Feeling Overwhelmed? You Are Far From Alone

Recently a friend of mine told me about his role as a new project manager in a large healthcare organization. He’s constantly asked to take on the projects of senior leaders and was living in fear that saying “no” would harm his career. As a result he was overwhelmed and wasn’t sure he could keep up the pace. There were so many people to please and he didn’t want to disappoint them. As I thought about my early career and the stress of pleasing those at the top, I wanted to assure him the feelings of being overwhelmed will soon go away and everything will work out. But the truth is we all feel overwhelmed at various points in our careers. Thankfully, there are some things we can do.