Declutter your mind

So do you ever get overwhelmed with all the jobs you need to do? 

All you need is a spare 10 minutes and a pen and paper. 

For 10 minutes write down absolutely EVERYTHING on your mind so its a complete brain dump. The list is completely private so the whole point of it is to completely clear your head of all those nagging little thoughts that clutter so much of your head-space.

Put down everything; worries with work, how much your partner is annoying you, a family member you've fallen out with, that bill you've got to pay, getting the car serviced.......anything and everything you can thing of.

When you feel like you've done that, just go down the list and cross off anything that is outside your control. For example, you can't control the world's economy so make a point of scrubbing it off your list as feeling bad about it will just create negative energy and get you down. Make a mental note to yourself and say 'I'm done worrying about this'. It is such a liberating exercise and makes you feel so much better.

Next put a star next to all the things you do have control over. Note the 10 most important of the items with a star next to them and JUST DO IT as these are the very things that are stopping you progressing in your life.

Only take the 10 most important and make sure that they are based on priority NOT time. 

Start on the hardest tasks first and then the rest will be so much easier.

Action may not always bring happiness...
but there is no happiness without action.

Benjamin Disraeli