Coping With Stress: 7 Tips for Overcoming Life’s Obstacles

Escape Feeling Overwhelmed

How do we find ourselves in situations that leave us feeling overwhelmed. Sometimes this causes us to to give up, or procrastinate, or even neglect our own personal goals.

Quick Tips to escaping the often traveled road entitled: OVERWHELMED:

1: Create a rough sketch of how your day will look the night before.

The next morning, confirm that same schedule, this is to ensure there is nothing you didn't miss or forget to list, sometimes weather interferes with your plans, or other pressing task arise that may challenge the schedule.

2: If you know you allow others to jump in and dictate your day, leave room in your schedule for those tasks.

Many of us have spouses, significant others, and children that

are the main cause of us feeling overwhelmed- due to their last minute request, forgotten events, assignments, school and job obligations they attempt to bate you in with an attempt to save themselves from poor planning and impulsive ideas.

3: Find balance in everyday, engage in something healthy, find moment to put yourself first.

4: Set BOUNDARIES: Stay in control of your activities for the day!

5: Do something new toward your long-term and short term goals, so when you find yourself on the couch watching your favorite show, you don't feel guilty because you would of already completed or engaged in productive activity.

6: Most importantly--Learn who you are as a person!

Set realistic goals you know you can achieve, and ask for HELP when you start to feel an increase in anxiety, or your mood drops due to falling out of balance with your day.

7. Pray to be awakened with a productive spirit- committed to the overall progress of your life!