Detach from the Mayhem.

When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, what do you do?

Prioritize and execute. I learned this in combat.

When things are going wrong, when multiple problems are occurring all at once, when things get overwhelming, you have to prioritize and execute.

Take a step back.

Detach from the mayhem.

Look at the situation and assess the multitude of problems, tasks, or issues.

Choose the one that is going to have the biggest impact and execute on that.

If you try to solve every problem or complete every task simultaneously, you will fail at all of them.

Pick the biggest problem or the issue that will provide the most positive impact.

Then focus your resources on that and attack it.

Get it taken care of.

Once you have done that, you can move on to the next problem or issue, then the one after that. Continue doing that until you have stabilized the situation.

Prioritize and execute.

- Jocko Willink, Former US Navy SEAL

If a special forces soldier can find time to step back amidst the mayhem of people trying to kill him and those he’s leading, I suggest we all can.