I am writing this blog mostly for myself—I think it is a tip or a phrase of wisdom that I need to remind myself of every once in a while. Multitasking is one thing and time management and efficiency are good techniques for getting through a busy day, but too much hurrying and rushing can actually have a negative impact on our businesses.
I feel good when I am being efficient and checking things of my list. I often, however, catch myself racing and rushing through my work tasks. With so much to do and trying to cram so much in the ordinary day, it is more common than I would like to admit. Hurrying through means more mistakes, more forgotten things, and I am less likely to remember what I have and haven’t done when I am rushing through. It also creates a culture of stress and pressure that I would rather avoid.
What absolutely has to be done today and what can be spread out until tomorrow or over several days? Is the pressure to rush coming from you or within, or is it coming from external sources? Are you procrastinating or making choices that make the need to hurry through at the last minute more likely? OR are you convinced that the more you get done in a day, the better off you will be? I tend to subscribe to the latter mantra—figuring that I need to extract as much income out of each day as possible. I know that a big part of this is because I am a self-supporting single mom and I have to earn every cent that comes into my household—but the hurrying and rushing does not necessarily make me more money. In fact, it can cost me money if I make blunders or I get rundown and sick from too much rush, rush, rush.
Slow down, pay attention to the work at hand, develop a comfortable work pace and try not to hurry through your day—if you can help it!
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