Hey Reader,

How often do you wonder how to stop feeling overwhelmed?

You want to get past the overwhelm, stop feeling like you’re on the brink of burnout, and have a role where you feel confident, you’re making an impact, and you wake up excited about your day (instead of wondering if you’re cut out for this).

And if you’re like many of my clients, I bet you’ve tried one of these three things:

1. Trying to do more in the same amount of time You’ve told yourself you just need to be more productive. You’ve tried finding the perfect to-do list or Calendar app to organize your day. You’re multitasking in your meetings to stay on top of things. Yet, no matter how much you try, your to-do list keeps growing, your calendar has no free time, and your time gets filled with reacting to Slack messages instead of making any real progress.
2. Saying “Yes” to everything You believe being a good manager means staying on top of everything, being responsive, and always being available. You don’t set boundaries and take on too much yourself, fearing that delegating will leave you without work or that your team won’t enjoy the tasks. You neglect self-care, thinking it’s less important than work responsibilities.
3. Striving for perfection You spend too much time on minor details, feeling the need to do everything yourself. Imposter syndrome creeps in, and you find yourself micromanaging your team because you don’t trust them to meet your standards (and something could go wrong!).

Let me ask you something, are any of those things working for you? 🙂

Want the good news? You can stop doing those three things today because they aren’t going to get you what you desire.

Here’s the mindset shift you need: There’s always more to do, so getting more done is never going to be the answer.
​What you really need is to ruthlessly prioritize the work that truly moves the needle.
Focus on the important strategic tasks and embrace the power of letting go of the rest.

And the action to take? Stop being always available for your teams.

Let me repeat that:
STOP
BEING
ALWAYS
AVAILABLE

🖐️🎤🙋‍♀️

How does the thought of not being always available make you feel? Does it make you a bit nervous? If so, I totally get that, you’re not alone. For many of us, the “good girl” fear of upsetting someone else can be very real.

Reply and let me know what you think would stop you or get in your way of reducing your availability to your team.

With love,
Jossie

P.S. If the thought of turning off your notifications and not always responding to your team is freaking you out, stay tuned for tomorrow’s email. I’ve got your back!

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