Overwhelm

Types of overwhelm:

physical

emotional

mental

spiritual

–  focus placement ( focus on self and the issue)

– taking things personally

 – trying to control the uncontrollable

– not acknowledging the effort, intensions or achievements (not closing the loop)

– overwhelm and prioritising skills

 – focusing on the big goal and forgetting about the journey

– trying to do everything on your own / being too independent

– balance

– chopping and chunking

– cluster and gather

– delegate / engage

– overwhelm is taking it personally

– the inability to ask for assistance, not being able to ask for help

– impossible or I`m possible

– the inner resources – access and usage

 – asking the right questions

– walking and working backwards

– overwhelm as a trauma response

– mindset and cognition

– what is your language and cognition around overwhelm

– conceptualisation:

•  focus
•  size
•  meaning
•  distance
• pace

S.T.O.P.P.E.D.  – framework:

system / strategy / space

time

opportunity

priorities

plan

evaluation

delivery 

– overwhelm stopped

Once you complete this mini – programme, you will be able to…

recognise that you are overwhelmed and act accordingly

you should be able to shift your focus and reduce the overwhelm

understand why you become overwhelmed

you will change your conceptualisation of overwhelm