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My Son’s First YouTube Debut…Selling Popcorn Machines…Family…It’s ALWAYS Time

Posted on04. May, 2010 by Setema Gali.

I love my family so much so I record all types of videos and take all kinds of pics.

We are selling a Popcorn machine in here and especially watch my son’s reaction at minute 5:43. Priceless…

What are your best memories with your kids?

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How to Be More Effective When You Feel Overwhelmed

Posted on12. Mar, 2009 by Setema Gali.

I have a little 2 year old son who is a huge part of my life.  I come home and he runs to me and jumps on me and kisses me. We laugh, play, run around, watch TV together and eat a lot together. 

My wife is now pregnant with our second child which fills me with gratitude. We miscarried six months ago and that was a learning experience for both of us. My wife is incredible.

Why do I share this? Because the 1st trimester for my wife is difficult and challenging. She eats, sleeps a lot, pukes, is achy, sleeps some more, is achy some more and you get the picture. So for the past two months I have been playing Mr. Mom. Laundry, cleaning, sweeping, dishes, diaper changing, cooking, shopping etc. 

I feel incredibly overwhelmed right now. I stay home everyday so my wife can sleep and get through this 1st trimester. The first couple weeks I kept up on the chores around the house. In doing this I neglected building my business, writing my book, and even hitting the gym. 

Now, I am completely overwhelmed. The laundry is piled up, I do my most effective work late at night when my son is sleeping and I am behind on every project I have started. Did I mention that the laundry is piled up?

What have I learned?

1-That you won’t get everything done no matter what you do. You won’t so stop trying and create different objectives. If your objective is to get everything done you are setting yourself up for failure. Create an objective like “Do the dishes with gratitude” or clean while you listen to your favorite music or audio book. I attened a seminar a while back and this is the first thing they taught-that you won’t get it all done so do the most important things and forget about the distractions.

2-Take a break. This is the sharpening the saw principle. When cutting a tree down stop every once in a while to sharpen your saw. Get out of the house and go grab an ice cream. Go to the gym. Talk with adults (staying at home usually leaves you with your children and you definitely need adult conversation). Go for a walk. Clear your head. Take a break from all you are doing then get back to it.

3-Express gratitude. Instead of focusing on EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET DONE find the joy and greatness in what you are doing. I am so grateful I can change my sons diapers. I am so grateful to do dishes or laundry. With all of today’s modern conveniences we ofttimes complain about hard things are. Try crossing the plains with a handcart like the Pioneers did. Try cooking on an open fire and boiling water to drink. Try hunting for your food or beating your clothes to clean them.

4-Keep moving forward. When you stop, take a deep breath, look around and recognize the progression, then keep pressing forward.  Keep fighting forward.  Keep loving forward.  Keep living forward. Meet the Robinsons is a great movie to watch. If you fail, congratulations, keep moving forward now.

I still feel overwhelmed right now, but I am happily overwhelmed and I wouldnt’ wish it any other way. I am growing and learning.  

Any suggestions. Please post a comment or suggestion of what you do when you feel overwhelmed. this is I Learning Global at its best; growing and learning together. 

Setema

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