COPING WITH OVER-WHELM

Every business owner or manager has far more to do than
anyone can accomplish in the time available. We all have
marketing and research to do, meetings to attend, people to
supervise or a website to build. It's easy to feel over-
whelmed.
What's a leader to do?
Failures succumb. They let themselves get over-whelmed and
have the feeling that it's "too much," or that they "can't
do it all."
Winners, on the other hand, accept reality. Of course you
can't do it all! No one could! That's the way life, and
business, is. You can't fight it.
Winners employ three simple steps, and I highly recommend
them.
1.  They say, No! They understand that some of the have-
to's are simply unrealistic and they say no, even if it
would be "nice" if they could do them. Some of the things
on any manager's list simply won't get done, at least not
today. Delegate or out-source as many things as you can.
When necessary, just say No.
2.  They Sequence. This is another word for prioritizing. A
few things must be done now, or soon. Others must be done,
but can wait until tomorrow or next week, perhaps even
until next year. Do the things of most importance, leave
everything else until it's turn.
3.  They Focus. Successful leaders do one thing at a time,
and each individual item, at that critical moment, gets
their full attention. When you're in a meeting that you've
decided is the most important thing at the moment, BE
THERE! Pay attention. Be alert. Stay focused.