On today's episode, I am talking about overworking and underworking. I am going to talk about why we do it and how to stop it. Many business owners come to me very tired, overworked, and maybe even burnt out from chasing their to-dos day after day.
We are going to talk about this from the root cause because if you are overworking or underworking it is a result of overthinking. In this episode, I talk about the steps you need to take to get the results you want.
In This Episode:
- [00:49] My business is helping busy business owners get more done by hustling less.
- [01:27] If you are exhausted by your business or life in general and you're not getting the results you want you are probably underworking. If you are getting the results you want and are exhausted that is a sign you are overworking.
- [01:57] We are going to talk about this from the root cause because if you are overworking or underworking it is a result of overthinking which is basically not thinking objectively or strategically about what it takes to produce the outcomes you want.
- [03:38] Overworking is spending more energy than the value of the outcome you are producing.
- [04:39] Overachievers and perfectionist love overworking.
- [05:21] If you keep overworking you create energy debt and this leads to burnout.
- [07:21] As perfectionists, we often produce this piece of work that is very well thought and well researched, but we overthink it so much that we exhaust ourselves and end up giving less value.
- [08:54] Overworking, overachieving, and perfectionism all come from overthinking and the result that you produce is either going to be the result that you want plus negative consequences or it is actually diminishing the value based on how much effort you are putting in.
- [09:16] Underworking is when you don't have the results because you haven't met the requirements to get it. Your efforts are falling short of what it actually takes to create that result.
- [11:18] Most of us, when we are underworking it's simply because we are afraid of looking stupid and rejection. We respond to this fear by coming up with a lot of things to do instead of taking the massive action that is going to generate the results we want.
- [12:02] We need to solve this from the root cause which is overthinking. When we overthink, we lose sight of the purpose.
- [12:41] If our thoughts are all over the place then our emotions will be all over the place too. When emotions are high, intelligence is low.
- [13:41] First, put your thoughts down on paper. When you're overthinking your thoughts are not doing you any good inside your head. Write down your problem and all your thoughts about the problem.
- [14:41] You solve overthinking by making a decision and moving forward. Whatever decision you make is non-negotiable.
- [15:29] Overworking isn't serving you or your business. Underworking isn't serving you or your business. Both of these are caused by overthinking by letting your brain run you instead of you running the show.
- [15:52] You can solve overthinking by getting your thoughts out on paper, making a swift decision, and moving forward.
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