{"id":586,"date":"2007-01-05T23:39:52","date_gmt":"2007-01-05T23:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2007\/01\/what-to-do-when.html"},"modified":"2007-01-05T23:39:52","modified_gmt":"2007-01-05T23:39:52","slug":"what-to-do-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2007\/01\/what-to-do-when.html","title":{"rendered":"What to do When You’re Overwhelmed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Septoct_06_048\"<\/a> So, the New Year’s Resolutions have already lost their luster. You can’t just change at the drop of a hat and you’re still you. You’re overwhelmed with life either because there is too much going on or too little going on (like my last post). What do you do?<\/p>\n

1. You surround yourself with people in your life who will speak truth to you. On the right is a picture of me with my ‘adopted dad.’ A man I love, respect, and who speaks into my life regarding my blind spots. My wife is in this category and my brother-in-law.<\/p>\n

2. You select a group of close, intimate friends who know you. You can’t BS them and they will tell you who you are whether you like it or like. This creates a place of safety where you don’t have to hide and you can receive the words of those who care about you. A great resource to read about how to create an intimate group of close relationships is Samson and the Pirate Monks<\/a> by my friend Nate Larkin<\/a> that comes out in February.<\/p>\n

3. You make a commitment to cut out the excess bagage in your life. There’s a leadership principle called the 80\/20 rule. 20% of the things in your life create 80% of your success. That means 80% of the things you spend your time on only give you 20% of your successes. Find the top 20% of the things you are good at that yield the most results and cut the 80% of things that are flat-out wasting your time.<\/p>\n

That’s my New Years Resolution! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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