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How To Ruthlessly Slaughter
Overwhelm Once and For All…
“Ruthlessly
Slaughter” is a pretty powerful phrase so let me explain
to you why I’ve chosen to use it for the title of this article.
It’s because overwhelm is like a crooked thief who sneaks
into people’s lives and steals their dreams and leaves them
depressed at the prospect of being unfilled in their lives.
So in this
article, we’re putting that dastardly thief squarely in
our gun sight’s and we’re going to blast ‘em
away once and for all! Overwhelm is what happens you get a big,
hairy project that you want to do and then you smack your forehead
with your head and go “UGH!” Then you might swear
a little bit (if you swear) and then say to yourself, “How
the heck am I going to do this?
It reminds
me of the little Japanese guy who eats about 50 hot dogs in 13
or so minutes in the annual 4th of July “hot-dog”
eating contest. He routinely thrashes guys who are 6’4”
in height and 350+ pounds. Remember, this dude is 5’7”
and 150 or so pounds. At first glance, this seems like an oversized
task that could weigh heavy on anybody wanting to do it, especially
this little guy. But he doesn’t get overwhelmed.
Instead, this
guy breaks the hot dogs in half, dips the buns in water, then
pops ‘em in his mouth as he does a little dance and swallows
them down. And he keeps doing this for 13 or so minutes. This
guy obviously knows how to conquer overwhelm. Jeez. The mere thought
of gorging myself on 50 of “them” things is a wretched
thought to me.
Ok, you got
to enjoy that little story because we’re talking about overwhelm
and we can learn from this kid. If something is big, break it
up into smaller and smaller portions. Sometimes, I zoom into my
“planning nut” mode where I will plan a project down
to the last detail and then I can be brain-dead and just follow
my plan. No ifs, ands, or buts. I’ve already thought out
all the details and then I just execute, execute, execute.
What I’m
getting at here is that you can break things down into component
parts, plan well (very detailed!) how to execute that component,
and then just go for it. This Japanese hot dog eating champion
has a strategy for eating and it works. He doesn’t get overwhelmed.
To recap,
here’s how to ruthlessly slaughter overwhelm:
- Break things
down until they are physical actions you can do
- Set a quick
deadline for getting things done so you afford yourself the
luxury of pontificating about “overwhelm” (I learned
this technique from my brother who planned his “dream”
wedding in 2 weeks flat without any prior experience just by
going for it! Look for his ‘wedding planner’ homestudy
course in a month!)
- Plan twice
as much upfront (it’ll save you boatloads of time later)
- Enlist
a friend or team (Stop trying to do it all yourself! The “teacher”
in real life ain’t handing out ‘A’ grades
for “keeping your eyes on your own paper” We’re
in this together so let’s help each other.)
- Hey bucko,
make it fun! What can you do to reward yourself for getting
real results?
There you
go. Rest In Peace Overwhelm. It died today. You’ll never
be overwhelmed again when you follow this strategy. Conceive of
things differently and you’ll get the results you want and
DESERVE.
Kent Sayre
is a worldwide persuasion expert and author of “The Ultimate
Persuasion Formula” available at: www.TheUltimatePersuasionFormula.com
Furthermore, he is the author of the bestselling book “Unstoppable
Confidence” endorsed by such celebrity authors as Brian
Tracy, Robert Allen, and Jim Rohn.
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