I woke up this morning feeling excited but also overwhelmed. I received 3 speaking engagement offers that are happening within 2-4 weeks from now. While they are great opportunities for me to talk about what I love most and to promote my services, a LOT of work needs to be done in a very short amount of time!! Plus I am also doing a training program which I’m a bit behind in – HELP!

To shift from being overwhelmed, I calmed myself down by thinking, all will be well, that I can do this because I have a dynamic support team including virtual assistants. I will have to seriously leverage my time by delegating a lot of the research, writing and creation of the visual presentations to them.

My next step was to block of 3-4 hours of my time in my calendar to plan a presentation outline and to create an outsourcing plan – what needs to be done, who’s the best person to do it and when each piece of the projects need to be done by in order for me to meet my goals. I am contacting my team right now to give them a heads up.

I figure that it will take my team about 10 hrs to do the work. So I’m really saving myself 10 hrs worth of work by delegating. Not only that, even if I did have the time, I’m not an expert with all the skills that I will be delegating and it’s not worth my time to even try, I will just end up wasting time and being more overwhelmed. Instead, I will focus only what I do best, this will give me the highest return on my investment (and I’m not just talking about money)

Speaking of money, I’ll need to spend maybe $200 over the amount I budget each month for outsourcing. I’m not being paid for the engagements (this time around) but since I’ve decided that it’s a good move to bring me closer to my vision of success, I will just have to find the money – even if I charge it on my credit card.

It feels so good to delegate! Wish me good luck and let me know what helps you get out of overwhelm.

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