Stop Playing the Victim with Your Time Management and Take Control

“There’s always too much to do.

Everyone just keeps piling more work on me.

If so, you’re not alone, but you should stop playing the victim and own the situation.

This post originally appeared on theHarvard Business Review.

When you play the victim with your time, everything around you suffers.

You eventually stop trying because you believe no matter how hard you tryyou’ll fail.

But the breakthrough only happens when they startexerting their personal powerinstead of waiting for something around them to change.

Only by accepting that they canandneedto change and then taking steps to do so can that balance go down.

Here are three practical steps to take back control of your time.

That’s just not possible.Do you ever say no to a new project?

Do you ever set boundaries?

Do you ever ask for support?

But overload doesn’t need to be the norm.

Make a commitment to change; choose to respond your environment instead of simply accepting whatever comes your way.

Instead of becoming a victim, take ownership of the situation and your time.

Also,set clear rules and boundariesto prevent taking on too much from others.

It’s okay to decide to get out.

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