Find Time to Overcome Overload and Exhaustion

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Find Time to Overcome Overload and Exhaustion

Posted on November 3, 2009, under Time Boundaries.

Finding time for what matters most in today’s busy world can be a world class challenge!

Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the demands of your life?

Are you exhausted and depleted?

Would you like to be able to change all that?

Time boundaries are key! I’ve written a lot about time boundaries here on The Time Finder. They help you make time choices and stick to your time priorities. Using time boundaries, you learn to say “No” to spending time in certain ways, so that you can say “Yes” to the things you have prioritized.

Today I’d like to extend the notion of boundaries, because time is the coinage of our lives: it isn’t really something that you can isolate from everything else. When you set a time boundary, for example, it affects everything that it touches! Most especially, it affects your relationships with those closest to you – your family and friends, your co-workers.

The way you communicate your boundary, along with the quality of your follow-through, will not only define your success in the moment. It will also affect the response you receive when you set your next boundary. It’s a building process. The quality of each step ripples out and impacts both the next steps that you take, and the ways that your efforts are viewed by the people in your life.

For example, assertiveness in setting a boundary is more likely to bring you success than an aggressive, critical or “victimy” tone. (These are likely to elicit a rebellious response.)

When you are on overload, it is especially challenging (and important) to pay attention to your tone. Remember the ripple effect. Something like tone can seem like a small thing … but its impact on you and on others can be very, very powerful. All the more powerful, in fact, because if you are not tuned to it, it can seem very subtle!

Stay tuned for more on boundaries, as we get ready to launch a VERY SPECIAL OFFER here at The Time Finder. We’re excited to share more information with you SOON!

Do you generally pay attention to tone as you set boundaries and move through your day? I’d love to hear how this works for you.

What if you could find another hour every day? You can! You are invited to sign up and download The New Finding Time Personal Boundary Template. It’s FREE, and when you sign up you will also receive (if you don’t already) my FREE, weekly Finding Time Tips and my FREE, monthly Award-Winning Finding Time E-zine!

Let’s explore time together …

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#2 Joanna Poppink - 31 December, 10:22 PM

Glad to see this post and know you are writing about the importance and value of boundariers.

Learning to recognize, respect and honor appropriate boundaries is essential in eating disorder recovery – my specialty.

Thank you for reinforcing the benefits of establishing good booundaries.

Joanna Poppink, MFT
Los Angeles psychotherapist
eating disorder recovery

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