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Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast. Today's tip is about

how to stay afloat when life is overwhelming.

I recently got a letter from a listener named Katie. She's a psychologist who works in private practice.

She writes that she's realized she has a pretty intense tendency to over schedule.

She's usually good about getting all the things on her list done, but when life happens,

such as our entire family getting the flu,

something that usually can work just does not.

I'm in that exact situation right now,

with about 21 outstanding reports to write

and a scheduled 10 hours of writing time

before I start billing again next week.

The math doesn't work there.

Basically, she writes,

I'm really trying to manage my time better and set firmer boundaries.

But Katie from two months ago definitely did not.

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