I’m very appreciative of the feedback I’ve received regarding my last post.
It has all been negative!
(Though all has been delivered in a constructive and positive way. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to contact me and be so honest!)
It has made me smile and reflect on the post, as well as my own “state.”
Basically, people said that my last post didn’t make me sound like a productivity expert. They said it seemed out of place – “why is this productivity expert overwhelmed?” One person had a great point. They pointed out that I am working on a piece of software that I preach will eliminate feeling overwhelmed. Yet, my post doesn’t exude confidence that the software was doing that – even for me! Ha! They are right; the post doesn’t instill any confidence that I am conquering the challenge. However, the software does work – when I use it.
My intention with the post and the poll was to lead into another post looking into why things seem more overwhelming, especially in the past few months. I thought maybe this might be some “worldly trend” as others I talk to seem to be in the same boat. Yet, really, at least in my little world, there is an explanation to the way I’m feeling which lead to my apparently wishy-washy post.
I stopped using my software!
Well, okay, not completely – every day for the past couple of months I would fire up Outlook and Foresight and the same projects and tasks were staring at me. I fell out of the habit of using 7s as well as the features of my software to keep everything (including interruptions) managed. Hence, the feeling of being overwhelmed – or maybe a more accurate statement; feeling out of control.
Today, I started using it again……..
I’m purposely trying to make this sound a little dramatic; it really wasn’t; it didn’t take much time at all. But, I do feel dramatically better and back in control. Everything is back in one central system. I took time to prioritize. I feel back into control. Thank you, Foresight! 
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I want to continue the “Project Interruptus” series / idea I started. The next topic that I am personally finding important is delegation. In order to keep multiple projects effectively moving forward, I’m finding that delegation is incredibly important. Now, you might be saying “no duh! Many productivity experts have been saying that for eons!” But, I’m thinking this needs to be looked at from a slightly different angle, so, stay tuned.
