Welcome to 2015! I’m excited to be writing my first blog of the year. I don’t know about you, but I’m filled with a new (or should I say clarified) vision for my business and so many new ideas.

The challenge with all this newness is that it can also lead to overwhelm. It’s so easy to get trapped into the “I want to do them all now syndrome,” and then the disappointment comes when you feel that what you’re doing is taking too long to come to fruition. Or maybe I’m the only one that feels that way? I don’t think so because I hear that lament, “It takes so long!” from entrepreneurs quite often.

So what do you do when overwhelm and the ‘too long’ thoughts take over your mindset?

On Monday January 12, I facilitated a Vision Board session, where we created a visual representation of what we wanted to create this year. I find that creating a picture helps my clients stay focused on what they’re working to create.

Then on Tuesday January 13, I facilitated a Virtual Annual Planning session with the same group of people. This is the time where I support people in reviewing what they’ve accomplished and writing down what it is that they want to create in a more logical format.

The great thing about doing these two sessions back to back:

• on the first day your creative right brain & intuition are in charge of creating a big vision
• on the second day your logical left brain has a chance to shine

Give yourself the gift of creating and planning as two complementary activities.

There is a final step which is creating the detailed task plan for the next 90 days. This will help you stay focused on the tasks you need to accomplish to get you where you want to go. I’ll be writing about that next week.

Finally, how does this help reduce overwhelm and the ‘too long’ syndrome? Both of these feelings are a reflection of feeling as though you are not in control. When you do these two activities back to back, you’ve given your intuition an opportunity to express and share its guidance. Then when you start planning, it’s easier to continue to allow your intuition to help create the plan — because it was guiding you as you created your vision for the year.

I know that when I let my intuition guide me, I feel free of overwhelm and the ‘too long’ syndrome disappears. This allows me to create and plan with ease. I’m now encouraging you to let your intuition guide you and help release you from overwhelm!

This weeks Women Entrepreneur in Profile (WEiP) is Carol Pilkington

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Jane works with Women Entrepreneurs & Business Owners who are Overwhelmed.  My focus is helping them regain clarity, let go of ambiguity, uncertainty and fear, while bringing focus to their goals and objectives.  I ask the hard questions knowing that you’re ready to answer them. My clients and colleagues call me a thought provoking Business Therapist.

Women Entrepreneurs in Business (WEiB) an online membership group dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs in creating a business that feeds their soul and pocket book.

The Sage – Grow Your Business an in-person program designed to help women entrepreneurs increase sales and expedite growth of their business.

Jane is also the author of Put Your Big Girl Panties On and Kick Your Fears in the Ass.

Additional information is available at www.lovasconsulting.com. Contact Jane by email jlovas@lovasconsulting.com or by telephone at 703.981.3157