Do you work hard but feel like you\u2019ve accomplished little or nothing at the end of the day?<\/p>\n

Do the fruits of your labor leave you wanting more?<\/p>\n

Do you find yourself wondering, \u201cIs this is all there is to life?\u201d<\/p>\n

If so, chances are you\u2019ve been living as if you\u2019re on an endless treadmill.<\/p>\n

Here are a few useful ways to further investigate:<\/p>\n

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1. Do you often feel overwhelmed and find it difficult to take action? Perhaps you\u2019re no longer interested in trying anything new. Maybe your actions throughout the day are on \u201cautopilot.\u201d<\/li>\n
2. Has it become more and more difficult to make decisions? Our modern world can be overwhelming, and choices seem to get more complex. Have you started to simply ignore your challenges, hoping they\u2019ll go away?<\/li>\n
3. Has tiredness become a constant companion? Whether it\u2019s due to lack of sleep or just having less get-up-and-go, this is about more than aging. There\u2019s a growing feeling of depleted energy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

   
   \nIf you answered \u201cyes\u201d to many of the questions above, take heart. Awareness is the first critical step to feeling better. Overwhelm, indecision and exhaustion serve as useful signals telling you that your life is out of balance and that something needs to change, that it\u2019s time to feel more excited about your life.<\/p>\n

   How can you step off the treadmill, regain equilibrium and a sense of positive and fruitful motion?<\/p>\n

   Read on for a decision-making process that can reduce overwhelm, clarify your decisions and reenergize you:<\/p>\n

   Sort your decisions into 3 categories: “Yes,” “No”and “Maybe.”<\/p>\n

   Should you, for example, take on that extra assignment at work? If your immediate answer is No, honor it. Trust your instincts.<\/p>\n

   What about the vacation you\u2019ve been wanting for years? Probably the Yes pile, right?<\/p>\n

   Without thinking about how each thing is going to happen, or what the consequences might be, go through your list of things you need to decide about, and sort.<\/p>\n

   If it\u2019s neither Yes or No, put it in the Maybe pile.<\/p>\n

   The Maybe pile is usually filled with things you\u2019re uncertain about, and is the category that seems to be the biggest and bogs you down the most.<\/p>\n

   Here\u2019s the kicker: Your Maybe pile is very likely an extension of your No pile. Big Maybe piles are only overwhelming if you think of them as Yesses\u2014or “shoulds.”<\/p>\n

   Just say “NO.”<\/p>\n

   Until you\u2019re clear that you\u2019ve taken care of all the Yesses in your life, everything else is a No. It\u2019s that simple.<\/p>\n

   Working from a small, contained Yes pile helps you focus and let go of \u201cwhat ifs.\u201d Finally, the overwhelm starts to go away.<\/p>\n

   A simple decision-making process like the above can be all it takes to reduce tension, help you breathe more deeply and gradually, and give you more energy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

   Do you work hard but feel like you\u2019ve accomplished little or nothing at the end of the day? Do the fruits of your labor leave you wanting more? Do you find yourself wondering, \u201cIs this is all there is to life?\u201d If so, chances are you\u2019ve been living as if you\u2019re on an endless treadmill. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drilonatobin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drilonatobin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drilonatobin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drilonatobin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drilonatobin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.drilonatobin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":226,"href":"http:\/\/www.drilonatobin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions\/226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drilonatobin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drilonatobin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drilonatobin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}