I was sick til I said NO!

I must thank the gods for the gifts they've given me today. This beautiful sunrise that could inspire tears in a poet. And even better, something to hit. ~Wonder Woman If you find yourself saying this or maybe something similar, yes you have the syndrome. Wonder woman syndrome. I had it too! I was a single parent of 3 plus 3 (temporarily adopted 3 children from a dislocated family) also running a real estate office and working for a small non-profit organization, and did not notice that I was running uphill in the desert with 2 half empty pails!!!! I had taken on a responsibility that would soon need something to hit! I had convinced myself to be Wonder Woman – the invincible female force that was going to do everything for everyone and get it all right the first time! Not, even Wonder Woman changed back into her plain civilian clothes and used god inspired weapons. I learned the hard way that it doesn’t matter how well you do things or how passionate you are about them you can't have too many things to do. I came dangerously close to burnout before I was forced to admit that I had to change my work habits and more importantly, my view of myself. I couldn't be everything to everybody. I had spread my abilities, my gifts, my love too thin and no one was getting the proper care least of all me. I had to realize that if I didn't care for me first there wouldn’t be anyone or anything else on my to do list. At this critical point, I experienced the life-changing force of a simple shift in mindset that set me free from the anxiety and stress by saying “no”. Wonder Woman says “What was it that John Lennon said? ‘Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.’ Let it grow already, and quit trying to legislate it!” In our selves we try to legislate everything to the agreement of what someone has told us or what we believe but in actuality if we just use our intuition (our gut feeling) it will tell us, “thats not right!” Listening to my intuition was the change, it was amazing and liberating. I realised that NO did not need an explanation as to why. As soon as I adopted this mindset, I shed my Wonder Woman persona and was able to focus more clearly and effectively on giving high-value to those and what I could.. The result? Less stress, greater productivity, increased revenue, and more time off for me and my family! It is amazing what a two letter word can do for you. You see, it wasn’t just in the word it was my perception to please everyone that had to change. Yes, it is difficult to say but giving a rationale as to why shows your submission to please and then as the process goes they talk you into it and around and around again you go. There are many contributors to being overwhelmed, besides people, that plague us women solopreneurs. Aside from the Wonder Woman Syndrome which boils down to overcommitment, there’s inability to prioritize, external distractions of life, and information overload compliments of technology. May the glory of Gaea be with you!~ Wonder woman and me. If one or more of these is creating a state of overwhelm in your life and your business, then you’ll want to learn how I embraced the simple shift in mindset that transformed my life. To share it with you, I have created a free, tell-all video series available (February 2, 2014-March 10, 2014). As featured in www.mumsru.co.uk January 2014 issue