Defeating Feeling Overwhelmed

Using Personal Kaizen in your everyday life.

photo by David Marlow

I accomplished something the other day...

I really didn't want to paint my house. I wanted to do a thousand other things. I saw it as a big job and felt overwhelmed.

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Here's how I did it.

I committed to doing small things and only those things.

I told myself, "I'm going to remove the brass numbers and flag holder."

✅ Done.

Not so bad. I'm going to get all the materials together, and that is all.

✅ Done.

Not so bad. I will commit to getting this small portion done by the front door.

✅ Done.

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Well, that only took a few minutes, and the stuff is out; I'm going to do the other side of the door.

You see where this is going. I ended up doing the entire front of the house. I have been fighting this for weeks, always seeing it as a 'big' job.

Breaking it down into chunks made each one manageable, and I could see myself doing it.

I eliminated feelings of fear and being overwhelmed.

This process is known as Personal Kaizen.

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📌 Facing something overwhelming in your life?

🌱 Break it down into small achievable chunks.

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