Become a better project manager and get on a schedule.
When you are exhausted and burnt out, you’re in a bad mood and don’t have good coping skills. Everything is a tragedy. Don’t force yourself to keep your eyes open. If you have a passion project or side hustle like me, carve out time throughout your day to work on those things. Work on it when you are commuting to work, or right after dinner. I get home around 7PM, eat, relax, watch me some Love and Hip Hop if it’s a Monday and I’m back online at 9. I assign myself two tasks a night to complete that are essential for the next day.
Sleep more.
This is a friendly and self-explanatory reminder that 6-8 hours a night will do wonders for your mind and body. Stop scrolling on the ‘gram all night and get some shut eye.
Stop eating lunch at your desk.
You are entitled to a lunch break, take it! Have lunch with your co-workers or go for a walk around the block. Whichever you decide to do make sure to take time away from your daily tasks, you’ll find that you’ve become more productive or focused when you return to it.
Deliberately disconnect.
Hi my name is Emmelie, and I am a recovering email addict. I am here to tell you to let the emails go. Responding to emails 24/7 sets unrealistic expectations for your clients and colleagues. Technology makes it hard to disconnect, but you are entitled to your time. After you leave the office, stay off email until the next day. Get comfortable with leaving work at work.
Understand that “No” is a complete sentence.
I love y’all, but I’m not taking on projects and clients that don’t excite me. It’s not worth the money, time or energy to do things you don’t want to do, with people you don’t want to do them with. Say no with a smile, but don’t feel like you have to explain yourself. No is a sentence that needs no justification.
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