Step back once in a while, let someone else do it

Us Energizer bunnies who are known for doing it all, balancing many balls in the air at one time and for tackling on the most difficult of task have a tremendous flaw.

We are incapable of stepping aside and yielding to others.

Just because we can do it all, doesn’t mean we should.

We almost lose our right to complain about being burned out when we accept each challenge, when we do not exercise our right to say no, when we don’t even think about passing on the assignment to another person.

I said “almost”.

It’s never ever too late to step back and determine that it’s time to go to bed, or request an extension when you’re running yourself too ragged.

It is also never too late to learn the fine art of relaxing and taking personal time and self-care days.

Those of us who love to be busy need to learn how to love doing nothing and sitting in the stillness of the morning, of our thoughts, and of alone time in the car or in the shower and stop thinking!

The thing is: too many people who CAN take up the mantle will start to believe that you enjoy being overwhelmed and overworked.

They will see you going a mile a minute and never once step in to offer help.

That’s when you have gotten to a dangerous point in your life and risk absorbing the potential health impacts of being over stressed because you’ll rather just do it than ask for help.

If you were looking for a sign to slow down, this is it.

Challenge yourself from this day forward to slow down, step back and let someone else do it.