218: How to Prioritize When Everything Feels Urgent (Stop the Doing-It-All Trap)

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How to Prioritize When Everything Feels Urgent (Stop the Doing-It-All Trap)

Drowning in a to-do list where everything feels urgent? You're not behind - you're caught in the doing-it-all trap. In this episode of The Overwhelmed Entrepreneur, business coach Cindy Gordon reveals how to prioritize when everything feels urgent and escape the cycle of reactive busyness that's sabotaging your business success.

Learn why your brain can't tell the difference between true urgency and manufactured urgency, the psychology behind why everything feels equally important, and a simple Priority Reality Check system to stop doing everything yourself and start focusing on what actually matters.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Why "everything feels urgent" is really a boundary problem, not a time management problem
• The Three-List Reality Check to separate truly urgent from someone else's priorities
• How to apply the One-Thing Rule when you're used to juggling everything
• The "Stop, Drop, and Reality Check" method for handling "urgent" interruptions

Episode Highlights: "When everything feels urgent, you're not actually behind on urgent things. You're caught in the doing-it-all trap."

"Your brain treats unfinished tasks like open browser tabs running in the background, consuming mental energy even when you're not working on them."

"You're not paid to be busy - you're paid to create results. And results come from sustained focus on what matters most."

Resources mentioned:

• The Reality Check Method
• Priority Reality Check system
• Weekly planning tips for overwhelmed entrepreneurs

Perfect for: Female entrepreneurs, solo business owners, small business owners with 1-4 contractors, and anyone who feels like everything in their business is equally urgent.

Stop doing everything yourself. Start prioritizing like the strategic business owner you are.

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