“l keep getting overwhelmed.”

That’s where it starts.

So I say…

Overwhelm effectively means, there are too many things I need to, have to, want to do and not enough time to do them in.

This is where Jacob was when we met.

He’d created a very cool business

Presence is the thing we’re aiming for but it’s not just presence.

It is presence while successfully navigating our way through life.

Telling somebody who’s stressed and living on adrenaline and hustle to meditate is just a fancy way of saying relax or even, calm down.

It’s like, “Great, problem solved, thanks for the great advice. I’m not sure why I didn’t think of that.”

As advice it’s patronising, unhelpful and ignorant.

That’s not to say that

I grew tired of living on
adrenaline.

Needing double espressos,
drama, deadlines and
urgency just to feel normal.

Tired of seeing

[The Way We Approach Stress is All Wrong]

Mediation works
Exercise works
Rest works
Time management works
Talking to someone works
More consistent sleep works

In fact the Harvard Business review put together a manual for “Stress Management” and “Burnout” on all the things that work and it’s good, really good.

A workaholic boss is a big red flag 🚩

Guilt often seems to be the thing we’re talking about when we say work life balance

When we are at home we should be at work when at work we should be at home and that’s without considering fitness and friends.

In bed until the last minute.
Grab your phone.
Check social.
Check emails.
Check slack.
Start reacting.
Trying to regain the advantage.
Get ahead.
It never quite works.

Do you react to overwhelm by trying to add in more things to do?

It likely sounds a bit crazy mapped out like that but if you answered no then you’re in the small minority.

Most of us when faced with overwhelm seek