I’m in my 30s, sold my successful business, and dove headfirst into a new venture. Our team kicks ass, and funding is right around the corner. But holy shit, the deadlines are tighter than ever, and the amount of information coming at me is just fucking overwhelming.

The Shitty Deadlines:

These are not your run-of-the-mill, oh-I-have-a-report-due-tomorrow kind of deadlines. These are the kind of deadlines that feel like a ticking time bomb, ready to blow up in your face if you don’t defuse it in time.

The Tsunami of Information:

And don’t even get me started on the information overload. I mean, I’ve got spreadsheets and emails and reports coming out of my ass. It feels like I’m drinking from a fire hose, and there’s just no way to process all that shit in time.

What Worked For Me:

So, what the fuck did I do? Well, I started delegating more. I’ve got a killer team, and I needed to trust them to do their thing.

Next, I decided to organize the shit out of everything. I migrated from todoist to asana to keep track of all the moving pieces in a better way, and I set specific times for checking my email. No more constant inbox refreshing. Game. Changer.

And I thought about getting a coach, but shit, that’s an extra expense that no amount of funding is going to cover. So, I checked out some of these new AI coaching apps like Wave AI, Thrive, and Timely. You know, that sort of stuff. Maybe they were just placebos, but they seemed to do the trick to keep me accountable.

So, here I am, on the brink of getting that funding, and I feel like I’ve finally got a handle on this shit. The burnout is (almost all) gone, and I’m ready to kick some serious ass. Or, maybe that’s just me being hopeful. The calm before the storm some might say.

You guys got any other tips in mind? Hit me up!