Thursday 20 February 2014

7 Best Ways to Cope with a Huge Workload

A lot of people really love their jobs and they are ready to work days and nights without any holidays and time-outs. You know, I really respect them and even feel some jealousy, because sometimes I don't have enough motivation and energy for this. There is also the other group of people who just don't like their jobs and don't feel any passion about it. Sometimes they must work hard simply to earn money.
Both categories of people need to catch with a huge workload
and we all understand that it's not easy. Unfortunately, this
lifestyle is not healthy, because usually these people feel
endless tiredness and weakness. If you are one of them, here
are a few effective tips on how to cope with a huge workload.

1. Get some support from your colleagues
We all are the best in something, so if you work in a team,
why should you do everything only by your hands? Ask some
assistance and get support from your coworkers. If somebody
likes making a presentation, he can work with Power Point for
your project. Or somebody can organize the speech or print
something for your performance. Don't let them be free of
any responsibility. If you are colleagues, you should help each
other and make all tasks equivalent.

2. Don't be afraid of asking some help
It is absolutely normal, when you are already overdosed by
your work and you want to ask some help. Don't be afraid to
talk with your chief or colleagues to ask them take from you
some responsibilities. If you can't separate the part of your
work between your coworkers, look for some ways to make
other spheres of your life easier. For example, you can ask
your husband to control your children instead of you. I'm
sure, if your spouse sees how your work is important to you,
he will help you without any doubts.

3. Take care about your workplace
Do you know that disorder on you table provokes disorder in
your head? If you clean it, you get some energy and
inspiration immediately. Sometimes I practice this tactic and it
really works for me. When I get rid of all unnecessary things,
I make my workplace free for some new interesting things. I
get some new ideas, and I think it's really great.
When you have a lot of things to do at work and you can't
find something on your work place because of many objects
there, you feel a lot of stress. Don't put yourself under
pressure. Keep everything around you in order and you will
feel a real support from it.

4. Organize your priorities
When you have many things to do, you need to define what
do first. If you don't organize this situation, you will get crazy
soon. Because the only thing you will think about will be
thought that you can forget something to accomplish. Don't
practice multitasking, because it's really hard. Figure out what
is necessary right now, the other things you will do the next.
If you don't organize these things, you will not know what to
do first. Usually this situation finishes bad, because you can't
make them all out.

5. Let yourself have some rest
It's not honest, when you spend all your time only at work.
You need to let yourself have some time for relaxing. I
understand that it sounds weird, especially at this post, but
you are just a human. You are not a robot or machine. You
need to take some rest, you need to communicate with your
spouse and children. You need to be alone sometimes, and it's
absolutely normal. If you are obsessed by your job, you will
get crazy soon or offend all your family. I know that your
workload is really huge, but it will never end, if you don't let
any pleasure in your life.

6. Get rid of everything that steals your time
Another thing you should do is to turn off all distractions. If
you're not waiting for important calls, turn it off. Don't react
on the social news, and don't talk with anybody who just
disturbs your working process. If you waste your time by
sending everybody some information by email – give this
responsibility to somebody else who doesn't need to do as
hard tasks as you do. If you get a lot of questions, don't send
them in a random way. Keep them all and ask in one time.
Get rid of all harmful things and you will notice that you get
more time for having a rest or continuing your work process.
You have heavy workload, don't let some distractive things
make it heavier.

7. Manage your time
When you have a lot of tasks you need to think about a
rational strategy to rule them all. If you don't manage your
time, it means you just waste it. So, we are here to do
everything to improve your daily routine and make it the most
successful. Check how much time you need for the certain
tasks and embed them in a right time in a day. If you
understand that some part of your work needs more time and
energy then the others, embed this in the most powerful time
of your day.

Remember, you are the strongest, the smartest and the most
powerful person and if you want to do your best, you need to
organize all areas of your life, especially work process. Never
start multitasking; it will finish in a bad way. So, do you like
my tips? Maybe you have some other tips to add?

Via: Amerikanki

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