to decide which it is, on a case-by-case basis, and manage yourself accordingly. Here is a quick and dirty, but highly effective way to manage your worrying habit. 1. Learn to recognize when you are worrying. This takes practice. You may not recognize yourself worrying until you've been at a particular worry for days or weeks. But whether you catch yourself in the first minute or the first month, the most important step is recognizing the pattern. You can develop your "witness" over time and become more proficient in noticing when you are worrying. 2. Determine if something needs to be done. Ask yourself, "Is the worry a cue to action?"
3. If something needs to be done, get it done as soon as possible. Often just deciding to take the action can loosen worry's grip on you. But it's critical that you follow through -- take that action as soon as it is feasible.
4. If nothing needs to be done, release the worry.
For most people, relinquishing the worry is the hardest part. If you generally let worry run unchecked, you know that it's a very greedy energy that will take as much of your attention as you let it. It will reduce your effectiveness and productivity. Some serious boundary-setting with yourself is required here. Experiment with the following strategy. In your mind, respond to the worry with something like this: "Thank you for sharing. I appreciate your concern (this is important). But there is nothing more to be done right now, so I'm going to stop thinking about this." Then get yourself to focus on something else - find something else compelling and engaging to think about. You might line up some contenders in advance. Just about anything that works for you will do. Sooner or later, the worry will return. Repeat steps 1 through 4 as needed. This is an iterative process. Hang in! Here is a short list of some of the worries that my clients have learned to deal with more effectively:
Do you need help figuring out whether a worry merits action or how to disarm a stubborn worry-habit? Invest in yourself and get the help you need. Coaching can make a difference. Contact me for an initial consultation at no charge. Copyright, Sharon Teitelbaum, 2005. Sharon Teitelbaum is a Work-Life and Career Coach who works with high achieving women with young children, people at mid-career, and professionals seeking greater career satisfaction or work-life balance. Her book, Getting Unstuck Without Coming Unglued: Restoring Work-Life Balance, is available at her website, http://www.STcoach.com. Certified as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Sharon works by phone with clients around the world and in-person in Boston. She delivers keynotes and workshops on work-life balance issues, has been in national publications including The New York Times and Working Mother Magazine, and has appeared on cable and network television. She publishes Strategies for Change, a newsletter offering practical tips for work-life success. Sharon has been married for 30 years and is the mother of two amazing young women. You can contact her here.
MORE RESOURCES: How students can better manage their time Niagara Frontier Publications Employee Time Management System Market Share, Size 2023 ... Digital Journal How to avoid procrastination with better time management University of Colorado Boulder Boost Your Productivity: 8 Essential Tools for Efficient Time ... Travel Market Report 101: Organizational design Worcester Business Journal 5 Professional Development Trainings Every Employee Should Take StartupGuys.net Feeling burned out? Deep dive into time management says we should be asking a different question SF Chronicle Datebook The Challenges of Remote Work In a World That Takes a Remote ... CEOWORLD magazine Five Tips to Increase Your Productivity and Manage Your Mental ... North Forty News There is Never Enough Time; Issues with Time Management | What ... NewsBreak Original The 5 Enemies of Effective Time Management The Good Men Project Never Enough: Saving Time as a Working Parent | KeyboardNinja NewsBreak Original Balancing Work And School To Be A Successful Learner San Francisco News Marbleseed's mission: Bringing organic farmers together Wisconsin State Farmer Women in the Workforce: Underrepresentation in Management ... Government Accountability Office 5 Time Management Tips At Work Hindustan Times Preventing Lawyer Burnout With 5 Organization Tips The National Law Review 5 Lessons in Life You Can't Afford to Learn Too Late New Trader U Meet Your Match: Your post-Match Day checklist with John Andrews ... American Medical Association Balancing Sports and Education: What Young Athletes Need to Pay Attention to American Football International Girls learn things sister-to-sister The Gazette Effects of the ECHO tele-mentoring program on HIV/TB service ... Human Resources for Health Five tips to secure your first role in compliance Compliance Week What Is Criminal Justice? Forbes Plagiarism in College – The George-Anne Media Group The George-Anne A boss by 18? The debate on what is the ideal age to start a business The Economic Times High-paying STEM jobs are becoming more attainable for those ... The Globe and Mail How to Manage Your Time as a Travel Nurse Yucatan Magazine Poole Team Finds Success at Prestigious Heavener International ... Poole College of Management Vision Expo East 2023 preview: An agenda jam-packed with ... Optometry Times Women's Hockey Team Chases Title with 10 Players on Co-op Northeastern University What are the top five ways to cope with online education challenges? lehighvalleylive.com Calendar Troy Record Graduates Vacancy at United Airlines StudyCafe For TikTok, time may be running out POLITICO Effective time management tips and benefits The Business Journals 2023 - Heart of a Tiger-The inspiring work of engaged student leaders Fort Hays State University The Bank Liquidity Crisis: Day 12 FactSet Insight The lesser known symptom of the menopause that a leading doctor wants all women to know Manchester Evening News The wunderkind universe CE talks to nine kid geniuses The New Indian Express Bend community college says beefed-up supports help Oregon Promise students outshine peers OregonLive Deep Work, Modern Renaissance Person, Time Management and ... NewsBreak Original Singapore finds new world