Episode 61: You're Not Behind

Do you stress about feeling behind? This week, Shannon and Janine discuss how feeling behind isn't productive--it can be stressful and lead to mistakes. We talk about how rather than stressing you, feeling behind can serve as a prompt to step back and rethink how you're doing things. Discussion topics include: • How feeling behind tends to lead to mistakes • How when you feel behind it's a good time to step back and think about what needs to happen to get you where you want to go. • How feeling behind can lead to negativity while turning our attention to what you can do can be much more inspiring • Questions to ask yourself that will help you let go of some of the things that you’re feeling behind on • Keeping an eye on your priorities and what really matters to you • The gnarly cycle: Catch up, take a break, fall behind, catch up again • The alternative: Figure out a reasonable way to keep up (and let go of some things) • Shannon’s approach to not getting behind in her email (it involves unsubscribing) • Reframing what it means when you feel behind • Coming up with ways to catch up without falling behind again • What do when you feel behind: Check in with yourself about what’s important, reassess what you feel like you need to do and decide what it is you can do • Taking the time when you’re feeling behind to set up a system to make it easier going forward • How if you’re constantly feeling behind, it may be useful to integrate more reviews into your day • Creating ways you can see your progress so you feel like you’re accomplishing something