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Karen Schimpf
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  • Nat'l Commercial Mtg Lender - Round Rock, TX
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How do you eat an elephant?

Karen Schimpf
  • Lender
  • Nat'l Commercial Mtg Lender - Round Rock, TX
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This is a phrase I use a lot in our office. This month was just crazy with life coming at me and it was almost overwhelming. I know ALL OF US have had moments where the day, week, or month gets crazy and you feel that sense of being overwhelmed. Here is what I do when I start getting that panic feeling in my gut because there is too much on my plate….

Step away-if it is just to walk around the building, and remind yourself how you eat an elephant. You eat an elephant one bite at a time. That’s the secret. Then go back in, and do the next thing. When it is done, do the next. And so on. What is happening is your mind is looking at all of these things at once and you are feeling overwhelmed. So stop, take a step back, forget the entire pile, and do the next thing. At least once every week there is a point in the day where the call volume, to-do’s, and tasks get overwhelming and I have to practice this technique. I will walk around the building, or go to the bathroom, take a deep breath, and ask myself how I eat an elephant. I answer one bite at a time, go back in, and just do the next thing without worrying about it all. And amazingly, almost EVERY time, I get it all done. Don’t get overwhelmed, step back, and just focus on the next thing.

Have a blessed week and Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

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