Very true Delmania – I don’t think I’ve truly done a full purge of absolutely everything. It IS such a huge barrier. However, I think even if you make some strides towards processing that 100% it’ll enormously benefit your productivity not to mention your organisational skills.

Saying “no” is such an important word. Most people struggle to say “no” to things and overcommit because they don’t want to disappoint people. What they have to realise though is that by saying “no” and making it clear why you’re saying “no” actually means people have more respect for you not less, because they realise that you’re aware you have limits (we are only human), know how much you can accomplish and what you can commit to. It takes a certain kind of person to do that.