Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed?

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed? Maybe this happens at work, at home or with the way of the world at the moment?

I have avoided the news for a week as I've been away and coming back to reality has been quite hard. This got me thinking about how we can all focus on reducing our feeling of being overwhelmed when it arrives.

Stephen R.Covey in his book 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People' (Simon & Schuster 1992) encouraged us to focus on areas we can influence versus areas that can be of concern to us but you can't do anything about. Have a look at the picture below and the next time you are feeling overwhelmed focus on the white central circle saying 'I can influence ....'.

I leave you with this quote

'I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.'

Stephen Covey

Jennifer