Career Pathway #173:
License To Purge
Kate Kriynovich
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 After reading a compelling article,
"Too Much Information!" in
the magazine, Organic Style, this week, I gave myself permission to
purge. Not only permission, I gave myself the freedom and intention to purge.
The article, written by Rachele Kanigel in the November 2004 edition, speaks to
the ill effects of the overwhelming deluge of information we receive on a daily
basis and the stress it bears on the mental and physical body. She addresses
the impact created by the accumulation of messages from the Web, TV, newspapers,
magazines, billboards, cell phones, e-mail, pagers, and PDAs. Did you know "that
the amount of information on the Internet doubles every three months?"
Besides the stress of either trying to digest it all, or the guilt of not
processing it all, the busyness of just receiving it all can slow us from
achieving our potential. I've heard a multitude of professionals talk about the
time lost in their work days of just having to delete all their email messages,
even if they choose not to respond. How is that driving production, efficiency,
planning, and strategic functioning? It's not.
It is up to each of us, to find ways to cope with the deluge and to maintain
some sense of focusing on the meaningful and important. I think it begins with a
determination and discipline to carve out time for that which is necessary to
accomplish our personal goals, as well as those goals defined by the
organization's leadership.
Until we decide to make changes, we will continually bear the weight of trying
to take in more and more and more. After all, the trend in the workplace these
days is to accomplish more with less.
If we have any hope to maintain some balance in our lives, and to attain the
higher strategies at work, we will need to let go of lower-priority messages and
resources. If we are not getting to the larger objectives of our department or
organization, then it is appropriate to review our schedules and daily
functioning to determine how to turn that around. Then, and only then, will we
shift from overwhelm to balance.
Coaching Inquiries: What activities can you cut in your professional and
personal life in order to focus on the more strategic objectives? Are you
willing to discuss your information overload with management in order to
streamline your load, to have greater impact on the organization? Do you have
stressful messages running around your brain, worrying about all the information
you are not getting read? If so, are you ready to replace them with intentions
to streamline what you can, and be at peace with the rest?
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May you be filled with goodness, peace, and joy.
Kate Kriynovich (Kate@LifeTrekCoaching.com)
LifeTrek Coaching International
Columbus, OH
U.S.A.
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