Workload mostly turns out to make someone unhealthy and unstable. It may drive your mentality nuts, you won't feel happy and unrest will set in during the process. Of course it mostly stems from procrastination and before you know it there is a whole lot of work to get out during the weekend or a whole lot of work to start the week with. This is something I really have to curtail this year. There is a whole lot to do and making workload an obstacle won't take me anywhere.
Running a business is stressful especially at the starter level. We have few working hands to run the daily activities of the business. Of course the cost of manpower is high and even higher in an unstable economy as we are facing in the country. I am not a fan of underpaying someone to work his or herself out to enrich me. Better I curtail my workforce and make them feel better. It was something I was discussing with someone yesterday and he was surprised and encouraged about my way of thinking.
You know some businesses/companies just employ many hands and pay them dimes. They are taking advantage of the overcrowded demand from the labor market. How can one be working for years with nothing to show for? Anyway, I am not here to tell someone how to run his own business. Adding to that, as a worker or employee, you ought to be smart too, leveraging other opportunities while working too can be a hedge. As I earlier said, the economy is tough even for employers of labor too.
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That said, getting back to where it all began; the issue of workload. The question of can this be curbed and how needs to be asked. Firstly, you have to understand that procrastination often fuels this pressure. So why do we procrastinate? Mostly it is because we feel there is not enough energy to get it done at the moment. You will shift it till tomorrow and that tomorrow something else adds up and it goes on and on. When the red flag of delivery day hits, you will be running up and down to see things through.
I don't want it to remain so this year and I feel the best antidote is to take on tasks little by little. It is far better than procrastination. Instead of five things in a day why not try two. At Least the time range to meet up is still there. There are always a lot of things to meet up for me; from online to offline business engagement to my extra activities, I most of the time need those breaks. What can I do? Trying to grow something takes time and I have to take advantage of my youthful energy now so I can say to myself in the near future, 'dani, you've fought a good fight'.
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I am seeing the idea of attempting a little task when I feel weak and it paid off. This week shows great results. There was so much work in the office to be done so I decided to chop in a piece by piece. Day one and some of the workload was reduced. It gave me encouragement to foster more accomplishments. Just for instance as I said doing two out of five, in the process I ended up doing more than two. There was a huge relief from my side and before I knew it, that particular delivery that seemed very bulky to finish was available for delivery.
Strategizing and restrategizing is key in business and even when faced with a tough task. I hope to keep up with this new idea. Of course I am not the only person working yet I have to play my part of not hampering the work chain. There are so many natural principles that if applied to ourselves we will go far and achieve things much more easily. Consider the quote, 'a journey of a thousand miles starts with just a step'. When you focus so much on the one thousand steps, you may never take the first one.
To conclude, let me add, we are gradually breaking into the year 2025 and there is a need to be ready to meet up with all necessary things that will foster the needed growth. If you are growing a business, you will need to be efficient in the process. This is not just to beat your competitors but to also maintain integrity. It is never easy to get up early and go back late as the case may. Just trust the process, the labors will soon turn into something mouth watery if you don't just give up.
Proceed every challenge with 'the little task strategy' you will soon be surprised how far and much you've achieved overtime. Do well to take good care of your health during the hectic activities, you'll also need yourself.
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