3 Ways You Can Be Busy For The Wrong Reasons
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Being busy is a mood – and a common one at that. But if all of us are busy, then why do so few of us seem to be satisfied with our progress and happy with our accomplishments. Busy is often mistaken for productive. Busy can also hid bigger issues we’re keen to avoid.
Burnout is now an officially recognized medical condition. Inbalanced busyness could arguably be a precursor.
It can also mask a bigger issue. Intense busyness often hides a few different, bigger feelings.
Anxiousness about the future
This ties to a lot of things, including you succeeding in selling your business services or products. Yes, you may proudly attribute getting your customer to your busy, hustle nature. Your busyness may also unravel any goodwill you’ve gained with your prospect.
In another column, I shared media mogul Simon Cowell’s wonderful take:
Cowell just shared a priceless, appropriately blunt point, when he was interviewed on Oprah’s Masterclass show: “When someone says, ‘Yes’, shut up!”
Have you ever said “Yes” to something and the sales pitch just keeps going and going? You can’t blame someone for cancelling the deal. I know I have. And when you keep talking, it isn’t just nervousness that’s showing. It’s insecurity of the follow through.
Worrying about succeeding on your next goal? Your overactivity could actually snatch defeat from the jaws of success.