Tips for Surviving Survival Mode

No micro-managing! It doesn’t matter if you use pink or purple napkins, you don’t have time to worry about the little things.
It is not going to look pretty.  We can’t control everything.  Sometimes having things done is better than perfect or the way you would have done it.

We choose to take care of ourselves. Just like on an airplane, put your lifesaving oxygen mask on first so you can help others.  If you don’t take care of yourself, you won’t be able to be there for others.
We ask others for help and trust them to get the job done. Let others help you.  Just let it go and trust it will be taken care of.

When it’s all just too much, and things still have to get done, you have to just get in the boat! This is not a daily way to live but we all have these times of crisis where we go into survival mode.

Kathi and Overwhelmed co-author, Cheri Gregory discuss tips to help you get through when you have no choice but to kick into survival mode. When you have to narrow your focus and just “Get on the boat” you need permission, strategy and care for yourself! Take the time to listen in and be ready to tackle that next survival mode moment.

From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety, for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me. Psalms 61:2-3 NLT

Building a team can be a game changer.  Whether it is a family team, a volunteer team, a job team or your own business, learning how to lead and manage a team makes a huge difference.  Building a team sets you free to work on the things that only YOU can do.  We all need help and building a team provides the help you need in an organized fashion that builds up everyone involved in the team.

Kathi and Overwhelm co-author, Cheri Gregory discuss 4 way to build your team.

1. Reciprocal Help – What is overwhelming to you is not overwhelm for someone else. When you trade your talents, everyone uses their talents.
2. Interns – Offering training and other perks in return for work is a win/win for all involved if you have the right person in the position. Your kids can be considered interns.  You are training them to not need you!  You want them to be able to take care of themselves.
3. Paid Help – Everyone says they can’t afford paid help but it can actually save you money. It frees you up to work on the most important things.  Paid help can be a babysitter, housecleaner, virtual assistant or groundskeeper, etc.
4. Cooperative Help – Divide the work. It can be divided between family members, partners, etc.

Listen in and learn how building a team has helped Kathi and Cheri overcome the overwhelm of running a business.

How to expand joy during the season of joy!

We have survived Thanksgiving and are entering the “Season of Joy” preparing for Christmas. For many people “joy” is not the predominant feeling they are experiencing. They feel overwhelmed, overspent, and their “to do” list is twice as long as their “done” list. How do we expand joy during this overwhelming season?

The opposite of overwhelmed is “peace and joy.” How do we get from one to the other? How do you expand the joy in your life?

Kathi and Overwhelm co-author, Cheri Gregory, discuss the overwhelm we all feel and provide ways to ensure you have more “joy” in your life, especially during this season.

They discuss three tips for adding joy to your life:

• Gratitude – Be grateful for what you already have and seek out ways to be grateful every day.
• Avoid squeezing out the joy – Risk enough to let joy come in and don’t push it away.
• Root out the joy – Look for joy in your every day life. Be a joy seeker. Expand joy!