Too busy to be great at what you do?

 

Are you really busy at work?

 

Too busy?

 

Are you too busy to be great at what you do?

 

If you feel that way once in a while then that’s to be expected…that’s not a problem.

 

If you feel you are too busy most of the time then that is a problem…not good for you, not good for your employer.

 

If you feel you are too busy most of the time then you have some choices:

1. Keep doing what you are doing and hope the feeling goes away
   [the ‘procrastination’ option]
2. Quit and get a new job
   [the ‘change my job’ option]
3. Change the way you go about your job so the feeling goes away permanently
   [the ‘change the way I work’ option]

Most people make an effort to change the way they work. They make changes like working extra hours, taking a time-management course, reading a self-help book, asking others for advice, etc. But, more often than not their effort to change the way they work is short-lived and they move into the procrastination mode. They feel overworked yet they continue and carry on.

 

Sometimes people who feel they overwork but underperform free up enough time to find a new job. Other times their employers pave the path for that by terminating their employment.

 

Question: how many people do you know who felt overworked [while underperforming], made some changes in the way they went about their business, and lived happily ever after? I mean, how many people made permanent changes for the better?

 

I have ideas. We should compare notes on this and create a list of How To strategies and tactics.

 

Five to ten suggestions ought to give people a good start at it…