untangle yourself from doing too much

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The quickest way to untangle yourself from doing too much is to look at the obstacles you’re throwing in your own path.  Ask yourself three questions:

What is my real motivation for saying ‘yes’ to any new request: 

• Do I secretly love hearing ‘I don’t know how you do it!’  Am I fuelling my significance by being ‘Badge of Honour’ busy?

• Am I people-pleasing because of a need to be liked?  

• Am I scared of losing control, or being shown up?  Am I not letting go and sharing the load at work and at home because I like to think that ‘nobody does this as well as I do?’  

• Will taking on this new task give me an excuse to avoid that other problem a little longer?   Is being busy helping me run away from something I’m scared to face?

• Do I love my comfort zone?  Is it easier to fill my time with what I know, rather than risk the fear of failing at something new.

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