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Have you ever hit that wall when nothing seems to go your way? Overwhelm and frustration attack the best of us. Here are five ways to battle it.

Things slowed down for me over the summer. I had been cranking out the content. My clients had been making progress.

Suddenly, I just felt like I was in a rut.

After a spring that brought some of my best months yet, I hit that wall. My strategy calls were lighter than normal over the summer. My joy started feeling like work. The voice in my head got a little louder.

Those were some long weeks.

It had been a while since I had a call with my mastermind group. Summer had made the scheduling a little difficult.

I finally got on a call with the team. When I laid out the frustration for them, the group really helped me find my passion again.

We revisited the work I had done over the years. We talked about the success I have had. This was just a bump.

When I had the dream reignited by my mastermind team, I scheduled a call with my coach. I described the scenario for him.

By the end of the call, we had an action plan in place to get things rolling again. We figured out the next logical steps to take to help me make some progress.

I was back up and running.

By looking back over that journey, I realized there are five things you can do to battle the overwhelm and frustration.

BALANCE

Find balance in your life. When you spend all of your time on one thing, boredom and burnout will set in.

Keep your mind inspired by balancing all areas of your life. This includes money, health, relationships, faith, social, career and personal development.

Avoid burnout.

SPREAD IT OUT

When you try to do all of the work at one time or in one setting, overwhelm sets in. There are too many things to accomplish and not enough time.

Spread the work across the week. Get a little done each day to avoid drowning in the tide of tasks. Reach benchmarks. Making progress each day will help you see the light at the end of the tunnel.

VARIETY

We sometimes experience frustration when we try to do the same thing over and over expecting a different result. It is often used as the definition of insanity.

Try a different approach to maintain variety in your work. There are multiple ways to reach the same goal. Get creative. Variety is a great antidote for frustration.

BABY STEPS

When you feel overwhelmed, break the task into little parts. Find the little wins.

By accomplishing little things along the way, you’ll get inspired by the victories.

Set smaller goals that you can measure. When you reach each goal, cross it off and celebrate the win.

GET INSPIRED

Fight the frustration with some inspiration. Get around people who can inspire you. Find those who can help you remember your superpower and victories of the past.

You can do this by attending gatherings. Join a mastermind. Recruit an accountability partner. Hire a coach like I did.

Sometimes using more than one can be a bigger help. I use all four to help keep me inspired. I find when I neglect these areas, the frustration and overwhelm returns. Others who care about me help me get back on track.

 

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