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How the Best Dismantle Overwhelm

How the Best Dismantle Overwhelm

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Dr. Julie Gurner
Feb 27, 2023
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The bigger you get, the more you’re responsible for. Your decisions have an impact with profound consequences. 

However, the truth is, all of us have decisions that we make—small and large—that have the potential to have profound consequences in our careers and lives. 

Work is busy, life is busy, and the pressure is on—so it’s easy to become overwhelmed.

What’s interesting is that the lesson of a billion-dollar company CEO is likely more applicable to where you are in your life, right now, than you’d think. For one guy abroad, he stated, “People can criticize me, but I’ve got to be ruthless, there is no other way.”

Most people would not pair ruthlessness with dismantling overwhelm, but for the very best, they go hand in hand. 

The takeaways are easy to remember yet challenging to implement. Let’s check out the pitfalls many fall into, as well as the system to use to both take them apart and prevent them from happening as you build your future.

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