in women’s boxing championships The New Indian Express Classifieds | Asheville Jobs, Housing, For Sale, Services Mountain Xpress How Can I Better Manage My Time Management Needs Entrepreneur CBSE Class 12th Political Science Exam Analysis: ‘Some questions direct from book, paper rated moderately difficult’ The Indian Express 5 tips and advice for debt management The Border Mail How to manage for impact in a meaningful way Triodos Investment Management Restaurant-inspection update: roach-infested rice, 'old meat' and ... Iowa Capital Dispatch How to manage your time as a researcher Nature.com Time for time management Coeur d'Alene Press Your dream job awaits you on Job Alerts via Alimoshotoday.com! AlimoshoToday.com HDFC merger: Superior cost structure and lower credit costs to offset impact on NIM, says Rahul Malani The Economic Times Administration and Production Assistant Pedestrian TV |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
RELATED ARTICLES
More Precious Than Gold In this world there is something more precious than gold. Diamonds? No. 10 Tips on the Right Time of Day for Your Personal Best Does choosing which time we do an activity really make a difference?Have you ever wondered what would be the best time of day (or week) to do different kinds of work? Every person's internal clock runs on the Human Circadian Timeline. Except those who have been on graveyard shift for years!This is the schedule by which our body systems (including our brain) 'take care of business'. The Myth of What We Manage Perhaps it is merely semantics, but an underlying problem I find that people have as it relates to the success in their life lies in a proper understanding of what exactly it is that we manage. Think about it. Setting Time Aside For Studying And Homework When trying to achieve a quality education, everybody knows that studying and completing your homework is absolutely imperative in order to be successful. Some people are very good and sticking to their guns and completing their homework and study time week in and week out. 10 Time Management Tips for Busy Professionals If you feel like your life moves faster than a Nascar race, you're not alone. We are living in a time where dual income families and single parent homes are the norm, a sharp contrast to the happy sitcom families we grew up watching on TV. Tips to Manage Incoming E-mail Friends, colleagues, and clients are all telling me that one of their biggest challenges is trying to manage e-mail overload. They say everyone wants something from them and consequently, they're buried in e-mail. Time Management Does it ever feel like there is never enough time in the day? Are you always rushing? Do you feel stressed at the end of the day? Do you believe that you are not accomplishing what you hoped? Better time management may be the answer.Dr. Reading -- 10 Ways to Find The Time Why Read?It's been said that there are three kinds of knowledge:? What you know? What you know that you don't know, and? What you don't know that you don't know.What you know is an asset. Self Improvement and Prioritising The ability to be able to set priorities and deal with our most important tasks first is an essential skill for self improvement and achieving results. We are all busy and there are many demands on our time and it is very easy to be distracted by other people and events. The Rule of Three It's amazing how many sayings there are in our culture about the number three. Think about it: "Good things (or bad) come in threes;" "Third time's the charm. Prioritize Your Life for Success Today, it is hard to open an e-mail newsletter, a website, or an offline magazine and not see someone talking up the importance of time management.The time management gurus are going out of their way to teach us how to set priorities in our work week, how to organize those priorities, and then finally stick to our priorities to get more done. Time Management And How It Affects Your Kids Last week I attended a presentation from Parenting Expert and well-known author, Stephen Biddulph on "Raising Boys". As I have an 11 year old son, I was interested to hear what Stephen had to say. Because Its Been Years Since Youve Seen a Blank Calendar If you have ever missed an appointment, forgotten to pick the kids up from soccer practice, or lost a sticky note with an important phone number on it, this is your year to get organized. There is no better time than now to recommit ourselves to bringing some order to the chaos that is our modern lives. Biggest Time Management Mistake The biggest time management mistake you can ever make isforgetting your closest partner in life. The one who stayswith you all the way from cradle to grave. 24 Time Management Tips Where does your time go? We all know we are busy, yet we feel behind and don't get to do the things we really want to do.Planning is the best time saver there is. Time Management: Set Yourself Up For Success Any habit of mind or body that interferes with taking decisive action contributes to your tendency to procrastinate. Think about your good habits and the environment that leads you to be most productive. 7 Tips for Being Your Best Time Master It is not enough if you are busy. The question is, "What are you busy about?" - Henry David ThoreauWith our to-do lists ever-growing, assigning tasks to our calendars can be a simple way to manage time and reduce stress. TIME, The Undervalued Resource We are all born equal! We all have the same 24 hours in a day as Oprah Winfrey has the difference is how we choose to spend our time. No matter how you dissect this concept, there could only be 1440 minutes or 86,400 seconds at any given 24. 31 Ways to Get An Extra Hour Out of Each Day How can you get an extra hour out of each day? For many small business owners this is a daily challenge. I myself have often wished that there were 27 hours in the day. File It: Boost Your Productivity in Only 15 Minutes Per Week Despite the best of intentions, most of us don't use good information management practices - simple filing systems which enable us to keep track of our projects and resources. The mountain of paperwork piles up on top of us like an avalanche, and beyond that, there are PC files, emails and SMS to manage. ![]() |
home | site map |
© 2006 |