Ep 118: 8 Tips to Handle Overwhelm in Business & Life

In this solo episode of Prospecting On Purpose®, Sara Murray returns with an honest and practical conversation about overwhelm. The kind that happens when business is growing, life is full, the calendar is packed, and something eventually has to give.After an unintentional hiatus from the podcast, Sara shares why the show had to pause, what she learned during one of the busiest seasons of her business, and the eight strategies that helped her move through overwhelm without burning everything down.If you’ve ever looked at your calendar and wondered where your free time went, felt like your phone wouldn’t stop ringing, or realized you were juggling too many balls at once, this episode is for you.Click here to watch a video of this episode. What You’ll Gain:🔹 Glass Balls vs. Rubber Balls – Learn how to identify what can bounce back and what needs to be protected.🔹 Situational vs. Constant Overwhelm – Understand if you’re in a temporary heavy season or a deeper pattern that requires structural change.🔹 The Power of a Brain Dump – Get the swirl out of your head so you can see, sort, prioritize, and breathe again.🔹 Protect Your Non-Negotiables – Why your health, relationships, rest, and energy are not optional when life gets busy.🔹 Eliminate, Outsource, or Delay – Learn how to reclaim energy by removing or delegating the things that drain you.🔹 Communicate Before the Ball Drops – How to protect relationships when you need to pause, delay, or say no.🔹 Build Your Support Roster – Why overwhelm thrives in isolation and how to create a bench of people before you need them.🔹 Hold Gratitude and Reality Together – A reminder that something can be both a blessing and hard at the same time.Key Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:🎯 If you have to drop a ball, make sure it’s rubber - not glass.💡 Constant overwhelm is usually a sign that something structural needs to change.🚀 Silence damages relationships more than dropping the ball does.Sara also references Episode 79, Why Mentorship Matters: 10 Tips to Finding the Right Mentor, and Episode 48 on embodying gratitude in your personal and professional life.If this episode is useful, share it with a friend or colleague who may be in a season of overwhelm.Listen to the full episode of Prospecting On Purpose® wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.Connect with Sara:https://www.saramurray.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@saramurraysalesLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramurraysales/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saramurraysales/#ProspectingOnPurpose #Overwhelm #BusinessOverwhelm #BurnoutPrevention #Entrepreneurship #SalesMindset #LeadershipMindset #ProductivityTips #WorkLifeBalance #RelationshipBuilding #ABAVChapters00:00 Back From Hiatus01:21 Why Overwhelm Hit03:02 Tip One Rubber Glass04:43 Tip Two Diagnose Overwhelm06:27 Tip Three Brain Dump08:32 Tip Four Nonnegotiables12:13 Tip Five Cut Outsource16:39 Tip Six Communicate Early18:41 Tip Seven Build Support20:37 Tip Eight Gratitude Reality22:48 Final Recap Farewell