I guess my biggest problem is keeping track of maybe 30-40 little projects that can’t be done immediately and need a few steps to them. I get anxious keeping on top of them and can feel overwhelmed.

Help! Any ideas?

John – UK

Here’s my answer to John.

Hi John

Thanks for writing!

Yes, I do have some ideas.

1. Make a master to-do list of all those projects (there’s a form in the Organising Success Pack for you to use)
2. Can you delegate any? If yes, then definitely do so!
3. Now choose the top 1 – 3 projects in terms of priority and schedule some time to work on them over the next month. If you’re not sure about how long they’ll take, add some buffer time in.
   Keep chipping away at your list every month, and then every week.
4. Break out of overwhelm, might also help you as will Big, juicy goals which you get when you sign up for the Gold VIP Inner Circle.

Let me know if you need any further help!

Many people dream of owning their own business one day.

Some people actually take action in one form or another and get going. Others however, often feel stuck, and battle to get unstuck and get going.

These are the 3 main obstacles I’ve come across in my coaching:

1. Indecision
Most people know they want something different from their life but they don’t know what. Or they’re overwhelmed with choice.

Let’s face it – the internet age has opened all of us to SO MANY POSSIBILITIES. E.g. tonight I have session 2 of my How to become a professional organiser group coaching programme and I’ll be sitting in my study in Johannesburg and speaking to women all over the world. I get a real kick out of that.

Tip
Get really, really clear on what you want to do and who you want to work with before you even THINK about starting up.

2. Time
This is actually the biggest obstacle – “I don’t have time”

Rubbish! You have to make the time. That means choosing to write up your business goals over vegging in front of the TV

If your goal is big enough and exciting enough, then you’ll make and find the time.

If you need help with your time (both big picture and the nitty gritty stuff), then check out Help! I need more time.

3. Money
You don’t have to go ALL OUT when you start.

If your dream is to own your photography business, then keep your day job and start out by doing a course or two. Then buy a better camera.

Start taking pictures of your friends’ kids (birthday parties, portraits, etc.) and build up a following who will pay you.

Post your pictures on a free blog first before transitioning to a website. And so on!

If you’re currently stuck in corporate life, then check out Pamela Slim’s blog, Escape from cubicle nation.

Are you facing any or all of these obstacles? How are you overcoming them?

1. ANY action is better than inaction

God can only direct you if you’re on the open seas not when you’re stationed at the harbour

You know how I love notebooks, right?

I used to write in just any notebook before until I found these beauties…

They’re about 10 times what I normally pay for a notebook but they were just SO gorgeous – I couldn’t resist.

But you know what was weird? Actually putting pen to this lovely, smooth, thick paper.

I felt like I needed to have something worthy to write in there. Perfectionism rearing its ugly head.

And then I realised – I do. Whether it’s a new idea for a coaching programme or just a things to do list, it deserves to be in a gorgeous book.

Why?

Because they’re my ideas. And even though all my ideas might not be great, they are still worth writing down in a beautiful place.

Once you start, you get used to using nice things very quickly. I hardly broke a sweat when I started my 2nd gorgeous notebook this year. I chose one to match my gorgeous planner

The other weekend my husband finished his church notebook.

So he asks me, “do you have a notebook I can use?” Of course this is the House of Notebooks so I have stacks (after seeing the selection, he told me I have a sickness ) None of them was quite right so I said (about the blue one in the picture), “what about this one?”

And he went through the exact same feelings I’d been through!

• how can I write in something so nice?
• I feel like I need to write something more substantial in it.
• and so on…

So I told him, your thoughts are worth writing down and this weekend, he made me proud and broke in that beauty!

Your coaching questions

1. Do you value yourself?
2. Do you find yourself thinking you don’t deserve to use nice things?
3. Which ONE thing can you start doing today to treat yourself better?